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Kaweah Bar Handicap-G3
WELL GOOD
by Tracy Gantz
Dr. Ed Allred, owner of Los Alamitos, won his 100th Quarter Horse stakes when Well Good took the $35,000 Kaweah Bar Handicap-G3 on May 4.
With Vinnie Bednar aboard, Well Good broke in second and went right to the front. He lengthened his advantage throughout the 350 yards, crossing the wire 3/4-length in front in :17.515.
Scott Willoughby trains Well Good, who earlier this year captured the Cypress Handicap. Well Good also ran second in the 2018 California Breeders 550 Sophomore Stakes and third in the 2017 Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap.
Allred bred Well Good in California from his winning homebred mare How Good. The family traces to 1991 La Primera Del Ano Derby-G1 winner How Special, the second dam, and multiple stakes winner Baby Hold On, the third dam. How Good has produced eight starters, all winners, including multiple stakes winner Well And Good.
Jose Nicasio piloted CM Boom Shakalaka (Carters Cartel-Mi Fames A Dandy) to second for trainer Nick Lowe, who co-owns the 4-year-old gelding with Chris Sutton. CM Boom Shakalaka has won four stakes—two at Los Alamitos and two in the Pacific Northwest.
Martha Wells’ homebred My Favorite Cartel (Favorite Cartel-Chicks Tell) finished third. Erasmo Gasca rode the 4-year-old gelding for trainer Matthew Fales. My Favorite Cartel won the 2018 Town Policy Stakes.
Tarzanito (Favorite Cartel-Ancient Empress) and Chance To Fire (Walk Thru Fire-Elans Last) fin- ished fourth and fifth. Rite Quick (Favorite Cartel- Iba Quick Chick) ran sixth, but was disqualified
to eighth for veering in. That moved seventh-place finisher Yanque (Favorite Cartel-Red Hawk Chick) into sixth and eighth-place finisher Call Me Cole (Corona Cartel-Little Surfer) into seventh.
La Pacifica Handicap
STRIVER
by Tracy Gantz
Juan Carlos Chavez, the owner of Striver, works as an assistant trainer for Scott Willoughby.
The 3-year-old filly is giving Chavez the time of his life, as she won her third stakes in the $30,000 La Pacifica Handicap at Los Alamitos on May 11. Willoughby trains the filly, and Cody Jensen rode her in the La Pacifica. Striver got away on top, and though it was close for the entire 350 yards, she received every call and edged Favorite Wise Lady by a nose at the wire in :17.827 for an 88 speed index. Late last year, Striver became a stakes winner in the Stotz Equipment Stakes, and earlier this year she added the Dreaming Sweet Stakes. All of her starts have come at Los Alamitos, where she has earned $143,876. Chavez purchased Striver at the 2017 Los Alamitos Equine Sale for just $17,000.
Dr. Ed Allred bred Striver out of his homebred placed mare Motherless, a daughter of 1995 Ruidoso Derby-G1 winner Ronas Sound. Motherless has pro- duced nine winners in 13 starters, including stakes winner Conquer All and stakes-placed Striven.
Chris O’Dell trains Parsons Ranch’s homebred Favorite Wise Lady (Favorite Cartel-Another Wise Lady), who finished second under jockey Eduardo Nicasio. Favorite Wise Lady ran second in the 2018 Governor’s Cup Futurity-G2.
Dr. Steve Burns’ homebred Stel A Gambler (Stel Corona-Baccarat Bar) finished third. Previously third in the 2018 Autumn Handicap, Stel A Gambler was ridden by Jonathan Roman and is trained by Mike Casselman.
Completing the field were Jess Motions (Apollitical Jess-Royal Motions), You Caught My Eye (Favorite Cartel-Hawk Kue Pie), Sassy Favorite (Favorite Cartel- Classic Sassy Chic), No Telling (Walk Thru Fire-How Good), Razzel Dazzel (Walk Thru Fire-Tac Out), Anas Image (Hawkinson-City Image) and SC Coronada (Coronado Cartel-Spit Curl Diva).
Adequan Los Al Derby Chal.
KR HI FIVE
by Tracy Gantz
KR Hi Five excels at races in the Bank of America Challenge Championship series. He won last year’s John Deere Juvenile Challenge
Championship-G2, and on May 26 he qualified for Challenge Championship night once again by capturing the $34,315 Adequan Los Alamitos Derby Challenge.
Despite stumbling at the start, KR Hi Five was still out of the inside post on the lead. Receiving every call, he got to the wire first. With Jose Nicasio aboard, he scored by 1/2-length in a hand-timed :19.900 for the 400 yards for an 89 speed index.
Jaime Gomez trains KR Hi Five for Sally and Dave Kidd, who bred the gelding in Colorado.
In addition to the 2018 Juvenile Challenge Championship, KR Hi Five also won the 2018 Los Alamitos Wild West Futurity.
The Kidds have had KR Hi Five’s family back to the fourth dam, Rainbows Comeandgo. They bred KR Hi Five out of graded stakes-placed I Bee Phia, who has produced 4 winners from 6 starters, includ- ing Mexican stakes-placed KR Galloping Ghost.
Mark and Peggy Brown’s homebred Hez Jess A Secret (Hez Our Secret-Jessa Techick) finished second under Jonathan Roman for trainer Roman Figueroa. Hez Jess A Secret had won or placed in half of his six previous starts.
Bolt For Gold (Favorite Cartel-Sheza Hot Catch), bred and owned by Mesa Valley Farms LLC, ran third under jockey Cruz Mendez for trainer Mark Skeen. The gelding ran second in the 2018 Corona Chick Handicap and was a finalist in two additional stakes events.
Unwavering Patriot (Jet Black Patriot-Bac Dancer), Loan Sharky (Parsons Rock-Lil Sharky) and Sassy Favorite (Favorite Cartel-Classic Sassy Chic) completed the order of finish. CM Whatta About Me was scratched.
Los Alamitos • $35,000 350 yards • :17.515 • si 97
Kiddy Up WELL GOOD, ‘14-g.
How Good
Corona Cartel
Miss Racy Vike
Bono Jazz
How Special
Los Alamitos • $30,000 350 yards • :17.827 • si 88
Foose STRIVER, ‘16-f.
Motherless
Stel Corona
Summertime Quickie
A Classic Dash
Ronas Sound
Los Alamitos • $34,315
400 yards • :19.900 • si 89 • Hand Timed
Corona Cartel
Five Bar Cartel
KR HI FIVE, ‘16-g.
I Bee Phia
Five Bar Molly Mr Eye Opener Fizzez Show Girl
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