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La Pacifica Handicap
CHANCE IT NOW
by Tracy Gantz
Both Chance It Now and jockey Victor Salazar are relative newcomers to the stakes ranks. Chance It Now was winning the first stakes of her
career in the $30,000 La Pacifica Handicap at Los Alamitos on May 8, while Salazar was winning his second stakes at the track. The native of Mexico has only ridden at Los Alamitos since August, but he has quickly started to rack up plenty of victories.
In the 350-yard La Pacifica, Chance It Now drew the outside post and came away in seventh. She put on a burst of speed toward the wire to nose out stablemate Roving Kind by a head in :17.713.
Scott Willoughby trains Chance It Now for Dr. Ed Allred, who bred the filly in California from his homebred Elans Last. The mare has produced 11 winners from 14 starters, including stakes winners Chance To Excel, Chance To Fire, and Nymph. The second dam is Elans Special, winner of the 1987 All American Futurity-G1 and an earner of $1,186,540.
Roving Kind (Kiddy Up-Escape The Fire), also bred and owned by Edward Allred and trained by Scott Willoughby, finished second. Henry Lopez rode the filly, whose previous best effort was an allowance victory.
Irving Lara rode Perrys Everlasting (Mr
Jess Perry-Designateddriver) to third for owner Armando Figueroa and trainer Jose Flores and. A $10,000 claim in his first start, Perrys Everlasting is a two-time allowance winner.
Completing the field were Sassies Blues Girl (Favorite Cartel-Sass Me Blue), College Scandal (Coronas Leaving You-Fovee), Powerline Road (Favorite Cartel-No Arizona), The Best Feeling (Docs Best Card-Stuckonafeeling), Teller Jazz MRL (Teller Cartel-Baja Jazz), Jess Fortunate (Mr Jess Perry-Fire And Delight) and Checkn Favorite (Favorite Cartel-Checkn Fire).
Adequan Los Al Derby Chal.
JET WINGS ONE
by Tracy Gantz
Ayear away from the races didn’t keep Jet Wings One from the winner’s circle. The filly returned to Los Alamitos after the long layoff to post a narrow victory in the $38,242 Adequan Los Alamitos Derby Challenge on May 23.
With Jose Nicasio in the irons, Jet Wings One rocketed out of the starting gate ahead of the field. Though she lugged in slightly, she kept to her task and held off the closers to score by a nose in :19.791 for 400 yards.
Monty Arrossa trains Jet Wings One for owner/ breeder Dan Moon. Jet Wings One last year won her first two races and finished second in the Robert Adair Kindergarten Futurity-G2. Her only loss, she finished that race only a head back from the winner. Nicasio has piloted Jet Wings One in all of her races.
Moon bred Jet Wings One in Idaho from his homebred Wayward Wings, winner of the 2011 Hawthorne Futurity. The mare has produced two starters, both winners, including Unique Ways, who finished third in the 2019 Roche Equine Futurity for Moon.
A Dash Of Sign (Tempting Dash-A Tres Of Paint), owned by Reliance Ranches LLC, trained by Mike Robbins, and ridden by Ruben Lozano, finished in second place. The filly has won two of 12 previous races.
Oscar Peinado rode favored Ilushion Eagle (One Fabulous Eagle-Oklahoma Rain TB) to third. Jaime Gomez trains the Mexican-bred gelding for Salome Gallegos. Ilushion Eagle broke his maiden in his final 2020 start and won his first two 2021 races from nine prior starts.
Completing the field were Eyesa Timber (First Timber-Eyesa Perry), Diva On Fire (Walk Thru Fire-Jess Sass Me) and Your Painted Fate (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Fate Cant Weight).
Eye On Corona Derby
ECHO OF THUNDER
by Tracy Gantz
Echo Of Thunder has never missed a paycheck throughout his racing career. He won his second stakes when he captured the $24,715 Eye
On Corona Derby at Laurel Brown Racetrack on May 29.
Breaking third from the 8-gate under jockey Jesus Canales, Echo Of Thunder came on strongly toward the end of the 350-yard Eye On Corona.
He was in second at the first call and had a neck lead by the top of the stretch. He crossed
by wire 3/4-lengths to the good in :17.472. The clocking was good for a 101 speed index, shy of his career high speed index of 105.
Lazaro Mendoza owns and trains Echo Of Thunder. Last year when trained by Sergio Canales, Echo Of Thunder won the $95,846 Beehive Futurity.
The gelding has won half of his eight starts, with two seconds and one third. The third place finish came in the 2021 Weber Downs Derby Challenge. He also is the wire-to-wire winner
of the Hadley/Giles Futurity Consolation by 1 1/4-lengths in 2020.
In the May 16 trials to the Eye On Corona Derby, Echo Of Thunder finished second to fast- est qualifer KP Dillon.
Birrell Farms bred Echo Of Thunder from homebred BF Memory Lane, winner of the 2012 Beehive Futurity. BF Memory Lane has produced two winners from four starters. Her other winner, BF Mightymemorylane, ran third in the 2019 Weber Downs Utah Bred Derby. Birrell Farms has had the family back to homebred Takin On The Game, Echo Of Thunder’s third dam.
Jim Nebeker’s No Hesitation (Favorite Cartel- Mia Ta Fame), ridden by Tyson Lusk and trained by Riley Moosman, finished second. The gelding in 2020 won the Utah Bred Futurity and ran sec- ond in the Holiday Handicap. Cordarelton Benn rode Missmayastone (One Handsome Man-Stone Quick Shot) to third for owner Conrado Gonzalez and trainer Jesus Palma. Missmayastone finished third in last year’s Beehive Futurity.
Completing the field were Fortunes Wild Blood (Apollitical Blood-Cartels Fortune), Picture Esque (Favorite Cartel-Sweetest Illusion), Babes Fabulous Eagle (One Fabulous Eagle-Gone Babie Gone), KP Dillon (Glock-BK Roxyamovin), Jonesville (Jess Jones-Margaretaville) and PCR Dashn Flash (Flattery Swinginjess-Dashn Slinky Gal). A Trace Of Lane was scratched.
RACING NEWS
Los Alamitos • $30,000
350 yards • :17.713 • si 90
Favorite Trick TB
Favorite Cartel
CHANCE IT NOW, ‘18-f. Elans Last
Shenoshercorona Separatist
Elans Last
Los Alamitos • $38,242
400 yards • :19.791 • si 91
EC Jet One JET WINGS ONE, ‘18-f.
The Louisiana Cartel
Pretty Girl Perry
Hadtobenuts
Wayward Wings
Chickadown Azure
Laurel Brown Racetrack • $24,715
350 yards • :17.472 • si 101
Furyofthewind
Turbulent Times
Streakin La Tac Maknmoves
ECHO OF THUNDER, ‘18-g. BF Memory Lane
BF Lanes Game
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