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Altoona Derby
FERRARI JAMES
by Tracy Gantz
Ferrari James went into the Oct. 15 Altoona Derby with a perfect four-for-four record at Prairie Meadows. A rough start threatened to derail that
streak, but the 9-10 favorite overcame it.
PYC Tyme swerved in and bumped Ferrari James
right after the gate opened, and Ferrari James was in tight between him and Justified. Jockey Oscar Delgado got Ferrari James clear, and they started passing rivals, getting a neck victory in :19.924 for the 400 yards. Ferrari James earned a 87 index and the $43,399 win- ner’s share of the purse boosted his earnings to $150,662.
Manuel Campos trains Ferrari James for owner Alfredo Botello. The gelding won a 2015 allowance race at Prairie Meadows and this year captured his trial and final for the Iowa Double Gold Derby before qualifying the fastest for the Altoona Derby.
Weetona Stanley and W. E. Smith bred Ferrari James in Oklahoma out of Ferarri Fast Prize. She has produced 100% money earners from 12 starters, includ- ing stakes-placed Ferarri GT and top earner V Power.
Longshot Divas Candy Girl (Spit Curl Jess-Some Kinda Diva) finished second for jockey Brayan Velazquez. Jason Olmstead trains the filly for owner Thomas Scheckel. Divas Candy Girl won the Dash In A Flash Stakes and finished second in the 2015 North Central QHRA Futurity. Larry Payne piloted Prized Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-First Prize Honey) to third for trainer Gina Downing and owner Joel Rod Pierce. The colt had placed in two previous stakes.
Completing the field were Flare For Ivory (Ivory James-Special Phoebe), Tee Chic (Jumpn Chic-First Down Tee), Mazzimo (The Louisiana Cartel-Las Alamitos), Freighttrain V (Freighttrain B-LW Lady Val), Justified (Foose-Special Wave), PYC Tyme (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Sir Nick Of Time), and Macgyver Moonflash (First Moonflash-Touched By The Moon).
Terrace Hill Stakes
DASH FOR NUMBER ONE
by Michael Cusortelli
Dash For Number One, a 3-year-old gelding rac- ing for Thomas J. Scheckel of Bellevue, Iowa, outran his 20-1 odds to win the $60,000 Terrace
Hill Stakes for Iowa-breds at Prairie Meadows on Oct. 15.
Prepped by Manuel Campos and racing against a reported 15-mph head wind, Dash For Number One covered 400 yards in :20.394, and his margin of vic- tory was a clear 1 1/2-lengths from odds-on favorite One Delightful Eagle. The $34,200 winner’s share of the purse from his first stakes victory bumped the gelding’s earnings to $56,526.
Dash For Number One was just six days removed from a 1/2-length victory in a 300-yard sprint for $12,500 claimers. The gelding has won three races, including two against claiming company.
Dash For Number One was bred by Zule Farms, LLC of Balch Springs, Texas, and he is one of four winners from five starters produced by the lightly raced Number One Chorreada. His second dam, win- ner Take The Cash Willie, was a finalist in the 1999 Kansas Jackpot Futurity-RG2 at The Woodlands.
Runner-up One Delightful Eagle (One Famous Eagle-In A Small Package) races for Paul Tonderum from the barn of trainer Alex Wessels. Josh Romero rode the sophomore gelding.
Arthur Guinness (Tempting Dash-Act Up) and Ivory Smoke (Ivory James-One Sailin Kiss) finished in a dead heat for third. Oscar Delgado rode Arthur Guinness for owner and trainer Hipolito Bueno, while Ivory Smoke was ridden by David Brown for owner Diana Spieker and trainer Verle Bohner.
Eyeowa Cyclone (Mr Eye Opener-Countess
Rare Bar), We Be Cattin (Red Storm Cat-Dashing On The Moon), Shake Em Streakin (Shake Em Open-Miss Fine La Jolla) and Man N Black (Mr Eye Opener-This Chicks A Ruler) completed the order of finish. Harleydonegone was scratched.
Future Of Iowa Stakes
WRS QUICK EAGLE
by Michael Cusortelli
Making her first start at Prairie Meadows this season, WRS Quick Eagle sprinted to a wire- to-wire victory in the $60,000 Future of Iowa Stakes
for state-bred distaffers on Oct. 15.
WRS Quick Eagle covered 350 yards in :18.116
while racing against a reported 20-mph head wind. Berkley Packer rode the homebred 3-year-old filly for owner Williams Racing Stables Inc. of La Center, Kentucky, and trainer Randy Smith.
Campaigned in four states, WRS Quick Eagle has won four of 15 races, and the $25,200 winner’s share of the Future of Iowa Stakes purse pushed her bankroll to $72,245.
WRS Quick Eagle was coming off of seven consecutive starts at Indiana Grand Racetrack, where Smith is the leading Quarter Horse trainer.
WRS Quick Eagle was bred in Iowa out of the 2-time winner WRS Quick Sister. She has produced 100% money earners from five starters, including WRS Quick Regards, who won the 2014 Heartland Futurity at Indiana Grand, and WRS Against The Wind, who ran third in this year’s Heartland Futurity.
My Girls Toasted (Toast To Dash-Girling), ran second under Stormy Smith for owners John Witte and Merritt Pride. Pride also trains the homebred 4-year-old filly who was coming off a third place fin- ish in a starter allowance at Prairie Meadows. Kylie Wellington’s Toms Big Time Girl (Bigtime Favorite- Coronation Time) finished third. Brayan Velazquez rode the 4-year-old filly for trainer Kelly Wellington. She finished second in the 2015 Polk County Derby at Prairie Meadows. TRS Amazing Amanda (Just Amazing Jess-Miss Leading Coins), BBS Freighttrain (Freighttrain B-Pacs Money Bee), Proud Merrisita (Pappasito-Merri Disco), and Jezze Belle (Jesse James Jr-Foxy Bottom Belle) completed the order of finish. Feature Me Leading, Island Gurl, KH Blue Corona Shine, Shes Vivian, & Spooftrain7 scratched.
Prairie Meadows • $108,497 400 yards • :19.924 • si 87
Ivory James FERRARI JAMES, ’13-g.
Corona Cartel
Dashin Follies
Mr Jess Perry
Ferarri Fast Prize
Fast First Prize
Prairie Meadows • $60,000 400 yards • :20.394
Tempting Dash
First Down Dash
A Tempting Chick
DASH FOR NUMBER ONE, ’13-g.
Feature Mr Jess
Number One Chorreada
Take The Cash Willie
Prairie Meadows • $60,000 350 yards • :18.116
Mr Jess Perry
One Famous Eagle
WRS QUICK EAGLE, ’13-f. WRS Quick Sister
One Famous Lady Royal Quick Dash
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