Page 173 - Speedhorse, December 2018

AQHA Distaff Challenge Championship-G1
ONE SWEET RACY
By Tracy Gantz
One Sweet Racy captured the AQHA Distaff Challenge Championship-G1, a race originally scheduled for Bank of America
Challenge Championship night at Los Alamitos Nov. 17. A gate malfunction caused that race to be declared a no contest.
Each horse received $10,000, dividing the purse equally. Dr. Ed Allred of Los Alamitos then put up another $100,000 himself and resched- uled the race for Dec. 2.
Ridden by Eduardo Nicasio, One Sweet Racy quickly went to the lead. She never relinquished it, holding off closing Tickle Ur Fancy by a nose in :19.872 for 400 yards.
“Eduardo said she got a little bit tired at the very end,” said Christopher O’Dell, who trains O n e S w e e t R a c y f o r o w n e r J o h n n y Tr o t t e r . “What a great mare. We are so thankful that
J o h n n y Tr o t t e r s e n t h e r o u t h e r e .”
A 4-year-old filly, One Sweet Racy won the 2018 Boehringer Ingelheim Los Alamitos Distaff Challenge-G3. She placed in four
stakes, including the 2017 All American Derby-G1.
In the no-contest event, One Sweet Racy broke through the gate, grabbing a quarter.
“We had to patch that
up a little bit and work on it,” said O’Dell. “That put us a little bit behind, but everyone was pretty much on the same boat. She grabbed
a spot and tore a little bit
of skin off. Fortunately, it wasn’t a huge deal and we were able to take care of it.”
Sunflower Supply Co. bred One Sweet Racy in Missouri from stakes winner Miss Racy Vike. The mare’s 20 winners from 28 s s t t a a r r t t e e r r s s i i n n c c l l u u d d e e C C h h a a m m p p i i o o n n M M i i s s s s R R a a c c y y J J e e s s s s , , stakes winner Miss Racy Eyes, and seven
s t a k e s - p l a c e d r u n n e r s .
Bobby Cox bred second-place Tickle Ur Fancy (Dominyun-Sizzling Lola), owned by the Hayden Brothers Ranch, and third-place Duck Dash N Go (Coronas Fast Dash-Duck Mea Running), owned by Vicente Treyes. Saul Ramirez Jr. rode 2018 Sun Downs Distaff Challenge winner Tickle Ur Fancy for trainer Hector Magallanes. Jose Nicasio rode 2018 Independence Day Handicap-G3 winner Duck Dash N Go for trainer Monty Arrossa.
Completing the field were Glen Ellyn (Favorite Cartel-Truly A Delightful), Kono (Dashair-Italian Princess), Gold Diggin Queen (Tres Seis-Its Good To Be Queen), Corona Springs (Corona Cartel-Aquafina), Mary Paintyourwagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-
M M a a r r y y s s S S o o u u t t h h e e r r n n p p o o l l i i c c y y ) ) , , a a n n d d D D a a h h t t e e s s t t e e ( ( O O n n e e Famous Eagle-Ladys Heart Of Gold). One
H H o o t t H H a a b b i i t t w w a a s s s s c c r r a a t t c c h h e e d d . .
Los Alamitos $100,000 • 400 yards :19.872 • si 90
Mr Jess Perry
One Sweet Jess
One Sweet Dash
ONE SWEET RACY, ’14-f.
Racin Free
Miss Racy Vike
Deal In Vikingson
One Sweet Racy’s winning connections include owner Johnny Trotter, trainer Christopher O’Dell & jockey Eduardo Nicasio.
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