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AQRA Turf Paradise Derby
ONE FAMOUS ICON
by Tracy Gantz
One Famous Icon, a full brother to Champion One Famous Eagle, is making a name for him- self in Arizona. One Famous Icon most recently won
the $33,440 AQRA Turf Paradise Derby on Dec. 22. Sent away as the 7-2 third choice despite setting the fastest qualifying time in the Dec. 1 trials, One Famous
Icon broke in second under jockey Mark Jasso and went to the lead. He edged away to win by 3/4-length in :19.484 for 400 yards, posting a 99 speed index.
Rigoberto Guillen trains One Famous Icon for owner Yuriana Ramirez. One Famous Icon earlier ran second in 2018 AQRA Spring Fling Futurity and third in 2019 AQRA President’s Fall Derby. The $16,720 winner’s share from this purse boosted the colt’s earnings to $46,890.
Johnny Trotter bred One Famous Icon out of stakes-placed One Famous Lady. The mare has produced 11 winners in 18 starters, including stakes- winning Famous Cartel Lady and stakes-placed One Famous Ferragamo, in addition to One Famous Eagle, who is also the sire of World Champion One Dashing Eagle.
San Gregorio Racing Stable Inc.’s homebred Cartel Rocks (Five Bar Cartel-Snow Rock) finished second. Kassie Guglielmino rode the gelding for trainer Danny Montes. Cartel Rocks won two of four previous races.
Jake Samuels piloted First Lady Perry (Mr Jess Perry-First Lady Amber) to third for owner Scott McDaniel and trainer John Allred. .
Completing the field were Our Secret Legacy (Hez Our Secret-Legacys A Streakin), Absolutelly (Texas Icon-A Mere Formality), Bluz Viper (Coronado Cartel-Blues Lil Corona), Jus Cuz (Texas Icon-Cuz I Say So), Unrestrained (Kiddy Up-Thinking Out Loud), Dog Choice (Dog Daze Afternoon-Tiny Wood Choice) and Jessa Cat (Stray Cat-Jessa Runner). Tamura was scratched.
Harrah’s Dash Div. 1
FANTASTICAZOOM JR
by John Moorehouse
Louisiana Downs’ first Quarter Horse stakes race of 2020 saw Fantasticazoom Jr race into black type. The four-year-old colt from Texas sprinted to victory in
Division 1 of the $15,000 Harrah’s Dash on Jan. 4.
J & J Stables LLC owns Fantasticazoom Jr, who
went off as the post-time favorite at nearly even money. The stallion now holds five victories in 10 life- time starts and earned black type in what marked his third straight win to continue a streak that dates back to last Oct. in an allowance at Evangeline Downs.
Ricardo Hernandez, Jr., was aboard as the stallion broke on top from the 9-post and led for the entirety of the 250-yard sprint. Fantasticazoom Jr sported a 1/2-length separation by the time he hit the wire, finishing in :13.195 to post a 95 speed index and bring home a $9,000 payday that increased his total earnings to $30,170.
Jose Carrizales trains Fantasticazoom Jr and obtained his trainer license last year and currently is fielding 30 horses at the Louisiana Downs meet.
Summer Run Inc. bred Fantasticazoom Jr out of lightly raced Zoomshakalaka. She has pro- duced 100% money earners from five starters. Fantasticazoom Jr is her first stakes winner.
Little Toy Guns (First Prize Doc-Strikeabye Baby) finished a game second for owner Juan Montoya and trainer Levi Mays. Bryan Candanosa did the riding.
Mighty Pocket Rocket (Mighty Corona-Raise The Sky), a 13-1 longshot, hit the board in third place. The gelding is owned by Tyler Langford, trained by Josue Ponce, and had Rolando Cabrera in the irons.
Capitan De La Playa (Captain Courage-Babe On The Beach), Moon Dash Cartel (Carters Cartel- Dashmetothemoon), JRS Egos Runaway (Sir Runaway Dash-Egos Toast To Dash), Eyema Southern Gent (Mr Eye Opener-Southern Brook), Temptation Is Sweet (Tempting Dash-Sweet Oblivion) and Jess A Boy (Mr Jess Perry-Aquafina) completed the finishing order.
Harrah’s Dash Div. 2
PEYTONS LAST DASH
by John Moorehouse
Asix-month layoff and a change in ownership must have been the break that Peytons Last Dash needed. The four-year-old gelding returned from his hiatus to tally his first win in stakes company, taking the second division of the $15,000 Harrah’s Dash on Jan. 4 at Louisiana Downs.
Rosendo Valdez owns Peytons Last Dash, whom he claimed for $10,000 last July at Delta Downs. This marked the gelding’s first out since the change, as well as his stakes debut.
Ray Mayo, who trains Peytons Last Dash, also logged his first-ever stakes victory with this result. Jockey John Hamilton was aboard as the gelding broke from the 4-post, leading by a head going into the stretch before pulling away during the final yards to win by a 1/2-length margin. The 250-yard trip took :13.174 and produced a 95 speed index.
Peytons Last Dash now has four wins in 10 total starts, with the $9,000 payday from this race improv- ing his cumulative earnings to $46,890.
JoBaya Foreman bred Peytons Last Dash out of winner Im Game Lets Play, who finished third in the Party Girl Stakes. She has produced one winner from two starters.
SS Classyjess (Rock Solid Jess-High Class Broad), the post-time favorite, finished second for owner Edgar Rosales and trainer Jose Carrizales. Juan Garcia did the riding.
Robi Meche owns and trains Hot Prize (Fast Prize Dash-Hot Dare), who took third by a neck under Bryan Candanosa.
Rounding out the order of finish, VF My Favorite Chick (Favorite Cartel-Perrys Folly) was fourth, followed by Jus To Kool (First N Kool-Jeryls Joy), Miss Mighty Pizazz (Mighty B Valiant-Rare Pizazz), TDZ Dash Of Jes (Heza Fast Dash-Jes
A Game), Kool Volcom (Volcom-Triffle) and Jess Glance (Mr Jess Perry-Love At First Glance).
Turf Paradise • $33,440 400 yards • :19.484 • si 99
Streakin La Jolla
Scoopie Fein
Chicks Beduino
Mr Jess Perry
ONE FAMOUS ICON, ‘16-c.
One Famous Lady
One Slick Cookie
Louisiana Downs • $15,000 250 yards • :13.195 • si 95
Corona Cartel
Fantastic Corona Jr
Special Queen SA
FANTASTICAZOOM JR, ‘16-s.
Azoom
Zoomshakalaka
Copy Six
Louisiana Downs • $15,000 250 yards • :13.174 • si 95
Heza Fast Man
Heza Fast Dash
PEYTONS LAST DASH, ‘16-g.
Game Patriot
Im Game Lets Play
First Prize Dash
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