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RACING NEWS
Javier Rosique Palavicini Classic
JRS CORONAS SHADOW
by Luis Prieto Zamudio, translation by Speedhorse
Acompetitive group of eight runners three years and older, all bred in the United States and including only one female, participated in the ninth edition of the race in honor of breeder and horseman Don Javier Rosique Palavicini.
They competed for a prize of $367,300 pesos (approximately $20,859 US) over a distance of 300 yards.
When the race was dispatched, the interference of Hiclass And Grand (#4) and Dancing Perry Doll (#6) on A New Dynasty (#5) was clear. As the rider tried to correct the trajectory of Hiclass And Grand, he hit Player X Three (#3). The race flowed with Dancing Perry Doll, Cartel Sixes and JRS Coronas Shadow disputing the lead, to which was added the aforementioned Hiclass And Grand, who in a hasty closing, hit Cartel Sixes (#1), thus he was disqualified from fourth to sixth place and repositioning Cartel Sixes and Player X Three.
Faced with these setbacks, the experienced JRS Coronas Shadow (#7) moved freely along the right side of the track to seize the classic under the successful command of his jockey Yair Daniel Báez Soto in a respectable :15.04 for an speed index of 94, beating Dancing
Perry Doll by neck difference. The nine-year-old
bay gelding returned to
the winner’s circle after a
prolonged absence since
Feb. 13, 2022, when he won
the Inaugural Classic, after
which he only made two
appearances: one in the Speed
Classic where he finished
second and another in an
open allowance finishing in
third placeon April 30 of the current year.
Miss Karla Rosique, representing her grandfather Mr. Javier Rosique Palavicini, delivered a plaque for the classic, which was received by Rubén Romo García, trainer for Cuadra Los Gavilanes, to which JRS Coronas Shadow belongs.
Bred in the United States by Julien R. Stevens III, the winner is by the stallion Coronas Leaving You and out of the mare Shadow Of Colors by Dashing Val, He has a long history in the United States and Mexico. He debuted at the Las Américas Racetrack, winning on Sept. 8, 2019. To date, his record
is 12-7-4 in 33 starts, with earnings of more than 5.8 million pesos
After winning the Chirina Glorys Clássic on April 2, the filly Dancing Perry Doll (Mr Jess Perry- Imdancinwiththestars) finished second, under the guidance of Paul Osvaldo Rodríguez García. She belongs to Cuadra Valeria
and was saddled by trainer Saúl Pérez Robredo. In third place was Gray Cartel (Krash
Cartel-Coconut Crystal) with Miguel Ángel Rodríguez directing. He is owned by La Cuadra Cartas Blancas, where José Eduardo Baltazar Carmona is the trainer.
After the aforementioned disqualification, the other participants were in the following order: Cartel Sixes (Corona Cartel–Eye For The Sixes), Player X Three (Mr Jess Perry– Mischievous Player), Hiclass And Grand (FDD Going Grand–Hiclass Little Lily), A New Dynasty (FDD Dynasty–Famous Little Reba) and Eleet Fleet (Jess Good Candy–Clareet,).
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JRS Coronas Shadow and jockey Yair Daniel Báez win the $20,859 Javier Rosique Palavicini Classic.
Hipodromo de las Americas
$20,859 • 300 yards :15.04 • SI 94
Corona Cartel
Coronas Leaving You
Lil Bit Rusty
JRS Coronas Shadow, ‘14-g.
Dashing Val
Shadow of Colors
Ms Larkin Ease
Miguel A. Espinoza/Hipódromo de Las Américas