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RACING NEWS
TQHA Sale Futurity-RG1
DOLLAR BILL
by Tracy Gantz
Juan Diaz Jr. turned in an impressive performance in the Aug. 5 TQHA Sale Futurity-G1. The trainer qualified six to the race and finished one-two-three-four with Dollar Bill, Colleys Cartel, Hardtotempt, and Gotagogh. In doing so, Diaz won the richest race in history of Retama Park, the Selma, Texas track that opened in 1995.
Dollar Bill broke in fourth for jockey Jose Herbert and quickly vied for the lead. He battled with Hardtotempt and then outfinished Colleys Cartel by a neck, completing 350 yards in :17.812 for a 97 speed index.
Herbert had qualified Dollar Bill and Unseen NME, both sons of Kiss My Hocks, to the Futurity. Unseen Nme qualified the fastest in winning his trial, and Dollar Bill won his trial by 1 1/4 lengths in the second- fastest time. Unseen NME was breaking his maiden in his trial, which was his third start, while Dollar Bill had a better record: four wins, including the June 3 Sam Houston
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Dollar Bill wins the $700,000 TQHA Sale Futurity under jockey Jose Herbert at Retama Park, Aug. 5.
Retama Park
$700,000 • 350 yards :17.812 • SI 97
DOLLAR BILL, ‘21-g.
Bred by: Tyler & Naia Graham
Raced to 2 $396,793 6-5(2)-1(1)-0
KISS MY HOCKS
SI 109
Bred by: Tyler Graham & John Mayers
Raced to 3 • $1,199,385 12-9(3)-1(1)-0
477 f., 18 SW • $9,890,936
TEMPTING DASH SI 112 Bred by: Muller Racing LLC Raced to 2 • $673,970 4-4(2)-0-0
855f., 37 SW • $15,701,615
ROMANCING MARY SI 103 Bred by: Broken Bones Ctl Co/ Ed Leslie
Raced to 3 • $163,294 14-4-4(1)-4(4)
17 f., 1 SW • $1,445,582
JAKES PAINTED WAGON
Bred by: Gary Kurz Unraced
5 f., 1 SW • $551,290
PYC PAINT YOUR WAGON SI 107 Bred by: Michael A. Pohl
Raced to 3 • $889,581 16-7(4)-4(2)-2
1,673 f., 126 SW • $40,166,040
JAKES CHARMING JODY SI 117 Bred by: Gary Kurz
Raced to 4 • $139,754 19-7(1)-3(1)-3(2)
6 f., 0 SW • $98,426
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