Page 45 - 30 March 2012

Mr jet Moore stakes
WCrsEPEraTEanDCOOL
by John Moorehouse
WCRSeperateandcool already had a
world record to his credit heading into the 2012 racing season. Now, the 7-year-old gelding has added a stakes victory to his career dossier, winning by a nose in the $27,750 Mr Jet Moore Stakes on March 18 at Remington Park in Oklahoma City.
Owned by Saul Acosta, WCRSeperateandcool is rather lightly raced despite his age. The Mr Jet
Moore marked his 18th
career out, and the geld-
ing has logged four or
fewer starts in four of his
five competitive seasons. WCRSeperateandcool did
not race as a 2-year-old.
BPS Jumpin Frisco and BV Eye Am First, who drew the two inside starting positions, got out to the front of the five-horse field out of the gates. However,
WCRSeperateandcool quickly established himself in a solid third after emerging from
the No. 5 hole. Jockey Ricky Ramirez then urged WCRSeperateandcool to make a late move, and he outnodded BPS Jumpin Frisco by a nose in a photo finish.
The winner’s share of $15,246, improved WCRSeperateandcool’s total bankroll to $131,155. He has now won five of his last six
starts, with a third-place fin- ish in the Eastex Handicap in his most recent effort.
“I let him get going and get his rhythm,” Ramirez
said after the race. “He was about a length behind to BPS Jumpin Frisco but had enough once he found his stride.”
Harvey Baeza trains WCRSeperateandcool, the first stakes winner among eight starters produced by his dam, BCR Really Cool. The
1999 mare also holds a stakes win, seizing first place in the 2002 Bitterroot Derby at Les Bois with five additional top-three finishes in stakes company. BCR Really Cool, who is owned by Shane Giles, has 10 total foals.
Bruce Turner bred WCRSeperateandcool, who was foaled in Idaho.
BPS Jumpin Frisco (Jumpn-Frisco Fling) placed a close second for owner/breeder Bill Price. The Eddie Willis trainee had Jimmy Brooks in the irons.
BV Eye Am First (Mr Eye Opener-Lady Telia) took third by a neck. The gelding is owned by Hipolito Pina, trained by Bonifacio Almanza and had jockey Jesus Salazar aboard.
Separate Bet (Separatist-Better Bet On Me) and Rekles Chic (Jumpn Chic-La Gallas Reckless) completed the field. Found A Candy Tree and Hijo De Villa were scratched.
Remington Park $27,750 • 350 yards :17.886 • si 82
Chicks Beduino
Separatist
Seperate Ways
WCRSEPERATEANDCOOL, ’05-g.
For Really TB
BCR Really Cool
BCR Cinders Key
racing news
Mesilla Valley speed handicap-rG2
hErE kITTykITTykITTy
by Tracy Gantz
here Kittykittykitty defeated two close relatives in winning the March 11 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap-RG2. The beaten
field included his full brother, One Diamond Kitty, as well as BJ Bring It On, who is
out of No Billi Jo, the second dam of Here Kittykittykitty. Jay and Mary Lou Standefer bred all three runners.
With Jorge Bourdieu in the irons, Here Kittykittykitty broke fourth and rushed
up to grab the lead in the 350-yard Mesilla Valley. The gelding vied with Genuine American and prevailed by a neck in :16.897. The stewards posted the inquiry sign, and Hermenegildo Aldavaz, trainer of fifth-place Dueling Juan, lodged an objection against the winner, but the stewards ruled no change.
Wesley Giles trains Here Kittykittykitty for owner Melvin Neugebauer. Giles has conditioned the 5-year-old throughout his career. While racing for the Standefers, Here Kittykittykitty won the 2009 New Mexico Classic Futurity-RG2 and 2010 New Mexico Breeders’ Stakes-RG2 and Zia Derby-RG2. He also won last year’s Jess Burner Memorial
Handicap-RG1 racing for Neugebauer and Jill Giles. The gelding has earned $521,406.
Unraced One Diamond Cat, the dam of Here Kittykittykitty, has pro- duced three winners from four starters. One Diamond Kitty is her leading earner, with $529,812. A Grade 1 finalist, he has won three stakes races and placed in nine others.
J & L Stables bred Genuine American (Genuine Strawfly-All American Beauty) and co-owns the 8-year-old gelding with Fredda Draper. Bonifacio Perez rode the gelding for trainer Carl Draper. Genuine American fin- ished second in last year’s Zia Handicap-G2.
Richard Shearer’s 7-year-old homebred A First Caller (Calligrapher-Might Be A First) finished third for jockey Oscar Rincon and trainer James Gonzales II.
Completing the field were Snow Regard (Chicks Regard-Sha Hooy Hooy), Dueling Juan (Dooley Authorized-Streakin Phoebe), Tecate N Lyme (Southern Cartel-Noted Star), BJ Bring It On (Genuine Strawfly-No Billi
Jo), One Diamond Kitty (Genuine Strawfly- One Diamond Cat), Famous Caillie (Dash Ta Fame-Capercaillie), and Stel Gone Corona (Stel Corona-Meter Her Gone).
Sunland Park $110,000 • 350 yards :16.897 • si 96
Strawfly Special
Genuine Strawfly
High Fashion Dash
HERE KITTYKITTYKITTY, ’07-g.
Now I Know
One Diamond Cat
No Billi Jo
SPEEDHORSE, March 30, 2012 43
Lisa Dominguez / Coady Photography Dustin Orona Photography