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RACING NEWS
Rainbow Invitational
ROCK A JESS V &
JESS GOOD WINE
Wby Michael Compton
hen the dust settled at the conclusion of the
Rainbow Invitational at 440 yards at Ruidoso Downs on July 15, Rock A Jess V and Jess Good Wine could not be separated, resulting in a dead heat in the $100,000 fixture.
Rock A Jess V and Jess Good Wine hooked up
in the lane, distancing themselves from other eight contenders. They dueled to the wire together and were inseparable at the finish. The winners stopped the timer in :21.396, both earning a 91 speed index.
Rock A Jess V is a homebred for Valeriano Racing Stables and is trained by Santos Carrizales Jr. The gelding was ridden by Francisco Calderon. Rock A Jess V has banked $874,037. Jess Good Wine, owned by Guns Up Racing, was saddled by trainer Toby Keeton and ridden by Bryan Candanosa. Jess Good Wine has banked $115,757.
Third-place finisher Out Of The Way (First Moonflash-Coronas Fast Honey), ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo, is owned by Leslie and Pierre Amestoy Jr. and Roger Beasley, and is trained by Heath Taylor. Wirth The Wait (One Famous Eagle-Trendi), Market Analysis (Favorite Cartel-Baritromo), Dont Sass KVN (KVN Corona-Sassy On Fire), KJ Leader Ofthe Pack (Jess Good Candy-Tres Veses), Powerful (Favorite Cartel-Remember The Rose), Aint He Tempting (Tempting Dash-Preslee The First), and Lawless Wallace (Tres Seis-Elicity) followed.
Rainbow Juvenile
RJ HAVING FUN
Zia Juvenile
BELLA DE BALL
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by John Moorehouse by Michael Compton
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Having Fun scored the first stakes victory of
his career on July 16, taking the $100,000 Rainbow Juvenile held at Ruidoso Downs.
The race was held for the 10 fastest non-qualifiers for the Rainbow Futurity. That Grade 1 event, won by Dark NME in a record-setting performance, headlined this card.
RJ Having Fun completed his 400-yard run in Rainbow Futurity trials in :20.171, putting him sixth on the Juvenile qualifying ladder. He was a bit quicker in this stakes, covering the same distance in :19.851 for an 88 speed index to win the race by 3/4-lengths. RJ Having Fun ran through a 10 mph headwind.
Owned by Josefina Guzman and Corinna Sosa, the gelding reached the winner’s circle for the second time in five lifetime starts. RJ Having Fun brought the $44,094 first-place share of the purse, increasing his cumulative earnings to $69,805.
Toby Keeton trains RJ Having Fun, who notched that aforementioned third-place finish in the Laico Bird Stakes-RG3 at Remington Park back in April. Alejandro Medina drew the riding assignment.
Rito Sosa bred RJ Having Fun out of Snow Clouds, a 2004 mare.
Another Keeton trainee, Sandy Rose (Tempting Dash-CC Seis) finished second for Chow Ventures LLC. Bryan Candanosa was aboard. Nori (Favorite Cartel-Paint On Canvas) finished third for MRB Racing. The gelding is trained by Manuel Rodriguez and was ridden by Alan Hernandez.
Rounding out the order of finish was Holy Mitole (Mitole TB-Dashteste), Heavenly Snow Eagle (One Dashing Eagle-Heavenly Six), KJ Flying Cowgirl (Flying Cowboy 123-KJ Hotflash), Shes Snakie (Hes Relentless-Viborita), and Dankeshayne (Apollitical Jess-All About Ease). BP Down For A Corona, Dezigner Jeanz and Walk It Back scratched.
Ruidoso Downs on July 23. The 2-year-old daughter of Eye Am King may have been overlooked by the wagering public—being dismissed at odds of nearly 20-1—but she proved best in a field of 10, breaking her maiden and joining the ranks of stakes winners with a determined score in the 400-yard test.
Ridden by Adrian Ramos, Bella De Ball raced in fourth position early. She joined the leaders in the lane and surged at the wire to win by a neck over Who U Daddy. In winning for the first time in her career, Bella De Ball stopped the clock in :19.784, good for a speed index of 90.
A homebred for M J Farms, Bella De Ball, who is trained by Wesley Giles, is now a winner in her third career start. The sorrel filly has never finished off the board, and the $21,000 winner’s share of the purse swelled her bankroll to $23,400. Bred in New Mexico by her owner, Bella De Ball is produced from the Bigtime Favorite mare Ms Jingles, a Grade 1 stakes winner and earner of $453,728 during her stellar racing career.
Runner-up Who U Daddy (Big Daddy Cartel- Curlie Cue) had jockey Alan Hernandez aboard. The brown gelding is owned by Joaquin Gutierrez and is trained by Hector Chavez. Drest For Success (Jet Black Patriot-Devilwitha Bluedress), ridden by Bryan Candanosa, vied throughout and held third for owner Ellison Carter and trainer Toby Keeton.
Imperial Rein (Eye Am King-Fast Copy Miss), The Big Daddy (Big Daddy Cartel-Jessa Diva), Kelly Isa Chick (Jess A Chicks-Corona Kelly), JM Special Ryon (Moonifisant-Jm Iknowimspecialtoo), Sweetest Emotion (Jet Black Patriot-Volcoms Lady), Paint Me Queen (Eye Am King-Frosty Dreams), and Pick Of The Vine (Jesse James Jr-Tangled Vines) followed.
Ruidoso Downs • $100,000
440 yards • :21.396 • SI 91
Mr Jess Perry
Apollitical Time
Good Reason SA
Send Me The Candy
Favorite Trick TB
Apollitical Jess
ROCK A JESS V, ‘20-g. Rock Candy SA
Good Reason SA
JESS GOOD WINE, ‘20-g. Mr Perrys Wine
Queen Of Appeals Mr Jess Perry
Fine Wines
John Allen Bachelor IV, Speedhorse
Bailey Ivey, Ruidoso Downs
John Allen Bachelor IV, Speedhorse
Ruidoso Downs • $50,000
400 yards • :19.784 • SI 90
Mr Jess Perry
Eye For Corona Bigtime Favorite Some Quick Dasher
Eye Am King
BELLA DE BALL, ‘21-f. Ms Jingles
Ruidoso Downs • $100,000
400 yards • :19.851 • SI 88
PYC Paint Your Wagon
PYC Fun N Fancy
RJ HAVING FUN, ‘21-g. Snow Clouds
First Prize Fancy This Snow Is Royal SC Running Cloud