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RACING NEWS
Fernando Valdez, Rosendo Valdez, Jr., Ruben Chavez and Rosendo Valdez
“He’s not hot tempered like a lot of the Apollitical Bloods; he’s always been calm, almost a lazy horse, but on the racetrack he is something special.”
-Rosendo Valdez Jr.
Spring Hill Farms has now bred three Lee Berwick winners, having also bred Eysa Jess Jumpn, the 2018 winner, and Dashnunder Afullmoon, who won the 2017 renewal.
Lee Berwick Futurity runner-up San Lorenzeaux (Carters Cartel-Scoopie Coochie) was game in defeat and nearly sprang the upset under Raul Ramirez Jr. The bay gelding, who is owned by Rogelio
Marquez Jr. and trained by Hector Alcala, captured his trial heat on July 10 winning by half a length.
TDZ Royal Runaway (Sir Runaway Dash-Thequeenhasgonenuts) finished third for owner/breeder Tony Doughtie and trainer Kenneth Roberts Sr. Victorious in his trial heat, TDZ Royal Runaway finished third behind Blood Money in the Laddie Futurity on June 12 and is a 3-time winner.
Railroad Jimmy (Freighttrain B-Ha
Chi Mama), Apolliticalfastlane (Apollitical Blood-Pantherinthefastlane), Quid Pro Quo (Five Bar Cartel-Jess Tempting to Fly), Jess Louisiana (Jess Louisiana Blue-Elly Mae), Sheza Fast Blood (Apollitical Blood- MCM Sheza Fast Cutie) and Ultimo Alex (Inseperable-Cindys First CD) completed the order of finish. Angel Guns
was scratched.
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Photo by Susan Bachelor, Speedhorse