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Moonist Stakes
SHOTT GUN
Sby Tracy Gantz
hott Gun added California to his list of states
in which he has won. After capturing races in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and his native Texas, he successfully debuted at Los Alamitos in the March 19 Moonist Stakes.
Favored London Toby came in at the start and didn’t get away quickly, unlike Shott Gun, who broke just like his name. Shott Gun led by a short margin throughout the 400 yards under jockey Jose Nicasio and then drew away slightly to score by 1/2-length in :19.608.
Heath Taylor trains Shott Gun for owner Bobby Cox, who also bred the 5-year-old gelding. At two in 2020, Shott Gun won the Heritage Place Futurity-G1 at Remington Park. Last year he added wins in the Miss Polly Classic Stakes-G2 at Delta Downs and King William Stakes at Retama Park. He has total earnings of $602,619.
Cox bred Shott Gun from his homebred mare Eye Popping. A multiple stakes-placed runner, Eye Popping has produced 9 winners in 11 starters, including stakes winners Instygator & Maybellina.
Juan Aleman trained second-place Cattail Cove (Favorite Cartel-Katie Katella), ridden by Armando Cervantes, and third-place All Ways (Fly Thru The Fire-Million Ways), ridden by Adrian Loza. Cattail Cove, owned by Link Newcomb, won the 2022 Independence Day Handicap-G3 and Azure Three Handicap. All Ways, owned by Boardshorts Stables LLC, was coming off a victory in the Flight 109 Handicap.
Completing the field were London Toby (Favorite Cartel-London Laura), Dasha Good Reason (Good Reason SA-Dasha Freda), Stuck In Probate (Favorite Cartel-Fyrefly Jo), Famous Cartel Jess (Mr Jess Perry-Famous Cartel), Up And Atem (Favorite Cartel-Up For It), and Dasha Dynasty (FDD Dynasty-Dasha Freda).
Billy Montgomerey Stakes
JESS DASH FAST
Jby John Moorehouse
ess Dash Fast entered the company of multiple
stakes winners with her 1/2-length victory in the $25,000 Billy Montgomery Stakes on March 24 at Louisiana Downs.
Juan M. Montoya owns Jess Dash Fast, who reached the winner’s circle for the fourth time in 12 career outs.
The $15,000 payday from this race improved the four-year-old brown filly’s total bankroll
to $152,342.
Jess Dash Fast also holds a wire-to-wire 1/2-length victory in last year’s version of the Scoopies Leaving You Stakes, held last December at Evangeline Downs. The filly also finished second in the 2021 Mardi Gras Futurity-G2 and third in the 2021 Lassie Futurity and was a finlist in the 2022 Audubon Stakes.
Trained by Roberto Madrigal, Jess Dash Fast broke well and in second from the 6-gate and remained a close second at the first call. The filly surpassed post-time favorite San Lorenzo Dash
to lead by a nose going into the stretch, then gained some breathing room to hit the wire with a 1/2-length separation.
Jorge Garcia rode Jess Dash Fast to victory, finishing the 330-yard trip in :16.742, and posting a 101 speed index while running into a 22 mph headwind.
Jumonville Farms and Burnett Ranch bred Jess Fast Dash out of Eyejesslovelouisiana, a 2007 mare who won two of eight starts during her own competitive career and was a finalist in the 2010 Fair Grounds Challenge Stakes.
San Lorenzo Dash (Heza Fast Dash-San Lorenzo Eagle) was denied a second straight victory but secured second place. Rogelio Marquez Jr. is the owner and Jesus Marquez is the trainer. Rolando Cabrera had the riding assignment.
Featured Prospect (Prospect To The Top- Sheza Fast Feature) placed third by a neck for Mark Langford. The Janessa Muniz trainee was ridden by Eric Reyes.
Ms Red Hot Patriot (Jet Black Patriot-Mita Jenny), LRH Heart Of Glass (Five Bar Cartel- LRH Heartofanoak), BT Got Game (Jess Louisiana Blue-The Girls Got Game), Go Rhonda Go (Zoomin For Bux-Ms Maggies First), One Sweet Rogue (Heza Fast Rogue-Sweet Pea Barbara TB), Tastreakoffire (Highest Fire-La Shining Streak) and Cwfasttrack (Mr Ease Cartel-BT Sheza Baby Spoon) followed.
Mighty Deck Three Stakes-RG2
APOLLITICAL PAYOFF
Tby Michael Compton
alk about a blanket finish. When the dust settled at
the conclusion of the 250-yard Mighty Deck Three Stakes-RG2 at Remington Park on March 10, all
nine horses in the race crossed the wire together with Apollitical Payoff bravely prevailing in the tight finish.
Ridden by Edwin Escobedo, Apollitical Payoff raced in fifth position early. As the field raced toward the finish, Apollitical Payoff was able to forge to a narrow lead, defeating JK Wildcat Red by a head at the wire. It was another neck back to third-place finisher Charlies Fury and then as the official chart reveals, remarkably all the entrants were separated by just a nose or a head at the finish all the way through ninth place.
Apollitical Payoff stopped the timer in :13.269 and earned a speed index of 93. Owned and bred
by Brenda Reiswig and trained by Jason Olmstead, Apollitical Payoff, winner of the Black Gold Futurity in 2021, improved his overall record to 19-5-5-2 and the $38,400 winner’s share of the purse increased his lifetime earnings to $189,827. Bred in Oklahoma, Apollitical Payoff is out of stakes winner Seis The Royal Cash.
Graded stakes winner JK Wildcat Red (One Dashing Eagle-Shaky Girl) just missed under jockey Cristian Esqueda. Owned by Regina Laymon, JK Wildcat Red, an 8-year-old sorrel gelding, is trained by Victor Ibarra.
Graded stakes winner Charlies Fury (Furyofthewind-Jess Charlena) finished a close third for jockey Agustin Silva. The 7-year-old sorrel gelding is an Oklahoma homebred for Tom and Kathleen McNally and is conditioned by Michelle Hurdle.
Prized Dimon (Prized Wagon-DQS Chew Chew), Tres Coronas Corona Cartel-Baja Jazz), Kiss The Cartel (Kiss My Hocks-A Snowy Cartel), Duanes Little Dee (Capo De Capi-Duanes Little Lady), Louis Litt (The Fiscal Cliff-High On Friday) & Swags (Kiss My Hocks-Check the Account) followed.
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Amber Mendez, Los Alamitos
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Los Alamitos • $40,000
400 yards • :19.608 • si 94
Valiant Hero SHOTT GUN, ‘18-g.
Eye Popping
First Down Dash
Corona Chick
Mr Eye Opener
Shes Jess Special
Remington Park • $68,000
250 yards • :13.269 • si 93
Mr Jess Perry
Apollitical Jess
Apollitical Time
APOLLITICAL PAYOFF, ‘19-g.
Tres Seis
Seis The Royal Cash
Royal Cash Down
Louisiana Downs • $25,000
330 yards • :16.742 • si 101
Heza Fast Man
Heza Fast Dash
JESS DASH FAST, ‘19-f.
Mr Jess Perry
Eyejesslovelouisiana
First Prize Dash
Louisiana Eye Opener