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GRP Firecracker Futurity
HAREM BAR CARTEL
by Tracy Gantz
Trainer Danny Montes saddled two horses in the $33,400 Grants Pass Firecracker Futurity on July 4. It was Harem Bar Cartel , however, who defeated his stablemate, Reginas Royal Choice, in the 350- yard event.
Jockey Ruben Lozano got Harem Bar Cartel smartly out of the 6-hole on the lead, and they never let anyone get close. Reginas Royal Choice passed horses from 4th place and closed ground, but Harem Bar Cartel drew out at the wire and had a 3/4-length winning margin. Harem Bar Cartel completed the race in :17.515 for a wire-to-wire victory. The sorrel gelding posted a career-best 105 speed index, and the $13,360 winner’s share boosted his earnings to $14,845.
Montes trains Harem Bar Cartel for owner Jorge Carmona. The conditioner started the gelding for the first time in the June 14 trials for the Firecracker Futurity. Harem Bar Cartel won his heat and was the fastest qualifier. He maintains a perfect record of two wins from two starts.
A Regal Choice Inc. bred Harem Bar Cartel out of unraced Harem Carver, dam of 100% money earners from 3 starters, including Harem Cartel, a current-year runner who was a runner up in the 2016 Jesus Nuchi Jimenez Sanchez Stakes. Harem Bar Cartel is the first stakes winner and top money earner in the brood.
Reginas Royal Choice (Royaltys Choice-Fed
X Dash), who was 2nd under Jonathan Roman for owner Erik Flores & trainer Danny Montes. Jockey Jose Guerrero rode L Bar D Top Prospect (Prospect To The Top-Be First Rose) to 3rd for owners Jose Luis Torres & Chris Carpenter and trainer Hector Magallanes. Followed by Arizona Favorite (Favorite Cartel-Check Her For Cash), One Special Dynasty (FDD Dynasty-One Famous Strawfly), Willy B Gone (Jess Louisiana Blue-Time To Splash Bac), Lucky Ned (Texas Icon-Miss Kitty Zoom) and Jesstafiably Jess (One Sweet Jess-Fly Thru Time).
All Canadian Maturity
COUNTRY BOY 123
by Michael Cusortelli
Ruth F. Barbour’s Country Boy 123 kept his perfect season intact with a wire-to-wire 1-length victory in the $30,656 All Canadian Maturity at
Ajax Downs on July 22.
Ridden by Cory Spataro for trainer Bryn
Robertson, Country Boy 123 went 350 yards on
a sloppy track in :17.340. The gelding posted a season-best 108 speed index and banked the $14,427 winner’s share of the purse from his fourth win in as many starts this year.
Country Boy 123 has now won 15 of 23 starts with $219,876 in earnings. The gelding has seven stakes wins, all at Ajax Downs, including last year’s All Canadian Classic Maturity.
“When I saw him bucking and playing in
the walking ring, I knew he was ready to roll,” said Spataro. “He broke great out of the gate, and Countrys Comin Bac was right beside him, but within two jumps he was on his way.”
Country Boy 123 was bred by Carolyn C. Bay, who also bred 2011 World Champion Cold Cash 123 under the name of T-Bill Stables Inc. Bay bred the gelding out of Very Dashin 123, winner of the 2008 Texas Distaff Challenge-G3 and finalist in the AQHA Distaff Championship Challenge-G1 that same year. She has produced 100% winners from 4 starters, with Country Boy 123 being her top earner.
Countrys Comin Bac (Country Chicks Man-Bac To Center) and Ramiro Castillo were second3 for owner Ralph Pearson, who also trains the gelding.
One Famous Glass (One Famous Eagle-Quick Glass) finished third under Tony Phillips for owners Carol Robertson, Jaime Robertson, & Dr. Charles Hall and trainer Bryn Robertson.
LS Prince (Louisiana Senator-Princess Sixarun) and Fiesty Icon (Sugarman Perry-Fiesty Spirit) com- pleted the order of finish. Hickerson and Ms First Prize Pearl were scratched.
Ajax Downs Bonus Futurity
STRIPPER DUST
by Michael Cusortelli
Making her second start north of the border, Milena Kwiecien’s Stripper Dust finished strongly to win the $20,140 Ajax Downs Bonus
Challenge Futurity on July 15.
Under Nakia Ramirez, Stripper Dust broke from
the 5-post in seventh, but steadily gained ground
to grab the lead in the stretch and cross the wire 3/4-length in front. The pair completed the 300 yards in :15.560, posting a career-high 95 speed index.
”She broke better than she ever has before,” said Ramirez. “She just went on with it, and with every stride she kept getting further and further.”
Stripper Dust is trained by Jason Pascoe and was coming off of a third-place finish in the first of two Ajax Bonus Challenge Futurity trials on June 24.
Paris Wixon bred Stripper Dust out of Miranda Fame, winner of the 2004 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Handicap-RG1. The mare earned $132,363 in her career and also set a New Track Record for 400 yards at Ruidoso Downs in 2004. She has produced five winners from nine starters, including Bigtime Fame, runner-up in the 2015 Alabama Bred Futurity, and O Dee, third in the 2018 Bitterroot Derby. Stripper Dust becomes her first stakes winner.
Stablemate Spy For The Senate (Louisiana Senator-Corona Spy) & Ed Walton were 2nd for Milena Kwiecien & trainer Jason Pascoe. Bonnie Kirkwood-Peavoy’s Gatlinberg (Captain Courage- Allamerican Corona) was 3rd under Cory Spataro for trainer Michelle Woodley. Followed by RVR Undercover Lover (No Secrets Here-Indulge The Heart), Code Name Valor (Valiant Hero-Famous Mariah), Up Your Bet (One Sweet Jess-Miss Mindys Bar Bet), Chicksdigmymoneybags (Chicks Regard- Aaneta) and Highly Apollogetic (High Rate Of Return-Cryin Lyin And Tryin). Jess A Sweet Suprize & Enchanted Ivory were scratched.
Ajax Downs • $30,656 350 yards • :17.340 • si 108
Chicks Beduino
Country Chicks Man
COUNTRY BOY 123, ‘13-g. Very Dashin 123
Country Zevi Dash Thru Traffic
Very Striking
Ajax Downs • $20,140 300 yards • :15.560 • si 95
Jess Louisiana Blue
Louisiana Senator
STRIPPER DUST, ‘16-f. Miranda Fame
Corona Perfection Dash Ta Fame
Mitzi Lee Dash
Grants Pass Downs • $33,400 350 yards • :17.515 • si 105
Corona Cartel
Five Bar Cartel
Five Bar Molly
Wave Carver
HAREM BAR CARTEL, ‘16-g.
Harem Carver
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