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TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity-RG3
DASHIN RED CAT
by Michael Cusortelli
Dashin Red Cat, racing for Douglas L. Grenz
of Zillah, Washington, rallied late to win the 350-yard TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity-RG3 at Retama
Park on July 1.
Ridden by Gonzalo Gutierrez and racing against
a reported 15-mph head wind, Dashin Red Cat covered 350 yards in :17.822 and earned a career- best 96 speed index. His winning margin was a neck over Tacky Lil Groundhog. Juvenal Licona-Vazquez prepped the homebred sorrel gelding, who banked the $38,216 winner’s share of the $95,540 purse.
Dashin Red Cat broke his maiden with a 1-length victory in one of seven TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity trials on June 16. All told, Dashin Red Cat has won two of three starts and has earned $40,755.
The gelding was bred by Grenzin Washington, and is one of 3 winners from 7 starters produced by Dashin Chicks, a winning daughter of the Beduino TB stallion Chicks Beduino. Dashin Red Cat’s second dam, winning First Down Dance, ran third in the 1997 Miss Princess Handicap-G3 at Los Alamitos.
Tacky Lil Groundhog (Tac It Like A Man-Im Not Hillary) was prepped by Angel Sanchez for owner Holly Hooper. Luciano Duenez rode the Texas-bred filly.
Pamela S. Stone’s Coronarita Blue (Fantastic Corona Jr-RC Shake Em Blue) ran third. Noe Villatoro rode the homebred gray filly for trainer Leon Bard.
Moon Dash Cartel (Carters Cartel- Dashmetothemoon), Hustling Coronas (Special Royal Corona-Hustling Early Bird), Shades Of Gray (Ivory James-Verrsace), Ivory N Ashes (Ivory James-Sweeten My Dreams), Tempting Feefee (Tempting Dash-Feefees Celebration), Channing (Dominyun-Oh My Tatum TB) and Down N Cruzin (Down N Dash-Cruzin Apollo) completed the order of finish.
TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby
KAS FAMOUS
by Michael Cusortelli
Sent to post at odds of 11-1, Kas Famous scored an upset victory in the $55,190 TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby at Retama Park on July 1.
Kas Famous covered the 400 yards in :20.204 while racing against a 15-mph head wind, and the homebred gelding’s winning margin was a head from fastest qualifier and odds-on favorite Zoomin N Celebrating. Jorge Linares rode Kas Famous for owner Francisco Javier Garza of Laredo, Texas and trainer Jose Sanchez.
The eighth-fastest qualifier, Kas Famous was coming off of a second-place finish in one of four TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby trials on June 17. Kas Famous has won two of his seven outs while racing in Texas and New Mexico. The $22,076 winner’s share of the TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby purse pushed his earnings to $28,551.
The gelding’s dam, graded stakes-placed win- ner Beaukas, ran third in the 2006 Retama Park Futurity-G1. Beaukas has foaled five winners from as many starters, including Jumpn Beau Chick, a half sister to Kas Famous who won the 2012 TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby-RG3, and Trekas who was a final- ist in last year’s Texas Classic Derby-G1.
Zoomin N Celebrating (Azoom-Feefees Celebration) was ridden by Noe Villatoro for owners Chad and Esmeralda Peck and trainer Judd Kearl. RC The Duke (Jodys Money Pop-Movinstraighttoglory) ran third for owner Eusevio Huitron, who also trains the bay gelding. Nestor Duran was up.
Boknaai Joe (Boknaai-Nativecreek Princess), Bigtime Celebration (Bigtime Favorite-Jess Celebrating), Deala Quick Game (Dealagame- Quickid Perry), Thrones (Dominyun-All N The Jeans), Shakeemwhileyoucan (Red Oak Special- The Marquis Queen) and Hotscotch N Courage (Captain Courage-Hotscotchn) completed the field. Desdemona Rambler was scratched.
Selma Stakes
ZENERGETIC
by Tracy Gantz
Trainer Brian Stroud bought Zenergetic in 2014 for $21,000, and up to this year the filly had just about won herself out. She has stepped it up even more in 2017 by winning the June 9 Selma Stakes at Retama Park.
The second choice to favored Brookside, Zenergetic broke fourth and had some catching up to do in the 350-yard event. Jockey Juan Garcia Jr. encouraged her, and she responded, passing horses quickly to win by 1/2-length in :17.683.
Stroud trains Zenergetic for the Zenergetic Group. The filly broke her maiden in her racing debut and won a futurity trial in 2015. She came into the Selma having won a May 15 allowance race at Sam Houston Race Park.
Bobby Cox bred Zenergetic in Texas, and he consigned her to the 2014 Texas Quarter Horse Association Yearling Sale, where Stroud purchased her. Zenergetic is out of the the winning First Down Dash mare Zenergy, who has produced four starters, all winners, including The Prize Classic stakes win- ner in Mexico, Enthusiastique.
Judd Kearl saddled the second and third horses: Jerry Chapman’s homebred Million Dollar Kiss
(Jess Louisiana Blue-Stoli Kiss) and Crown Racing and James Spry’s Jesstempting (Tempting Dash-
Jess Charming). Juan Vazquez rode Million Dollar Kiss, who captured the 2014 Sam Houston Juvenile Challenge and the 2016 Invitational Bonus Challenge Stakes. Noe Villaforo piloted Jesstempting, who ran second in last year’s Sparkling Tip Stakes. Followed by Gimmeahifive (Hiclass La Jolla-Eternal Destiny), Mary Me Anna (Game Patriot-Romancing Mary), DM Maryanna (The Louisiana Cartel-Mary La Jolla), Brookside (Brookstone Bay-I Fly American),
Sr Esmeralda (Red Storm Cat-Lets Get Fiscal), Chula Kid (The Louisiana Cartel-Shoulda Bet Her) & Fas Prize Doll (Ivory James-Fast Prize Doll).
Retama Park • $95,540 350 yards • :17.822 • si 96
Red Storm Cat DASHIN RED CAT, ’15-g. Dashin Chicks
Mr Jess Perry
Tiny Dash Of Cash Chicks Beduino First Down Dance
Retama Park • $55,190 400 yards • :20.204 • si 91
Mr Jess Perry
One Famous Eagle
KAS FAMOUS, ’14-g. Beaukas
One Famous Lady Make It Anywhere Beauclare
Retama Park • $20,000 350 yards • :17.683 • si 101
Dominyun ZENERGETIC, ’13-f.
Zenergy
Mr Jess Perry Runaway Dee Dee First Down Dash No Fees
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