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Mr Master Bug Stakes-RG3
LOVE IS EVERYTHING V
by John Moorehouse
James Sills’ gelding Love Is Everything V now holds back-to-back stakes victories with his effort in the $48,500 Mr Master Bug Stakes-RG3 at Remington Park on April 18.
Coming into this race off a wire-to-wire victory in the $232,600 Oklahoma Derby-G3, Love Is Everything V entered the gates as the heavy favorite. The gelding proved the oddsmakers right, leading at every call of the 350-yard event and winning in rather resounding fashion.
With Jimmy Brooks aboard, the gelding broke on top from the 9-post, led by a 1/2-length at the first call and then exploded, drawing clear of any would-be rivals and hitting the wire with a comfort- able 1 1/2-length margin of victory.
Eddie Willis trains Love Is Everything V, who finished his 350-yard trip in :17.548, registering an 89 speed index.
Love Is Everything V has been to the winner’s circle five times now in 12 career starts. This victory, and the $26,646 sum that came with it, improved his overall earnings to $220,076.
Valeriano Racing Stables bred Love Is Everything V out of Echoes Of Love, who logged six wins, includ- ing the Remington Distaff Challenge-G3. She has produced 100% money earners from three starters.
Willis trains all 3 horses that hit the board.
Sills also owns Ritas Back On Track (Freighttrain B-Perry Story), who had Jose Vega in the irons. BV Sheslikethewind (Apollitical Jess-Corona Cayenne) was 3rd under Benito Baca for Bella Vista Farms.
Followed by Striking Perfection (High Rate of Return-Striking Form), Jay Number 7 (Im a Fancy PYC-First Ginlark), Wagons Dash (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Breitling Time), Good Candy P (Good Reason SA-Send Me This Wagon), Jesses Dashair (Dashair- Jesses Peach) and Analytix (Mr Jess Perry-All N the Jeans). DF Mischievious Jess was scratched.
Sooner State Stakes
EAGLES FLY HIGHER
by John Moorehouse
Eagles Fly Higher soared to a surprising victory in the Sooner State Stakes-RG1, beating a field that included a former All American Futurity-G1 winner
in the $84,000 event at Remington Park on April 18. Eagles Fly Higher looked impressive on his 400- yard run to victory. He broke on top from the 8-post
and dashed to a 1 1/2-length lead by the first call. He maintained that separation going into the stretch, then continued to draw clear, sporting a 2-length lead by the time he hit the wire. Mario Delgado was aboard, guiding the colt to a :19.460 run and a 96 speed index.
The four-year-old colt has been good at this track, logging his fifth victory in eight starts. For his career, Eagles Fly Higher now holds six wins in 17 outs. His owners at Darling Farms banked a $50,184 payday that pushed his total earnings to $390,660. The colt had just earned his first stakes win in his most recent out, the Grade 2 Eastex Handicap held at Remington on March 21.
Casey Black trains Eagles Fly Higher, who was bred by V.H. Harman, Jr. and Robert Moudy III out of winner Lone Bet. She has produced 100% money earners from eight starters. Eagles Fly Higher is her second stakes winner and top earner.
Runner-up honors went to Hes Limitless (Corona Cartel-PJ Chick In Black), who is owned by Jack Smith Farms and trained by John Stinebaugh. Benito Baca did the riding.
Fenian Faith (Apollitical Jess-Three Green Leaves) finished third for Lloyd Yother and J. Garvan Kelly. The Dee Keener trainee had Raul Valenzuela aboard.
Hot Dam Bam A Lam (Captain Courage-Hot Nova), Eye N Capo (Capo De Capi-Satisfeyen), Hooked On A Win (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Pretty Girl Kate), BV Comeback Kid (Corona Cartel-Eyesa First), Apocalyptical Jess (Apollitical Jess-Cassandra Crest) and Mighty Tamale (Mighty B Valiant-Real Hot Tamale) completed the order of finish.
Victoria Ennis P&A Memorial
QUEEN FOR CASH
by John Moorehouse
Queen For Cash added a stakes victory to her undefeated body of work, outracing the field in the $15,600 Victoria Ennis Memorial Stakes for Paints
and Appaloosas at Remington Park on April 25. The two-year-old filly debuted on March 29,
winning a 250-yard maiden at the same Oklahoma track. She returned for this event and looked sharp for the entire 330 yards, breaking well from the 7-post, opening up a 1-length lead by the time she entered the stretch, and continuing to pull away during the final yards. Queen For Cash hit the wire sporting a 1 3/4-length margin of victory, finishing her trip in :16.785 for a 91 speed index. That’s the fourth-fastest time in the history of this event.
Gary Vaughan, who home-bred Queen For Cash, banked a $9,252 payday. Carlos Ruiz is the trainer and Daniel Torres did the riding. It was the first time any of Queen For Cash’s connections have won the Victoria Ennis Memorial.
Vaughan bred Queen For Cash out of winner Ivory Queen, who placed second in the Cricket Bars Futurity. Queen For Cash is her first starter.
There were only two Appaloosas in the field and the other, Captain Blood, dead-heated with Wired Two Twenty APHA for second place. Vaughan also owns Captain Blood (Apollitical Blood QH-Eyesa Knockout ApHC), a Luis Villafranco trainee who had Agustin Silva in the irons. James Sills owns Wired Two Twenty (CRM Livewire APHA-Bentley James QH), an Eddie Willis trainee who had Jimmy Brooks aboard.
Triple Sab O Tage APHA (CRM Livewire APHA-Turbulence APHA), Flashem Wally O APHA (Royal Quick Flash APHA-Quick Caydee APHA), A Tempting Encounter APHA (Tempting Dash QH-Brief Encounter APHA) & Cosmic Dude APHA (Cosmograph QH-Awesome Mistres APHA) completed the order of finish. Shez Risky Business was scratched.
RACING NEWS
Remington Park • $48,500 350 yards • :17.548 • si 89
Valiant Hero
One Valiant Hero
Smiles All Around
LOVE IS EVERYTHING V, ‘17-g.
One Famous Eagle
Echoes Of Love
Echoes Of Angels
Remington Park • $84,000 400 yards • :19.460 • si 96
Mr Jess Perry
One Famous Eagle
EAGLES FLY HIGHER, ‘16-c. Lone Bet
One Famous Lady First Down Dash RR Le Mistral
Remington Park • $15,600 330 yards • :16.785 • si 91
One Famous Eagle
Hes Relentless QH
This Dreams Flying
QUEEN FOR CASH ApHC, ‘18-f.
Ivory James QH
Ivory Queen ApHC
Sure Nuff Fast
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