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Speedhorse Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity-G1
DTL SAMUREYE
by Michael Compton
DTL Samureye made short work of eight rivals in the $52,000 Speedhorse Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity-G1 at Lone
Star Park on Oct. 28.
DTL Samureye, the fourth-fastest quali-
fier from the Speedhorse Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa Futurity trials on Oct. 13, contested the lead from the start in the finals.
Despite exchanging bumps early, the flashy sorrel gelding broke third from the eight post. DTL Samureye grabbed com- mand in the lane. The gelding and rider Jesse Levario drew clear of the crowd, taking the lead to win the 400-yard dash by a dominant 1 3/4-lengths.
He covered the distance in :19.918, earning a speed index of 91 to record his first stakes victory for trainer Alonso Neri.
DTL Samureye added the $19,760 winner’s share of the purse to his coffers, raising his bankroll to $32,720. It was his second win in six lifetime starts. The gelding also finished
second in the Colors of the Alamo Futurity at Retama Park on Aug. 5, and was a finalist in the PSBA Futurity-G1 at Remington Park on April 29.
Bred in Oklahoma by Dean and Tonya Lester, DTL Samureye is owned by Almada Racing of San Antonio, Texas. DTL Samureye is produced from the lightly raced sorrel
Paint mare Eysa Savvy Queen, who was a finalist in the
2005 Oklahoma Horsemen’s Association Paint & Appaloosa Futurity-G2 at Fair Meadows. The mare has also produced multiple stakes placed winner Eyem Savvy and her top earner, stakes placed Cashmere Queen. DTL Samureye is the first stakes winner of the brood
Ojo Por Ojo and jockey Ricky Ramirez finished second, edging race favorite Apollos Second Sign and jockey James Flores by a nose. Ojo Por Ojo
(Cartel Success-Boppin JS Fastball), a winner of his Oct. 13 trial heat and the second fastest qualifer, is an Oklahoma homebred for Racin RNs and is trained by Luis Villafranco. Apollos
DTL Samureye & Jesse Levario score a
1 3/4-length victory in the Speedhorse Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa Futurity-G1
Second Sign (Second Painted Sign-Allies Apollo), also captured his trial for the fastest qualifying time and is owned and trained by Michael Moss. Ronna Lively bred the filly in Oklahoma.
Hotwiredotcom (CRM Livewire- Iwilliewantarunner), owned and bred by Shirely Wheeler and trained by Guillermo Valdivia, finished fourth and ended up as the 2017 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Triple Crown High Point Champion honoree.
MKP on the Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Born Kool), Ima Good Time Charlie (First Smart Money-Jezebellway), El Diablo Chicken (SF Royal Quick Flash-Game Chicken), GB Star (Texas Six-Star Trace) and JS Apollo Six (Texas Six-JS Apollos Pride) completed the order of finish. Bully Pulpit, the third-fastest qualifier and only other contender for Speedhorse Triple Crown High Point Champion, was scratched.
DTL Samureye’s winning connections include owner Almada Racing, trainer Alonso Neri & jockey Jesse Levario
138 SPEEDHORSE, November 2017
Lone Star Park $52,000 • 400 yards :19.918 • si 91
Royal Quick Dash
SF Royal Quick Flash
Venice Song QH
DTL SAMUREYE APHA, ‘15-g.
Mr Eye Opener QH
Eysa Savvy Queen
Mystery Queen
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