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Mexican Breeders Futurity
CHISPITA TWO
by Luis Prieto Zamudio, translation by Eduardo Silveyra
From six qualifying trials, ten finalists for the Mexican Breeders Futurity were obtained, with nine of them returning to the scene on
Dec. 15 to decide the winner of the finals that were run at 400 yards with purse of $1,775,620 pesos ($92,227 US approximately) to be dis- tributed among the participants according to the order of arrival at the wire.
The fillies Corona Sola and Chispita Two, both from Rancho El Suspiro, held the top two fastest qualifying times and were marked favorites to win, closing with odds of 0.30. The gelding RG Onchao A King, of Rancho Las Gaviotas, was scratched from the finals.
It was a difficult race with everyone using their last drop of energy to seek victory. The filly Chispita Two (#1A, gate 10) in the final strides snatched the win from LA Whistlin Corona (#7) by difference of a head according to the finish-line photo. The race lasted 19.43 seconds, for a 97 speed index. Chispita Two was ridden by Israel Domínguez Morales, who scored the second classic of the closing day.
The filly, who was raised by Cuadra La Presita and is owned by Rancho El Suspiro, climbed positions during the season until winning this race, after placing second in the finals of the Select
Auction Futurity and entering other similar events reserved for individuals born in Mexico and presented at the Select Yearling Auction of the Hipodromo de las Américas in 2018.
With this achievement,
the daughter of Danny Cartel out of La Tonita (by Mr Eye Opener) is a strong contender for the title of Mexican Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of this season, backed by a 6-2-0 record in nine outings at the track and earnings of more than $2.2 million pesos.
This is another stakes winner trained by José Guadalupe García “Lupillo”, who is offi- cially represented by trainer Ismael Ayala Salas.
Making an excellent race under the direc- tion of Alfredo Torres Amador, LA Whistlin Corona captured second place. He is by Corona Silver and out of Whistlin Runaway. The colt was bred by Ramiro González Ozuna, is owned by Cuadra El Anzuelo and was saddled by trainer Fernando Figueroa Romero.
In third place came CCorona De Dinastia (First Dinastia-Halfpast Aheartbreak), under Alejandro Gómez Díaz. Carlos Espinoza bred the filly, who is owned by Rancho S/M and
was saddled by trainer Luis Eduardo Flores Gómez.
The other positions at the goal were filled by: Seniorita Caro (Separatist–Raise A Chance), Corona Sola (Senior Solo–Corona Dot Com), GS
As De Bastos (Taint Your Wagon–Louisiana Dana), Hublot Cartel (Danny Cartel–Bauty Fire), Sea Mighty (Sea Horse Corona–Mighty Zoom) and BR Centauro Del Sur (Southern Corona–Stage Gulch).
Rancho El Suspiro closes the season with 832 points, and leads in points of the Hipodromo de las Américas. Among their winning runners are the two year old Rex Sambaso (Select Auction Futurity), Malefico Cartel (Mexican Breeding Challenge Futurity), Chispita Two (Mexican Breeders Futurity) and Corona Sola (Mexico and Garañones Futurities’ Consolations). In the three- year-old division for Rancho El Suspiro, El Pavo Real was highlighted as the winner of the Select Auction and Mexican Breeders Derbies, and for aged runners, the filly Marney Jo scored in the AQHA Distaff Challenge, the Velocidad and the J. Merced Gómez Orozco Classics, establishing a new local speed record for 400 yards.
Hipodromo de las Americas $92,227 • 400 yards :19.43 • si 97
Corona Cartel
Danny Cartel
Takin Some Gold
CHISPITA TWO, ‘17-f.
Mr Eye Opener
La Tonita
No Time For Tears
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Chispita Two (#1A) and jockey Israel Dominguez Morales win the Mexican Breeders Futurity.
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