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hadtobenuts Derby
hoNoRoso
by Michael Compton
honoroso had threatened to produce winning efforts in his three most recent races, including a nose defeat in his Derby trial on Aug. 26. The 3-year-
old bay gelding delivered a triumphant performance when it mattered most, vanquishing seven rivals in the $22,355 Hadtobenuts Derby Sept. 9 at Sandy Downs.
Ridden by Alan Corson, Honoroso finished with a strong surge to win the 400-yard test, capturing the fourth race of his career and first stakes race. Owned by Richard Gardner and Jim Hanson of Rigby, Idaho, Honoroso was never far off the lead. He broke in second position, rallied to the lead in the stretch and pulled clear late for a decisive win. He covered the distance in :20.059, defeating race favorite and fastest qualifier The Streakin Clean and jockey Nikeela Black by a half-length.
Saddled by trainer Mark Hanson, Honoroso lifted his career bankroll to $21,630 with the $8,942 winner’s share of the purse. Bred by Sassy Farms, Honoroso
is the only foal of racing age out of Abla Espanol, an unraced sister to Grade 1 placed Wanta Be Free.
Runner-up The Streakin Clean (Streakin La Jolla-Theslatesclean) was outfinished late by the winner. Trained by Monte Arrossa and owned by Leonardo and Javier Olmos, the filly entered the Derby off consecutive wins this year.
Ive Been Special Too (Snowbound-TB-Ive Been Around) finished in third under Tyson Lusk. Michael Monson trains the gelding, winner of last year’s Idaho Cup Futurity, for owners Jim and Melissa Bernard.
Reporting home behind the top three were Country Girls Charm (Country Chicks Man-Curls Girls), Feature Miss Frame (Feature Mr Jess-Go for Fame), Alittlebitivory (Ivory James-Megs Little Sister), Jumpn Black Flash (Tac It Like a Man-Stuckonafeeling) and Flyin Rose (Fly With Honor-The Rose Princess). Ivory Instinct (Ivory James-Special Instinct) and Oh La Hot (Walk Thru Fire-Oh La Hawk) were both scratched.
Merial sandy Downs Distaff Ch.
RTM say youR PRayeRs
by Michael Compton
RTM Say Your Prayers stamped her ticket
to the $125,000 Merial Distaff Challenge Championship-G1 at Prairie Meadows on Oct. 27
with a wire-to-wire victory in the Merial Sandy Downs Distaff Stakes at Sandy Downs on Sept. 9.
Ridden by Alan Corson, the Susan Hanson homebred assumed command at the break and never relinquished the lead, holding off A Regal Blue Sky and jockey Never Marin on the line to win by a head in :19.990. It was another half-length back to Miss Gisele and jockey Jordan Hadley in third.
Trained by Mark Hanson, RTM Say Your Prayers, an Idaho-bred, now has career earnings of $29,436 after picking up the $9,895 winner’s share of the purse. A winner in six of 28 career starts, the 5-year-old gray mare finished second in consecutive renewals of the Eastern Idaho Distaff Challenge at the Eastern Idaho Fair in 2010 and 2011.
RTM Say Your Prayers is produced from the Dashin Is Easy Mare Shirleys Secret. A winner dur- ing her brief racing career, Shirleys Secret, is also the dam of winner Rtm Good Vibrations.
Vel Smith’s A Regal Blue Sky (A Regal Choice- Devil In a Blue Jess) padded her career earnings by $4,302 for her runner-up effort. The 4-year-old filly is conditioned by Bret Vickery.
Miss Gisele (Buccaneer Beach-Cinderella Bash), a Randy Higginson homebred, collected $2,151 for finishing third. The Utah-bred 4-year-old filly is trained by Susan Hadley.
Completing the order of finish were: Sheza Bad Habit (Looking for Chicks-Sheza Habit), Kappucino Angel (Proudest Effort-Ditto Dotti), Sexy Perry
(Mr Jess Perry-Sexy Tac), Playful Choices (A Regal Choice-Playful Habits), Imalrightmick (Im Alright Now-Fleetwood Mick), LDS Amazing Grace (Ocean Runway-Lds Good Goin Gracie), and Marys Sugar Chick (Brimmerton-Darlenes Sugar Chick).
Merial PRM Distaff Challenge
PaiNTeD saBle
by John Moorehouse
Painted Sable was the last horse to load into the starting gates for the Merial Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge, but when the gates opened,
Painted Sable was the first horse to reach the finish line, three-quarters ahead of Believers Gathering. With the win, Tommy Hays and Bobby Barnett’s
4-year-old mare improved her career record to 7-2-3 in 19 outs, and registered her second victory in stakes com- pany. More importantly, Painted Sable also qualified for the $125,000 Merial Distaff Challenge Championship, being held on Oct. 27, also at Prairie Meadows.
Starting from the outside of the six-horse field, Painted Sable made a clean break but saw Believers Gathering sprint into the early lead. Jockey Stormy Smith successfully urged Painted Sable to make a bid, pulling into the lead to take the win. An Ed Hardy trainee, Painted Sable completed the 400-yard trip in :19.879. She earned $12,735 to push her career earnings to $143,192. Both of Painted Sable’s wins this year have come in stakes company; she also won the Hill Country Dash at the Gillespie County Fair in July.
Lance Robinson and Max Anderson bred Painted Sable out of the 2000 mare Sables Dash, who has nine starters from 14 total foals. Painted Sable is her second stakes winner, joining Mr Jess Dash, a stakes winner in Mexico.
Believers Gathering (Agouti-None As Easy), the runner-up, is owned by Pat and Walt Fletcher. Trainer Charley Hunt did the prep work and Cody Smith drew the riding assignment.
Im a Feature Girl (Feature Mr Jess-This Girl Is Special) hit the board in third for owner Jorge Haddad. Kasey Willis is the trainer and Agustin Silva was in the irons.
Streakin Rare (Fredricksburg-Regally Rare), Rumba Casino (Streakin La Jolla-Go Street Music) and Paint Or More (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Tell Her More) completed the field.
Sandy Downs • $22,355 400 yards • :20.059 • si 88
Fly Jess Fly HONOROSO, ’09-g.
Abla Espanol
Mr Jess Perry Missy Nine Spanish Boot Miss Willie Nilly
Sandy Downs • $21,510 400 yards • :19.990 • si 90
Chicks Beduino
Chickie Cherry Cola
No Policy Limit
RTM SAY YOUR PRAYERS, ’07-m.
Dashin Is Easy
Shirleys Secret
Shirley Because
Prairie Meadows • $25,470 400 yards • :19.879 • si 93
Corona Cartel
PYC Paint Your Wagon
PAINTED SABLE, ‘08-f. Sables Dash
Dashin Follies Dash Thru Traffic Sables Serenade
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