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Jess Burner Memorial H.-RG1
OSBALDO
by Danny Camp
There are many riders who make a difference, and Ivan Carnero is one of them. The jockey shined brightly when he took over the riding assignment on a six-year-old stud, garnering two wins in two weeks.
Under a ride that seemed effortless, Ivan rode Osbaldo to victory in the 400-yard $85,000 Jess Burner Memorial Handicap at Sunland Park on Dec.19. Breaking well in third position from the 5-hole, Osbaldo hit another gear halfway down the track and demolished the star studded field, finishing 1/2-length in front.
They stopped the clock at :19.772 and deposited the $51,000 winner’s share, which bumped Osbaldo’s earnings to $408,989. He now has a record of 11 wins and 4 stakes victories from 34 races.
Osbaldo’s connections include owner Hubaldo Solis and trainer Ken Grisham. The horse was bred in New Mexico by owner Hubaldo Solis out of unraced Shes
So Blazin. The mare has produced 4 winners and 5 ROM from as many starters, including additonal stakes winner Blazin Version. Osbaldo, however, is her highest money earner with three stakes wins.
Major Moonflash (First Moonflash-Prima LD) unseated his rider in the gate, but jockey Adrian Ramos was unfazed and they finished 2nd for owners Pierre & Leslie Amestoy and trainer Jason Giles. Jess Got Issues (Jesse James Jr-Yo Mamma Got Issues) was 3rd under Ricky Ramirez. His team includes owner Debra and Joseph Meridyth Jr and trainer Guadalupe Munoz Jr. Followed
by Dungarees Version (Winners Version-Forty
One Special), Whatever Bill (Southern Corona- Edge Of Elegance), Justified By Chicks (Chicks
A Blazin-Jesstifiable), Booyah Bay (Brookstone Bay-Jess Brenda), Seeyalateralligator (Winners Version-Stars In My Eye), Gonna Make You Royal (Gonamakeyoureyesblue-Sweetly Royal), & Reckless Wind (Furyofthewind-Reckless Coin).
L. Wooten/S. Valentini H.-RG2
ASTICA
by Michael Compton
In yet another impressive effort, 4-year-old filly Astica asserted her superiority over nine rivals dashing to victory in the $85,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini
Handicap-RG2 at Sunland Park on Jan. 3.
Ridden by L. Martinez, Astica grabbed command soon after the start of the 400-yard race. She sprinted
clear in the lane and hit the finish 1 1/2-lengths over runner-up Get Down Bambi, stopping the timer in :19.428 for a speed index of 89. The $51,000 first place check boosted Asticas earnings to $308,923.
It was the eighth win and fourth stakes victory from 12 lifetime starts for odds-on favorite Astica. Numbered among her other added-money scores are wins in last year’s Zia Derby, Pelican Stakes, and the First Moonflash Stakes.
The M J Farms homebred is produced from the Grade 1-winning mare Alice K White, winner of the 2009 Grade 1 Golden State Derby and that year’s Grade 2 La Primera Del Ano Derby, both ran at Los Alamitos. An AQHA Champion 3-Year-Old-Filly and California Hi-Point 3-Year-Old Filly, Alice K White has won five of 11 outs in her racing career with earnings of $278,342.
Get Down Bambi (Get Down Perry-Chilly
Force) ran a big race to finish second. Joe Badilla Jr. piloted the 6-year-old mare for owner and trainer
Jaime Aldavaz Sr. Pretty Woody Jesse (Jesse James Jr-Woodbridge Duchess) and jockey Ivan Carnero dueled early and held third for owner Yaneth Cabrera and trainer Kenneth Grisham. Followed by Bankie Bay (Brookstone Bay-Jess Brenda), Shes A Phoebe (Gonna Ro Sham Bo-Phoebe Bebe), Lady Secret Dash (Lordly Way-Lady Chimes), BL Corona (Southern Corona-BL Duran), Sandys Jesse (Jesse James Jr-Sandys Fame), Genuine Kiss (Genuine Strawfly-Hasta Be Kissed) who was DQ’d from sixth to ninth for interference, & Penny Snatchin (Gone to the Mountain-Himaintenancegal).
Challenger Six Handicap
D E WAGONS STRAWFLY
by Danny Camp
DE Wagons Strawfly began his 2016 season with a strong 2 1/4-length finish in the 870-yard Challenger Six Handicap at Sunland Park on Jan 3.
Piloted by Jose Ortiz, the pair hopped from the 4-post then surged clear after the 1/16 mark to win the Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred Handicap. D E Wagons Strawfly stopped the timer at :45.652 earning a speed index of 87. The total purse for the race was $85,000 with the first place check of $51,000.
D E Wagons Strawfly has now earned a total of $448,218 and owns a race record of 10 wins out of 38 starts winning his last three of four outs.
Bred in New Mexico at the Double Eagle Ranch, D E Wagons Strawfly is owned and trained by Tony Sedillo out of the multiple-stakes produc- ing Wagons Maiden. The New Mexico Hi-Point Aged Mare owns a 109 speed index and has won six stakes races. She has produced 13 starters that have won 23 races including five stakes races. New Mexico Hi-Point Aged Gelding and New Mexico Hi-Point Distance Horse D E Wagons Strawfly is her highest money earner and only stakes winner.
Tag Yur It (Roll Hennessy Roll TB-Upside Down) finished in second place under Ruby Gonzalez for owner 3 L Racing Partners and trainer Lauren Fincher.
Third place went to Super Quintons (Quintons Gold TB-SS Rigamaroll) with Hector Aldrete in the irons. His connections include owner Armando Aldavaz and trainer Hermenegildo Aldavaz.
Completing the field were Never Tap Out (Jesse James Jr-Battleax Bell), Talkin Hills (Union Mills TB-A Real Whiz), Coronas Boy (Mr Houston-My First Corona), Beverlys Ruller (Lordly Way-Beverlys Gold) & Watch For Corona (Royalty On Watch-My First Corona).Corona Southerndream and Swiss Chris scratched.
Sunland Park • $85,000 400 yards • :19.772
Mr Jess Perry
Loose Lips Chicks A Blazin Best To Be First
Jesse James Jr
OSBALDO, ’09-h.
Shes So Blazin
Sunland Park • $85,000 400 yards • :19.428 • si 89
Mr Jess Perry
Loose Lips
First Down Dash Champagne Lane
Jesse James Jr
ASTICA, ’12-f.
Alice K White
Sunland Park • $85,000 870 yards • :45.652 • si 87
Strawfly Special
High Fashion Dash
Genuine Strawfly
D E WAGONS STRAWFLY, ‘09-g.
Calligrapher
Wagons Maiden
Dashing Wagon
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