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Livewires Turnpike’s winning connections include owner Bryan Hawk, trainer Matt Whitekiller and jockey Francisco Calderon.
Cartel stallion Pyc Paint Your Wagon. Wagon On Turnpike has produced four winners from as many starters, including Turnpike Judy, a half sister to Livewires Turnpike who ran third in Smithworks’ 2021 Oklahoma Paint and Appaloosa Futurity-G1 at Remington Park.
Livewires Turnpike’s second dam, the homebred winning Texas Hero mare Turnpikes Texas Hero, foaled six winners from eight starters, including Paint Me Turnpike, a full brother to Wagon On Turnpike and winner
of the 2016 Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity-G1, and two stakes-placed half siblings to Wagon On Turnpike, including Turnpike Country, a son of Country Quick Dash who ran third in the 2011 Pot O’ Gold Futurity-G1 at Will Rogers Downs.
Livewires Turnpike traces back to his fourth dam, Turnpike’s Jet, a homebred multiple stakes winning daughter of 1969 AQHA World Champion Easy Jet.
Campaigned in Oklahoma and Texas, Livewires Turnpike has won eight of 11 races -- including four of five at the 350-yard
trip and four of seven at Remington Park
-- and he has banked $147,702. Of his total earnings, $126,918 was pocketed during a juvenile season in which he won two graded futurities, including the $83,700 Pot O’ Gold Futurity-G1 at Will Rogers Downs on Oct. 3 as the fastest qualifier.
Livewires Turnpike returned a $2.40 win mutuel.
Zbars Livewire FS (CRM Livewire-Zbar Miss Bully), a 26-1 longshot, finished second while banking $6,928 for his owner Fred Ballard. Cody Wainscott rode the brown homebred colt for trainer Kasey Willis. Last year, he won the Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Championship Futurity-G1.
Salt Wire (CRM Livewire- Fantastic Follies) was stretching out in distance off of his third- place finish in a 250-yard $23,000 open-condition allowance dash
at Remington Park on March 10. The gelding earned $3,811 for finishing third, a nose behind
the runner-up, in the Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Stakes. Jockey Alonso Rivera rode the bay gelding for owner Russell M. Trull and trainer Kasey Willis.
The Big Chief (CRM Livewire-No Pokey Okey). BF Hannas Wagon (Lil Kool Wagon- Hannas Treasure), WL You Aint No Cowboy (Painted Turnpike- Texas Fourwinds), El Toriona (Lil Kool Wagon-Friona) RP Barracuda Dash (Barracuda-RP Miranda Dash), and OP Royal Nitro (CRM Livewire-OP Rebbecca) completed the order
of finish.
Livewires Turnpike returns under Francisco Calderon.
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