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Garañones Futurity
TRES CARANO
by Luis Prieto Zamudio, translation by Eduardo Silveyra
Over two days, 10 races were held each day in order to obtain eligible candidates to contest the Garañones Futurity’s valuable
prize as well as the Consolation prize. A total of twenty trials were held for the 300-yard contest in order to get the qualifiers with the necessary time to get picked for the finals. There were 163 entries bred in Mexico, with their respective rider and with the backing of their support team.
During the two days, the five fastest times were obtained each day in order to qualify to the finals with the following five going into
the consolation. The speed of the track one
day compared to the other day left a feeling of “unfairness” between some participants and the fans, however, since much better times were obtained the second day compared to the first.
Thus, the list of candidates to compete for the prize of 1,893,300 pesos ($126,220 US, approxi- mately) met on July 19. It should be clarified that the total purse of the Futurity was 3,120,500 pesos ($208,033 US, approximately), of which 60% was distributed to the owners of the final- ists, and 10% went to the consolation prize, 20% to owner of the sires of the finalists, and 10% to the Mexican Quarter Horse Association.
The rain did its part. Soon after the start, Set Sambaso (#5) was penned by Daver (#4)
and La Beduina Cartel (#7) to the extent that she fell in the sand and, as she got up, dropped her jockey Ismael Parra and continued the race behind the group. Dash To Horse (#8) was saved from the melee and took the lead, but from behind moved Tres Carano (#9) to catch up at the finish line and winning by a nose, leaving second place to the sorrel.
There were minutes of tension due to the investigation of the stewardess and protests over the incident, which led to the disquali- fication of Daver and La Beduina Cartel to eighth and ninth respectively. With the issue resolved, victory went to Tres Carano and rider Jose Luis Santos, who went to the winner’s circle for the award and photography with their team and fans of Cuadra San Rafael, for which the black colt runs.
His race time was 15.15 seconds, for a 101- SI, improving by 15 hundredths of his 15.30 time in the trials.
Tres Carano was bred in Mexico by Alejandro Arenas Badillo, a product of his stal- lion Tres Ruby with the mare Princess Carano,
by Ferrari Carano. As a year- ling, he was consigned to the Selecta Auction (lot 222) where he closed with a bid at 108,000 pesos (US $8,307 approxi- mately) and was acquired
by Oscar Eliel Bramlett for Cuadra San Rafael. In the trials for the Mexico Futurity, he qualified for the consola- tion where he finished sixth. His first win came on June 27, winning his heat that led
him to participate in the final of the Garañones Futurity with the sixth fastest time. His record is 2 firsts and 2 second places in five performances.
For this success, he took to his account 946,650 pesos (approximately US $63,110), now totaling 976,830 pesos (US $65,122 approximately). He was saddled by trainer Raymundo Sandoval.
Second place went to the filly Dash To Horse (Sea Horse Corona - Dash To Watch), led by Jose Angel Ambrosio Medina for Cuadra Rosado Diaz and trainer Everardo Flores. He was bred by Salome Gallegos Fernandez.
In third place came Pluma Fina Gc (Native Jewel Dh - Fast Movin Maddy) with Moises Molina Romo on the reins for Cuadra Par de
Hipodromo de las Americas $126,220 • 300 yards :15.15 • si 101
Tres Seis
Tres Ruby
Red Ruby Slippers
TRES CARANO, ‘13-c.
Ferrari Carano
Princess Carano
SF Princess Beduinoa
Representing La Cuadra San Rafael is Jose Luis Santos (center) and to his right Oscar Eliel Bramlet, breeder Alejandro Arenas and Tres Carano’s trainer
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