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RACING NEWS
BUDDER OFF FRIENDS
by Tracy Gantz
Budder Off Friends had much better luck in the Sept. 16 Go Josie Go Handicap at Los Alamitos than she did in the Golden State Derby-G2, when
she was wiped out at the start from both sides. But she came back valiantly to win the Go Josie Go. Favored at 3-2 and with Jesus Ayala aboard,
Budder Off Friends started this time with plenty of room on either side of her. Relentless Pressure took the early lead, but Budder Off Friends caught that rival and scored by a neck in :17.564 for 350 yards.
Adan Farias trains Budder Off Friends for owner David Hinkins. Earlier this year, Budder Off Friends ran second in the Check Her Twice Handicap.
Hinkins bought Budder Off Friends for $60,000 at the 2021 Heritage Place Yearling Sale. Lazy E Ranch consigned the filly to the sale for breeder Double Bar S Ranch.
Double Bar S Ranch LLC bred Budder Off Friends in Oklahoma from its graded stakes- winning homebred Budderfly Effect. The mare has produced 12 winners from 18 starters, including stakes winners Igotyourtac, Scoop Of Sunshine, and Here Comes The Budder and stakes-placed Budder Think Twice.
Ted Abrams’ homebred Relentless Pressure (Hes Relentless-Jess A Classy Lassy) finished second for jockey Armando Viramontes and trainer M. Heath Taylor. The 3-year-old filly ran second in the 2022 Texas Classic Juvenile Stakes.
Phoebes Baby Girl (Favorite Cartel-A Political Lady), bred and owned by Parsons Ranch, ran third. Henry Lopez piloted the 3-year-old filly for trainer Paul Jones. Phoebes Baby Girl has won three of her 10 previous races.
Completing the field were Koalition (Apollitical Jess-Nellie Delaney), All Prettied Up (Favorite Cartel-Pretty Jet High), and La Beverly Hills (Corona Czech-Jess Ravin).
ONE FABULOUS BOY
by Tracy Gantz
One Fabulous Boy moved up to graded stakes company this year after racing primarily in the allowance ranks. He put it all together in the Aug.
20 Bank of America Prairie Meadows Championship Challenge-G2 for his first stakes victory and also came away with a New Track Record.
Nothin Like You, sent away as the 2-5 favorite, zipped out to the lead from the rail, but 19-1
One Fabulous Boy, under jockey Angel Ramirez, soon engaged him for the lead. The two dueled throughout the 440 yards, with One Fabulous Boy drawing out to win by 3/4-length in track-record time of :21.020, while posting a 118 speed index.
Edward Hardy trains One Fabulous Boy for Paul Wolfe, who bred the gelding in Oklahoma with his wife Diane. Previously, One Fabulous Boy had been a multiple allowance winner.
The Wolfes bred One Fabulous Boy out of Check Out Kaelie. While racing for them, Check Out Kaelie finished second in the 2009 Frances Carr Distaff Stakes-G3 and 2010 Skip Zimmerman Memorial Stakes and third in the 2008 Northlands Futurity-G3. The mare has produced four winners in six starters.
Nothin Like You (Favorite Cartel-Whos Kissin Carter), ridden by Stormy Smith, owned by Bradbury Racing, and trained by John Hammes, finished second. The 4-year-old gelding has won five stakes.
Jorge Torres piloted Apollitical Redflash (Apollitical Jess-Chalala) to third for owner Cavenaugh Quarter Horses and trainer Renee Wilson. A 5-year-old gelding, Apollitical Redflash has placed in three other stakes.
Completing the field were Paint Your Lips P (Jess Good Candy-Jess Paint Your Lips) Wieburg (Ivory James-Hollie Jollie), DF Storm Tales (Wagon Tales-Storm’s Promise TB), and Behrable (Duponte- Miss Bedlan).
LYNNDER 16
by Tracy Gantz
When Lynnder 16 won the Aug. 20
Q-Racing Video Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge-G3, it was her 11th stakes over six seasons.
Edwin Escobedo regularly pilots Lynnder 16 and was back aboard for the Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge. Lynnder 16 came out of the rail post position on the lead and quickly built up a length margin. Favored Jess Give Mea Reason closed at the wire, but Lynnder 16 held off that rival to score by a nose in :19.432.
Jason Olmstead trains Lynnder 16 for owners Tom Maher and Richard Tobin, who bought
the mare as a yearling for $31,000 at the 2017 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale. Lynnder 16
has now earned $854,317 and has won stakes at Remington Park, Ruidoso Downs, Lone Star Park, Albuquerque, Canterbury Park, and Will Rogers Downs in addition to Prairie Meadows.
James and Marilyn Helzer bred Lynnder 16, by Apollitical Jess, in Oklahoma from deceased Tinys Corona Queen. The mare has produced 14 winners from 16 starters, including five other stakes winners.
Stacy Charette-Hill trains second-place Jess Give Mea Reason (Good Reason SA-Send Me
This Wagon) and third-place Early Surprise (Hes Relentless-Easy Downhill). Charette-Hill also owns Jess Give Mea Reason, who was ridden Cristian Esqueda and who won the 2022 Altoona Derby. Gail and Michael Ahern own and bred Early Surprise, who was ridden by Jorge Torres and who won the 2022 Oklahoma Horesmen’s Association Mystery Derby.
Completing the field were Political Fire (Apollitical Jess-Lady Perry On Fire), NSM Parks Candy Girl (Jess Good Candy-Corona With Ice), Apocalyptical Sis (Apollitical Jess-CC Seis), A Star Tonite (Carters Cartel-Star Bright Tonite), and SFS Alice Strikes (Apollitical Jess-So Striking).
176 SPEEDHORSE October 2023
Go Josie Go Handicap
Bank of America PRM Champ. Chal.-G2
Q-Racing Video PRM Distaff Chal.-G3
Amber Mendez, Los Alamitos
Coady Photography
Coady Photography
Prairie Meadows • $51,425
440 yards • :21.020 • SI 118 • Ntr
One Famous Eagle
One Fabulous Eagle
Ladys Heart Of Gold
ONE FABULOUS BOY, ‘19-g.
Check Him Out
Check Out Kaelie
Royal Six Lady
Prairie Meadows • $39,270
400 yards • :19.432 • SI 107
Mr Jess Perry
Apollitical Jess
LYNNDER 16, ‘16-m.
Apollitical Time
Corona Cartel
Tinys Corona Queen
Tiny First Effort
Los Alamitos • $25,000
350 yards • :17.564 • SI 89
FDD Dynasty
First Down Dash
Dinastia Toll BRZ
BUDDER OFF FRIENDS, ‘20-f.
Strawflyin Buds
Budderfly Effect
Ladies N Jens