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Moonist Handicap
ZOOMIN FOR SPUDS
by Michael Compton
Champion 3-Year-Old Gelding of 2016, Zoomin For Spuds scored his first stakes win since tak- ing the 2016 Champion of Champions-G1 when he
defeated a small, but competitive field in the $27,500 Moonist Handicap at Los Alamitos on March 25. Under Jesus Ayala, Zoomin For Spuds broke
on top and ran powerfully through the lane to post an impressive wire-to-wire 1-length score over race favorite BH Lisas Boy. Zoomin For Spuds turned the tables on that rival in this race after losing by a neck to BH Lisas Boy in the Brad McKinzie Winter Championship-G1 on Feb. 11.
Scoring his first win of the year from three starts, Zoomin For Spuds stopped the timer in :19.587, earning a 97 speed index. Trainer Monte Arossa indicated that the trials to the Grade 1 Vessels Maturity in June are up next for the gelding.
In scoring his 10th lifetime victory and registering his eighth stakes win, Zoomin For Spuds improved his record to a stellar 28-10(8)-10(2)-6(3) for owner/ breeder Jim Walker. The $15,125 winner’s share of the purse boosted his career bankroll to $573,281.
Zoomin For Spuds is the top earner out of winner A Perfect Cocktail. She has produced 100% winners/blacktype from four starters, including additional stakes winners Bux For Cocktail and Jesses Perfect One as well as stakes-placed winner Doing Trix.
Cesar DeAlba piloted the runner-up BH Lisas Boy (Mighty Invictus-Apollo Snowbound) for owner/trainer Bill Hoburg. LD is Back (Walk Thru Fire-Prima Ld) and jockey Eduardo Nicasio finished third for owner Darling Farms who co-owns the 4-year-old gelding with trainer Jaime Gomez. One Proud Eagle (One Famous Eagle-Guy Chasing), Mr Apollitical Dash (Mr Jess Perry-Apollitical Dash) and Racy High Roller (One Famous Eagle-First Down Racy) completed the order of finish.
Terrific Energy Handicap
DESIGNS BY DYNASTY
by Tracy Gantz
Designs By Dynasty soared to her first stakes victory in the $18,000 Terrific Energy Handicap at Los Alamitos on March 3.
The 4-year-old filly broke on top and never let any rivals get close. With Eduardo Nicasio aboard, Designs By Dynasty ultimately won by 1 1/4-lengths in :17.402 to tie her career high 101 speed index.
Carlos Avalos owns Designs By Dynasty, and trainer Yanet Rodriguez explained that Avalos acquired the filly privately about a month before the stakes. Last year, Designs By Dynasty finished third in the Rebs Little Lulu Handicap and was a finalist in the Golden State Derby-G2.
The filly was bred by Parsons Family Limited Partnership out of Terrific Energy, winner of the 2009 Charger Bar Handicap-G1 and Mildred
N. Vessels Memorial Handicap-G1 and earner of $181,919. The mare has produced 100% winners/ ROM from 10 starters, including 3 additonal stakes winners in Terrific Synergy, Dynasty Energy and Thermonuclear Energy.
EG High Desert Farms’ homebred Jess Hawk (One Sweet Jess-Merridoc Hawk) finished 2nd with Cruz Mendez in the irons. Lorenzo Campuzano trains the 4-year-old filly, who won the 2016 Pat Hyland Memorial Handicap.
John Andreini & Vince Genco’s homebred Hootin For Hotlips (Fantastic Corona Jr-Hot Lips Perry) ran third. Trained by Jose Flores and ridden by Minor Arana, the 4-year-old filly previously ran second in the 2017 Blue Grass Bounce Handicap.
Strawfinders Jessee (One Sweet Jess-Strawfinder), Threemakesone (Tres Seis-Princess Chloe), Newport Coaster (TR Dasher-Wave Babe), Crooked Path (Favorite Cartel-Tahma Hawk), Gold Diggin Queen (Tres Seis-Its Good To Be Queen) & Staggering Stride (Mr Jess Perry- Dinastia Toll BRZ) completed the field.
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Zoomin For Bux
Oh No Its Uh Oh
Corona Cocktail
A Perfect Cocktail
ZOOMIN FOR SPUDS, ‘13-g.
A Perfect Strawberry
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First Down Dash
Dinastia Toll Brz
DESIGNS BY DYNASTY, ‘14-f.
Mr Jess Perry
FDD Dynasty
Terrific Energy
First Down Energy
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