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Oneida County Fair Futurity
ROYALLITTLEWAGON
by Emily Blankenship
Royallittlewagon bagged her first stakes victory in the $28,400 Oneida County Futurity at Oneida County Fair on August 13 in Malad, Idaho.
The sorrel filly stepped into the 3-post over a fast
track with cloudy skies overhead.
Royallittlewagon broke well in second place and
took a neck lead by the first call under the guidance of jockey Dallas Erickson.
The pair held off all competitors, never lead-
ing by more than a neck at any point of the race. Royallittlewagon crossed the wire a neck in front, traveling the 300-yard track in :15.273 while posting a 101 speed index.
As the post-time favorite, this victory is the filly’s first in stakes company. Royallittlewagon took home the $12,780 winner’s share of the purse for owner/ breeder Enrique R. Rojo and trainer Skyler Greene.
Royallittlewagon now has lifetime earnings of $23,630 and a race record on 4(1)-2(1)-0 from six starts.
The filly previously finished first by 1/2-length in her trial to the Oneida County Futurity on Aug. 5, making her the third-fastest qualifier. The filly, who is on a 3-race win streak with this victory, was also second in the Rocky Mountain Spring Classic at Pocatello Downs on May 30. She also won the Bitterroot Futurity Consolation at Sandy Downs on June 24.
Enrique Rojo bred Royallittlewagon out of lightly raced Royal Lil Strike. Royallittlewagon
is her first winner from two starters. Royallittlewagon’s second dam is graded stakes winner LM Marys Lil Strike, dam of 100% money earners from four starters. Royallittlewagon’s third dam, LM Mary Tune, has also produced 100% money earners from four starters.
Fastest qualifier Juno Jess (Jess Zoomin-Junos Eye) finished second under jockey Francisco Linan for owner BNB Racing, Inc. and trainer Ricardo Castillo. In addition to winning his trial, Juno Jess won his previous start in the $16,000 Roche Equine Futurity in Jerome, Idaho. Second-fastest qualifier Toastdinero (Toast Your Dreams-Rare Jasmine) and jockey Pedro Gonzalez finished third for owner/ trainer Omar Hernandez. This marks only his third lifetime start. Followed by CM Once Ina Bluemoon (Ivory James-Cool Blue Corona), Over Drive
Man (Country Chicks Man-Georgia Gatorette), Countmywinn (Too Tidy Sum-Pinky Countess), HR Captain Jack (Captain Courage-Excessive Chatter), and Super Starr (Hadtobenuts-All Star Elite).
Merial LA Distaff Challenge-G2
TIME FOR JESS
by Tracy Gantz
Short of a dead heat, the Aug. 12 Merial Los Alamitos Distaff Challenge-G2 couldn’t have gone better for trainer Lin Melton and owner Spackman Racing. They collaborated with Time For Jess and Maggie Durant and finished one-two. Neither was favored, as 2017 Charger Bar Handicap-G1 winner Jess Good Reason went off at even money. Cesar DeAlba piloted Time For Jess, who bulleted out of the gate from the rail to take command early in the 400-yard event. Time For Jess never looked back, gunning with even more speed late to defeat her stablemate by 3/4-length in :19.695, earnning a 94 speed index. The $13,282 winner’s share pushed the filly’s earnings to $308,979.
In 2016, Time For Jess captured the Adequan Los Alamitos Derby Championship Challenge, and she has placed in four other graded stakes.
J. Garvan Kelly and Nancy Yearsley bred Time For Jess in Idaho from Coronation Time. The mare has produced seven starters, all winners, including stakes-placed Morgan Gale and Toms Big Time Girl.
Melton co-owns Maggie Durant (One Sweet Jess-Up Down Dash) with Spackman Racing. G.J. Rangel was in the irons. The 4-year-old filly was coming off a win in the California Breeders Matron Stakes-G3. Duck Dash N Go (Coronas Fast Dash- Duck Mea Running) finished third under Rodrigo Aceves for trainer Monty Arossa and owner Vincent Treyes,. The 3-year-old filly won last year’s Oneida County Fair Futurity.
Completing the field were Doing Trix (One Sweet Jess-A Perfect Cocktail), First N Final (Favorite Cartel-Tiny First Down), Jess Envision (Apollitical Jess-Answer The Dream), Jess Good Reason (Good Reason SA-Jess Call Me Tieing), Zendaya (Foose-Red Hawk Chick) & Fire The Senator (Louisiana Senator-Fire For Toby). All Right Now was scratched.
Wyoming Downs Futurity
ACADILLAC
by Emily Blankenship
Acadillac scored his first stakes victory in the $24,100 Wyoming Downs Futurity in Evanston, Wyoming on August 13.
Acadillac stepped into the 9-post over a fast track with clear skies overhead. With a 8-mph crosswind, Acadillac and jockey Daniel Carillo shot from the starting gate in fourth. The pair was able to gain
an early 3/4-length lead at the stretch. By the time they crossed the wire, the duo had a comfortable 1 1/2-length lead. They stopped the clock at :17.671 to earn a 90 speed index.
Acadillac took home the $11,327 winner’s share of the purse for owner/breeder Jerry D. Chapman and trainer Josh Taylor. The victory boosted the gelding’s lifetime earnings to $14,932. Acadillac has won or placed in four of his five starts in his 2 year old career thus far. This marks his third victory from five starts.
Chapman bred Acadillac near Waco, Texas out of lightly raced Louisiana Cadillac. Acadillac is her only starter.
Bay Max (Dashair-Weekend Traffic) led early under jockey Jesus Virgen, but settled for second for owner/breeder Caset Woolstenhulme and trainer Ryan Christensen.
Miss Hannah B (Mighty Invictus-Makndreams) and jockey Jordan Hadley broke in third, and settled into third by the stretch and remained there for the duration of the 350 yards. The filly races for owner Linda burt and trainer Jessica Hadley.
Tiny Capitana (Captain Courage-Tiny Flyin Levis) came in fourth and was followed by AC Perfect Storm (Winners Version-AC Special Edition), Jess Gone Streaking (Gone To The Mountain-Streak For Us Jessep), Mountain Vista (JR Dynasty Mountain-Visual Evidence), Midnights Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon- Brooks Midnight) & Pour Me A Corona (Winners Version-Flaming Corona). Heavys Version scratched.
Oneida County Fair • $28,400 300 yards • :15.273 • si 101
PYC Paint Your Wagon
Paintyourownwagon
Jessica Ravin
Royal Shake Em
Royal Lil Strike
ROYALLITTLEWAGON, ‘15-f.
LM Marys Lil Strike
Los Alamitos • $28,260 400 yards • :19.695 • si 94
Mr Jess Perry
Apollitical Time Corona Cartel
Apollitical Jess
TIME FOR JESS, ’13-f. Coronation Time
Sheeza Lil Val
Wyoming Downs • $24,100 350 yards • :17.671 • si 90
Azoom ACADILLAC, ‘15-g.
Shazoom
Crystalinas
Jess Louisiana Blue
Louisiana Cadillac
KBC Cadillac Tears
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