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RACING NEWS
VISA
by Tracy Gantz
Terry Wootan and Roger Beasley had a great All American weekend. The day after their Whiskey Creek upset the field to win the All American Derby-G1, Visa captured the All American Juvenile. Wootan and Beasley own Visa with breeder Simmons Racing.
The $200,000 Juvenile was the one of two con- solations for the All American Futurity-G1, the other being the Juvenile Overflow Stakes.
The Juvenile was for the five fastest non- qualifiers from each day of the trials, and Visa was the second-fastest of that group on the second day. He went off as the 4-1 second choice in the Juvenile behind favored KJ Little Duce Coup.
Several horses bunched together coming out of the gate, with Visa on the inside of that group.
He came out after the start, got clear for jockey Bryan Candanosa, and kept widening his advantage throughout the 440 yards.
At the wire, Visa was 1 3/4 lengths ahead and stopped the timer in :21.965. The stewards posted the inquiry sign regarding the crowding at the start and there was a trainer’s objection, but the stewards made no change.
164 SPEEDHORSE October 2023
Visa and jockey Bryan Candanosa win the $200,000 All American Juvenile by an impressive 1 3/4-length.
All American Juvenile
Ruidoso Downs
$200,000 • 440 yards :21.965
VISA, ‘21-c.
Bred by: Simmons Racing
Raced to 2 $93,800 4-2(1)-1-1
CORONA CARTEL
SI 97
Bred by: Robert D. Etchandy Raced to 3 • $557,142 14-6(3)-3-0
2165 f., 194 SW • $69,322,137
HOLLAND EASE SI 109
Bred by: Dutch Masters III Raced to 4 • $361,227 27-6(1)-7(3)-8(3)
876 f., 43 SW • $12,243,892
CORONA CHICK SI 113
Bred by: Robert D. Etchandy Raced to 3 • $591,326 18-15(5)-2(1)-0
16 f., 4 SW • $3,625,157
CASHCHECKORCHARGE TB
Bred by: Tom Durant Raced to 5 • $117,833 10-6(1)-2-0
2 f., 1 SW • $93,800
WILL TAKE CHARGE
Bred by: Eaton
Raced to 4 • $3,924,648 21-7(6)-6(6)-1(1)
539 f., 15 SW • $24,182,467
FINAL MESA
Bred by: Carmine Telesca & John Guerrera
Raced to 4 • $211,602 9-4(2)-0-0
8 f., 1 SW • $306,939
Susan Bachelor, Speedhorse