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RACING NEWS
LQHBA Breeders’ Derby-RG3
SIR LOUISIANA DASH
by Michael Compton
Multiple graded stakes winner Sir Louisiana Dash dominated 9 rivals in leading virtually start to finish in the 400-yard
LQHBA Breeders’ Derby-G3 at Evangeline Downs on Dec. 18.
With rider David Alvarez aboard, Sir Louisiana Dash broke in sixth position but quickly assumed command and took control
of the race. He darted to the front and was unchallenged in the run through the lane. He crossed the wire a measured 3/4-length in front of second-place finisher and fastest qualifier El Camino CL and jockey Noe Castaneda.
Sir Louisiana Dash stopped the timer in a brisk :19.335, just missing the 2013 track record of :19.292 set by Separatist Firstdown. Sir Louisiana Dash’s final clocking over the sloppy (sealed) track earned a speed index of 103.
Owned by Rogelio Marquez Jr., Sir Louisiana Dash, the seventh-fastest qualifier
Evangeline Downs
$216,594 • 400 yards :19.335 • si 103
SIR RUNAWAY DASH
si 97
Bred by: Lucas Racing Inc. Raced to 5 • $120,706 19-4-5(2)-3(1)
495 f., 16 SW • $10,946,920
FIRST DOWN DASH si 105 Bred by: A F Stanley Jr./B F Phillips Jr.
Raced to 3 • $857,256 15-13(8)-1(1)-0
2,513 f., 258 SW • $89,705,157
Bred by: Tate Farms
Raced to 3 $406,715 11-4(3)-2-3(2)
RUNAWAY WAVE si 105
Bred by: Allison & Daniel Lucas Raced to 4 • $79,183 16-1-5-3(1)
46 f., 8 SW • $4,350,865
MS PROVERBIAL
Bred by: Hayden Brothers Ranch Unraced
6 f., 1 SW • $430,786
SEPARATIST si 101
Bred by: Edward C. Allred Raced to 3 • $889,044 24-16(7)-3(3)-1
1,707 f., 66 SW • $25,400,055
SIS SPECIAL HEART si 97 Bred by: Gina’s Stables Inc. Raced to 2 • $41,240 6-2-1(1)-1
11 f., 1 SW • $159,246
172 SPEEDHORSE January 2022
Sir Louisiana Dash and jockey David Alvarez win the $216,594 LQHBA Breeders Derby-RG3 by 3/4-length.
Coady Photography
SIR LOUISIANA DASH, ‘18-g.