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RACING NEWS
Jesse Yoakum Memorial
SHOCKINGLYFAMOUS
Sby Danny Camp
ix horses were brave enough to enter the starting
gates for the running of the $53,250 Jesse Yoakum Memorial 870 stakes at Sam Houston Race Park on June 18.
When it was all said and done, it was Shockinglyfamous that shocked the other runners.
The colt broke from the 5-post in third under Benito Baca and they cruised around the turn, 1/2-length to the good at the top of the stretch. Then the running really started, they gained 3-lengths on the nearest rival by mid stretch. With Benito sitting calmy, they finished with an impressive 5 1/4-length victory.
Trained by Kasey Willis, who co-owns the horse with Stone Chase Stables LLC, the team completed the 870 yards in :45.592, while posting a 99 speed index. The $31,950 winner’s share of the purse boosted Shockinglyfamous’ total lifetime earnings to $252,940.
A veteran in stakes races, Shockinglyfamous has won eight races, four of which were stakes events. In addition to the Jesse Yoakum Memorial, the colt has also won the SLM Big Daddy Stakes-G3, Altoona Derby, and Rillito Park Championship Challenge.
Clarence Scharbauer III bred Shockinglyfamous out of TTA Sales Futurity winner Shocktime TB. She has produced 100% stakes winners from four starters. Shockinglyfamous is her top money earner.
Bullard Farms’ The Kings Horse (Class King-Fleeta Dif TB) had the inside position but was clearly second best on this day. The Lewis Jordan trainee had Claudio Aguilar aboard. Flyin Charlie (Flyin Color-Bokaroni) was able to save enough ground to finish third under Donell Blake for owner/trainer John Boegner.
SLP Mighty High (Mighty Invictus-Red Ruby Slippers), Im Jess Dashing (Dash Master Jess-Im Not Hillary) and One Mighty Eagle (One Famous Eagle- Kates Dynasty) completed the order of finish. Easter Fools was scratched.
Miss Sam Houston Stakes
JUST A PERFECT GRACE
Jby Michael Compton
ust A Perfect Grace became a stakes winner with
a dominating score in the $54,000 Miss Sam Houston Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park on June 18.
Ridden by Froylan Ramirez, Just A Perfect Grace overcame a brief stumble at the break and took command soon after the start of the 330- yard event. The sorrel filly maintained a clear advantage through the lane and rolled to the finish unchallenged to record a measured 1/2-length tally over Leading Senorita.
Just A Perfect Grace covered the distance in :17.028, earning a 91 speed index in her first black- type win.
Owner Shirley Flores homebred this Texas filly out of the stakes-winning Tinys First Corona mare BZ Amazin Grace. Just A Perfect Grace is trained by Manuel Flores.
The $32,400 winner’s share of the purse swelled her bankroll to $86,682 and the win improved her overall record to 9-3-3-1.
Leading Senorita (The Louisiana Cartel- Leading Princess) and jockey Nestor Duran gained ground late as the odds-on race favorite but proved no match for the winner and finished second. The multiple stakes-placed runner is owned by Esmael Garcia and is trained by Ricardo Aguirre.
La Inseparable (Inseperable-Cindys First CD) finished third under Ali Rivera, reporting home 1-length behind the runner-up. The 4-year-old sorrel filly is owned and trained by Jorge Haddad and has won or placed in six of her seven starts.
Best Moonflash (First Moonflash-Thebest Isyet Tocome), Pronto Alexa (Inseperable-CIndys First CD), Kiss My Cowgirl (Kiss My Hocks-Ima Swingin Cowgirl), A Fast Ribbon (One Famous Eagle-Fast Prize Ribbon), and Class With Flash (First Moonflash-Cloned With Class) completed the order of finish.
Sam Houston 250 Stakes
EL TARTANERO JESS
Eby Michael Compton
leazar Martinez Sr.’s Texas homebred El
Tartanero Jess extended his winning streak to five with a determined score as the odds-on favorite in the $53,250 Sam Houston 250 Stakes on June 18.
With jockey Ali Rivera aboard, the four year old son of Apollitical Jess broke sharply and grabbed the early lead in the 250-yard dash.
He fended off stern pressure throughout from Ima Catboy and ultimately kept that rival at bay the length of the lane.
El Tartanero Jess made a wire-to-wire run in the Sam Houston 250 Stakes and defeated Ima Catboy by a neck at the finish, stopping the timer in :13.441 and earning a 91 speed index.
Trained by Raul Galvan, El Tartanero Jess improved his record to 11-6-2-0, and now has made five back-to-back stakes wins after having annexed the $55,000 Texas Twister Stakes at Sam Houston in his previous start on June 4.
His win streak extends back to October of 2021 when he rattled off consecutive allowance wins at Lone Star Park.
The $31,950 winner’s share of the Sam Houston 250 Stakes purse increased his bankroll to $119,418.
Bred in Texas, El Tartanero Jess is out of the winning Corona Cartel mare Darling Corona.
Runner-up Ima Catboy (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Jess Goldiggers) just missed in a game effort by a neck for owner Sunset Well Service Inc. and trainer Jorge Valenzuela. Bryan Candanosa piloted the bay gelding.
Lucchesse (Inseperable-Las Alamitos) finished third under jockey Nestor Duran for owner/trainer Jorge Haddad.
L Capone (Capo de Capi-Scoops Victory Pop), Patoranado (Coronado Cartel-Pat Thorna), and Corona Moonin (Moonin the Eagle-Prima Corona) completed the order of finish. Amateur Night was scratched.
Sam Houston • $53,250
870 yards • :45.592 • si 99
Mr Jess Perry
One Famous Eagle
One Famous Lady
SHOCKINGLYFAMOUS, ‘16-h. Langfuhr
Shocktime TB
Red Thread
Sam Houston • $53,250
250 yards • :13.441 • si 91
Mr Jess Perry
Apollitical Jess
Apollitical Time
EL TARTANERO JESS, ‘18-c.
Corona Cartel
Darling Corona
The Creole Queen
Sam Houston • $54,000
330 yards • :17.028 • si 91
Mr Jess Perry
Ja Jess Perfect
Ja Curiosity
JUST A PERFECT GRACE, ‘19-f.
Tinys First Corona
BZ Amazin Grace
Easy Dash Miss
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