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RACING NEWS
FLIGHT CLUB
by John Moorehouse
Flight Club turned in a performance worth discussing, winning the $15,630 Cup Classic Maturity on Sept. 9 at Century Downs to notch his
fourth consecutive victory.
All four of the wins on the current streak have
been in stakes company. He captured the Century Mile Bonus Challenge and Century Mile Sprint
in June, then went to Grande Prairie and captured the Evergreen Park Championship Challenge – a race he won for a second straight year. Flight Club now has 10 stakes wins, representing the bulk of
his 12 total victories in 18 starts. Aside from an appearance in the 2020 AQHA Juvenile Challenge Championship-G2 in Albuquerque, Flight Club has raced exclusively in western Canada.
Flight Club broke on top from the No. 6 hole and never looked back. The gelding led by a full length at the first call, maintained a separation of a 1/2-length going into the stretch, then gained some extra breathing room to win by daylight.
William Leech trains Flight Club, who finished the 440-yard trip in :21.970 for a 102 speed index. J.B. Botello had the riding assignment.
Charles Stojan, who owns Flight Club, collected an $8,237 payday that improved the gelding’s total to $141,587. Steve Burns DVM bred Flight Club and home-bred the gelding’s dam Seperate Flight.
Jessaprimadonna (One Sweet Jess-Favorite Primadonna) had a three-race win streak halted, finishing second for owner Cindy Fehr. The Misael Moreno trainee had D.L. Benitez in the irons. Timbers Express (First Timber-Daddys Express Girl) hit the board in third for owner Shirley Laczo and trainer Brant Laczo. Daniel Garcia was aboard.
The remaining order of finish was She Wears The Pantz (Seperate Interest-Skinny Jeans), Firelicious (Walk Thru Fire-Zoomilicious), and Scarletts Cartel (Carters Cartel-Scarlett Jewel).
THE PRIZE FERARRI
by Kristen Moore
By a nose, The Prize Ferarri took home the money in the $18,200 White Pine Stakes
on Aug. 19. Ridden by jockey Jose Figueroa, the
five-year-old gelding closed in on the win coming into the stretch, finishing the 400 yards in a time of :20.022 to earn a speed index of 102.
The Prize Ferarri earned a winner’s share of $10,010 for owners RTM Stables, Robin Dunn, Kevin Dunn, and Bryon Goody. The gelding is trained by Mark Hanson and has secured 16 wins during his racing career, including winning the Iron Horse Maturity at Weber Downs on May 27. In addition to the aforementioned stakes races, The Prize Ferarri also won the Pocatello Downs Juvenile Challenge, Adequan Pocatello Downs Derby Challenge, White Pine Quarter Horse Stakes - where he set a New Track Record - and the Bitterroot Derby. He now showcases
a bankroll of $154,846. He was also a leader by wins in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The gelding was bred by Weetona Stanley
out of the multiple stakes winner producing
mare Ferarri Fast Prize. The Prize Ferarri is a 1/2-brother to multiple graded stakes winning gelding Ferrari James. Ferarri Fast Prize has produced 23 winners from 32 starters with three stakes winners. In addition to The Prize Ferarri, Ferarri Fast Prize is also the dam of Ferarri James, winner of the Keokuk Stakes-G3 three times, Two Rivers Stakes-G3, Altoona Derby and Iowa Double Gold Derby.
Under jockey Uriel Dominguez, Cowboyhatbygucci (Apollitical Blood-Ms Fast First Prize) took the early lead but was bested coming across the wire. The gelding is owned by Lucero Uriel Dominguez and trained by Calli VanTassell Dominguez, He broke his maiden by winning the Rising C Equine Futurity at Energy Downs 307 Horse Racing in June 2021.
Blitz Chick (Stoli-Jeanifer Chick) and jockey Jose Lopez veered out midway but held third throught the race. The colt is owned and trained by Ricardo Mariles-Santos.
Finishing the field was Itsjustamatteroftime (Big Lew-Spoiled Jess), Tw Itsalrightnow (Im Alright Now-Kaweahs Blurr), Katies Boy Joe (Heir Joe-Authentic Kate), Tempting Fly (Fly Thru The Fire-Kool Temptor), Magical Chic (Majestic Cartel-Jo Dee Chic). B The One
and Docs Best Night were both scratched by the stewards.
APPROVAL GIVEN
by Kristen Moore
For his second stakes win of the season, Approval Given recovered from a stumbled start and was never headed in the $20,000 Cream
City Dash at Ferndale on Aug. 27. Jockey Hugo Herrera breezed the gelding down the 220 yards on dirt to win by a neck and finish in :11.209
to be awarded a speed index of 123 and a New Track Record.
Approval Given made a wire-to-wire run and earned $11,110 for owners Emilio Guerrero and Boardshorts Stables LLC, and now boasts a bankroll of $79,819.
The gelding is trained by Emilio Guerrero and has placed in seven of his eight starts this season. The gelding’s most recent stakes win prior to this was in the Jack Clifford Stakes at Sacramento on July 22. He also finished third
in the Mail Tribune Handicap at Grants Pass Downs earlier this year. His only other stakes event was a third place finish in the 2020 Grants Pass Derby Challenge.
Bred by Edward C Allred, the gelding is the leading money earning progeny and first stakes winner out of dam Just Checking, who has produced five starters and all five are winners. Approval Given’s second dam is Mistletoe Handicap winner Just Think. The mare has produced 10 winners in 13 starters, including top earner Check My Thoughts, winner of five stakes events, including two Grade 1 races in the Golden State Derby-G1 and Southern California Derby-G1. The gelding was also named California Hi-Point Three-Year-Old Gelding.
Closing in on second while coming across the wire was Dollys Talent (Prime Talent-Dollys Cole Curl) and jockey Francisco Monroy. The mare is bred and owned by Laura Guillen and trained by Isauro Guillen. The mare has placed in three of her six starts this season.
Cds Its Only Money (Hes Relentless- Yesterdays Girl) and jockey Jayden Ironeyes finished third. The gelding is owned by Jose Ramon Robles and trained by Juan Manuel Hernandez. He has placed in all five of his outs this season.
Completing the field was Three Times A Lady (Tres Seis-Turf Contender), One Corona Fire (Two Corona Special-One More Fire), Conquest Creek (Conn Creek-Flyingdome) and One Fast Game (Heza Fast Dash-One Game Chick).
200 SPEEDHORSE
October 2023
Century Downs Cup Classic Maturity
White Pine Horse Racing Stakes
Cream City Dash
Coady Photography
Ferndale • $20,000
220 yards • :11.209 • SI 123 • NTR
Kiddy Up APPROVAL GIVEN, ‘17-g.
Just Checking
Corona Cartel
Miss Racy Vike
Check Him Out
Just Think
Century Downs • $15,630
440 yards • :21.970 • SI 102
Foose FLIGHT CLUB, ‘18-g.
Stel Corona
Summertime Quickie
Separatist
Seperate Flight
Babe On The Fly
White Pine Racing • $18,200
400 yards • :20.022 • SI 102
Corona Cartel
The Louisiana Cartel
The Louisiana Girl
THE PRIZE FERARRI, ‘18-g.
Mr Jess Perry
Ferarri Fast Prize
Fast First Prize