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Mean Competitor Stakes
BLUE EYED ANDY
by Michael Compton
Despite breaking from the 7-gate, Blue Eyed Andy, a specialist at the marathon 870-yard distance, took advantage of a rail run to win the
$23,750 Mean Competitor Stakes at Canterbury Park on Aug. 10.
Ridden by Berkley Packer, Blue Eyed Andy was guided to the rail by his pilot after No Such Tellin threw his head and steadied at the break of the 870- yard test. Blue Eyed Andy charged to the lead and drew clear in the stretch to lead by as many as 3-lengths.
He crossed the finish 1 1/2-lengths clear of runner-up Streakin in the City who closed ground late to secure the place spot. Race favorite Hiclass Man vied 3-wide around the turn when racing in second position and weakened slightly in the lane to finish third.
In winning the initial stakes race of his career, Blue Eyed Andy stopped the timer in :47.042, earning an 83 speed index. The gelding is owned by Aspen Partnership and trained by Allen Hybsha. The win improved his record to 37-7(1)-7-8 and increased his bankroll to $82,702.
Richard Joneson bred Blue Eyed Andy out of lightly raced Flooz Baby. She has produced 100% money earners from six starters. Blue Eyed Andy is her first stakes winner and top earner.
Streakin In The City (Streakin Six Cartel-Zip Of Fools TB) finished second under Marcus Swiontek for owners Gary & Susan Mangus and trainer Randall Weidner.
Hiclass Man (Brimmerton-Hiclass Kamikaze) and Brayan Velazquez were third for owner Jo Rice and trainer Patrick Swan.
Lota Legacy (Lota PYC-Palette’s Legacy TB), Haynes Blue Boy (Jess Louisiana Blue-Wave Corona), No Such Tellin (Such Easy Cash-No Tellin Darlin) and Toast on Fire (Fighter On Fire-Toast
to Gypsy) completed the order of finish. Wicked Valentine was scratched.
RMQHA Champ. Bonus Chal.
FASTER THAN HASTA
by John Moorehouse
Faster Than Hasta scored his fourth career stakes victory in the $22,900 RMQHA Championship Bonus Challenge at Arapahoe Park on Aug. 12.
Robert Johnson trains Faster Than Hasta, who got jostled coming out of the 4-gate. Jockey Alfredo Triana, Jr., kept the gelding settled and was running third at the first call and a close second at the stretch, overtaking Paint Your Eagle during the final yards to win by a neck. He finished the 400-yard race in :19.969, posting a 91 speed index. The $13,740 payout for this latest triumph pushed his lifetime earnings to $155,823.
Faster Than Hasta’s record includes wins in
the 2016 Minnesota Stallion Breeders’ Futurity
at Canterbury, 2016 Prairie Meadows Juvenile Challenge and 2017 Prairie Meadows Derby Challenge. John G. Johnson owns Faster Than Hasta, who now has a race record of 17-6(4)-5(2)-0.
Wardell Quarter Horses bred Faster Than Hasta out of graded stakes placed Leadmetoyourladder. She has produced 100% money earners from four starters, including Central Hi-Point Distance Horse/ Central Hi-Point Aged Gelding Hastabealeader, winner of the 2012 Northern Plains Futurity and Markel Stakes. Faster Than Hasta is her second stakes winner.
Paint Your Eagle (One Dashing Eagle-Paint Your Beau) was second under Mauro Salcedo for owner Pedro Gutierrez Marquez and trainer Alejandro Chavez.
Hearts Ona Hero (Valiant Hero-Dashing Uno) and Ramiro Garcia were third for owner Santos Lopez and trainer Miguel Pena.
Stilldontneednobody (Jess Louisiana Blue-Katiebug Driver), Unforgiven B (Jumpn-Mr Perrys Effort), Okeyfreight (Freighttrain B-Okey Dokey Eyes), Air Force Won (Ketel Won-Forced To Win) and Pirate Coves Hero (Valiant Hero-American Feature) com- pleted the order of finish.
Brigand Stakes
ROCK ABOUT IT
by Danny Camp
It was a dark and stormy day for the running of the $20,000 Brigand Stakes, but Rock About It was not both- ered by the gloomy sky at Ruidoso Downs on August 11.
It was so dark, in fact, that the first half of the race could not be seen. When the horses emerged from
the blackness, jockey Jaime Leos and Rock About It crossed the line 3/4-length in front of the field.
They finished the 550 yards in a New Track Record time of :26.327, earning an impressive 111 speed index.
Rock About It brought home the $12,000 win- ner’s share of the purse for owner Rockin J Running Horses and trainer Tammy Johnson, boosting his total lifetime earnings to $137,941.
This victory marks his third consecutive win at 550 yards and second New Track Record at the distance.
He now has a race record of 18-6(2)-3(1)-2(1), including a victory in the SLM Big Daddy Stakes-G3 earlier this year. He was also a runner-up in the 2017 Ruidoso Derby Challenge as well as third in the Dash For Cash Derby-G3 the same year.
Sarah E. Donaldson Rioux bred Rock About
It out of unraced Not Sable Shes Rose. She has produced 100% winners from two starters, including Regard The Rose, winner of the 2017 Arapahoe Park Futurity. Rock About It is her top earner.
In Class (Jesse James Jr-Shez Classy Now) was second under Ricky Ramirez for owners Bob and Sissie McClure and trainer Harvey Baeza.
Cobalt Creek (Walk Thru Fire-Checknbac) and Agustin Silva were third for owner VWP Jr Inc. and trainer John Stinebaugh.
Tang (Furrtreeous-Katango), Bars N Cars (Desirio-First Prize Paris), Jess A Satin Flash (First Moonflash-Jess Satin), Check It To Em Dale (Okey Dokey Dale-Check It To Em Missy) and Streicher (American Runaway-Duck Mea Running) com- pleted the order of finish.
Canterbury Park • $23,750 870 yards • :47.042 • si 83
Furrtreeous BLUE EYED ANDY, ‘12-g.
Flooz Baby
Oak Tree Special Beeline Feeline Takin On The Cash Pure D Floozie
Arapahoe Park • $22,900 400 yards • :19.969 • si 91
Pritzi Dash
Hasta Be Special
FASTER THAN HASTA, ‘14-g.
Special Leader
Leadmetoyourladder
Hasta Be Fast
Pretty Polly Cash
Ruidoso Downs • $20,000 550 yards • :26.327 • si 111
Mr Jess Perry
Rock Solid Jess
ROCK ABOUT IT, ‘14-g.
Rockin The Tetons
Coronas Blackdiamond
Not Sable Shes Rose
Sables Hi Wave
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