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Red Headed Beach’s winning connections include owner Pattie Marshall, trainer Tim Eggleston and jockey Rolando Pina.
Brad bred the mare back and sold the mare. We took this filly to the sale and couldn’t get a bid on her. It’s been quite a journey with her.”
In the Miss Roxie Little Futurity, Red Headed Beach broke alertly under jockey Rolando Pina, who has been aboard the sorrel filly in each of her seven career starts. They dueled early and inched away in the lane to win the 350-yard fixture by a half-length at the finish. Red Headed Beach stopped the timer in :17.557 as the prohibitive favorite in the field of 10. Trained by Tim Eggleston, Read Headed Beach improved her record to 7-6-0-1.
Bred in Indiana by Sheri Miller, Red Headed Beach is produced from the Red Storm Cat mare Red Storm Flash. In addition to her latest stakes score, Red Headed Beach has also captured the Gordon Mobley Futurity and the Leader of the Class Sale Futurity, giving her three stakes wins in her freshman season on the racetrack.
“When we first started with her, I said, ‘My gosh, is this really going to be a racehorse?’ But she has proved me wrong, thank goodness,” said winning rider Rolando Pina. “You can’t ask for a better animal and she’s probably one of the best I’ve ever ridden.”
Trainer Tim Eggleston said of his
charge’s win, “We have been really blessed with two special horses this year. Her and a Thoroughbred we had that we had a tragic accident with. I don’t get choked up too often, but I guess it’s time. She has been an amazing part of our team.”
Runner-up Jess Takin On Cash (Jess Zoomin-JA Red River Rose) attended the pace early and held the place spot under Berkley Packer.
The sorrel gelding is owned by Gregg Farris and is also trained by Eggleston. The $7,000 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction sale graduate was bred in Indiana by Mark and Teresa Myers.
Trainer Tony Cunningham sent out third- place finisher Cisco Beach (Escondido Beach- Tru Lee Quick) for owners Pamela Brickley Hann and Craig Zenebe. Ridden by Francisco Quintero, Cisco Beach was bred in Indiana by Duane Swingley.
Dupont Beach (Duponte-Beach Bride), Im Jess A Belle (Jess Zoomin- Billie Bob-TB), Nachor Secret (Habits Secret-Eyes A Favorite), DNA Jess Plain Bill (Jess Zoomin-Chrystal Dale), If Its The Beaches (Escondido Beach-Stone Toasted), Fueled By Ivory (Ivory James- Born to Beatcha), and AP Miss Linas Tide (Rip Tide-Jess Ready Too Wear) completed the order of finish.
Red Headed Beach and Rolando Pina are pictured in the post parade.
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