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Herman Jefferson Stakes-G3
IM RoyAl QuICk
by Michael Compton
Im Royal Quick ran to his name in the Oct. 13 Herman Jefferson Stakes-G3 at Zia Park, simply running six rivals off their feet to notch
his first career stakes victory.
With jockey Alejandro Medellin along for
the ride, Im Royal Quick jumped to an early lead, extended his advantage throughout and won the 870-yard event by 5 1⁄2 lengths as much the best, stopping the clock in :45.582 as the race favorite for a speed
index of 89.
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Carrillo’s Swing Time Perry (Jess Mr Perry-Swingtimes Appeal TB), while no match for the winner, crossed the finish in second position under Ry Eikleberry for trainer Arnoldo Carrillo.
Teddy Abrams’ Cat Five Storm (Panther Mountain- She Wants Cash) broke slow and rallied six-wide around
the turn to gain the show spot for rider Esgar Ramirez and trainer Judd Kearl.
Im Royal Quick, a 5-year-old gelding,
was bred in California by Manuel Carmona
Jr. and races for Anna Garcia and Jose Orquiz. Ramon Ronquillo conditions the son of Royal Quick Dash. Im Royal Quick has now won six of 28 lifetime starts and has amassed earnings of $113,130. In addition to his lone stakes win,
Im Royal Quick finished second in the Bobby Dan Crenshaw Memorial Stakes at Ruidoso Downs on July 28.
Im Royal Quick is produced from the Merridoc mare Im Brendas Baby. Bred by Legacy Ranch, Im Brendas Baby won nine of 21 during her racing career, placing in five others and earning more than $60,000. Im Brendas Baby tested the stakes waters in 1999, finishing eighth
in the Miss Princess Handicap-G3 at Los Alamitos. All four of her foals are starters, including winner Im Corralitos Baby. Im Royal Quick is her only stakes winner.
Finishing behind Im Royal Quick in the Herman Jefferson was a host of stakes winners. Pakea Bay, who crossed the wire in sixth, won the John Augustine Stakes at Albuquerque, Cat Five Storm, who finished third, captured the Faubourg St. John Stakes at Fair Grounds and Flyin Fish, fifth-place finisher and fourth in last year’s Herman Jefferson, won the Moonstone Stakes at Hialeah Park.
Reporting home behind the top three were Royal Initiative (Royal Quick Dash-Fortuna Babe), Flyin Fish (Fishers Dash-Jazzing Cheree), Pakea Bay (Brookstone Bay-Pakea Kai) and Hez My Man (Heza Fast Dash- Chocolate Rabbit).
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First Down Dash
Royal Quick Dash
Harems Choice
IM ROYAL QUICK, ’07-g.
Merridoc
Im Brendas Baby
Twice the Spice
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lubbock Stakes-G3
CAnDy CARtel
by Michael Compton
Safe to Say, Candy Cartel is a win machine. Her latest victory, at the expense of seven rivals in the $55,180 Lubbock Stakes-G3 on Oct. 7 at Zia Park, was her ninth win from 18 career starts and her fourth in a stakes event. Under regular pilot Tony Bennett, Candy Cartel wasted little time establishing her supe- riority in the Lubbock. Although she broke in third position, she quickly assumed command and opened a one-length
advantage on her nearest pur- suer Abra Cadabraa. Candy Cartel maintained that lead to the wire, stopping the timer for the 400 yards in :19.381 as the 9-5 favorite.
Bred and owned by Carl Pevehouse of Ratliff City, Oklahoma, Candy Cartel has now earned $189,721. In addition to the Lubbock, she won last year’s Fort
Erie Derby and this year’s
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Decketta Stakes-G3 at Remington Park, as well as the Fair Meadows Belles Stakes. She is conditioned by Clinton Crawford.
Candy Cartel has had every right to be a top runner. Her dam, This Candys Special, was a multiple Grade 3 winner during her racing career. All told, she won eight of 31 and earned $108,821. Like Candy Cartel, This Candys Special is a Pevehouse homebred.
This Candys Special
has proved her worth as
a broodmare, producing graded stakes-placed Stole The Candy; Jess Special Candy, winner in track-record time in the 2011 American Congress Maturity at Beulah, and victorious in the Indiana Downs Classic Stakes at Indiana Downs this year; and additional graded stakes- placed runners Jess A Candy Gal, Send Me Candy Paint
and Special Candy Paint. Her progeny have earned $624,656.
Abra Cadabraa (Feature Mr Jess-Shes a Magic Juan) secured the place spot in the Lubbock under Jaime Leos for trainer Harvey Baeza and owners A and F Racing LLC, John Argoitia and M.S. Fotou. KR Dragonfly (Separatist-Dreamers Wild Child), the defend- ing Lubbock champion, finished third under Salvador Martinez. Michael Joiner saddled the filly for Dave and Sally Kid.
Reporting home behind the top three
were Arethas Main Feature (Feature Mr Jess-Arethas Song), Miss Supersonic Dash (Sweet First Down-Super Sonic Six), Little Bit Southern (Southern Corona-Averys Little Bit), Vanil On Ice (FDD Dynasty-Got Alota Nitro) and Jesiacountrychick (Country Chicks Man- Miss Jess Rogue).
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Holland Ease
Corona Cartel
Corona Chick
CANDY CARTEL, ’08-f.
Strawfly Special
This Candys Special
Send Me The Candy
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