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                 The colt lived up to those expectations, breaking on top from the No. 3 hole and lead- ing at every call of the 350 yards.
Docs Dusty Cartel led by a 1/2-length at the first call, then pulled away from the compe- tition to sport a 1 1/2-length advantage going into the stretch.
No other horse in the field had an answer and Docs Dusty Cartel coasted to the wire underneath Champion Jockey James Flores, finishing in :17.749 for a 94 speed index.
Stacey Capps conditions Docs Dusty Cartel, who banked a $77,797 payday for his connections that swelled the bay colt’s lifetime bankroll to $141,568.
Docs Dusty Cartel’s dam, Docs Dusty Dale, competed in the 2014 running of this race, finishing fifth. Dusty Rose Ranch also home-bred Docs Dusty Dale, a 2012 mare who logged one win in six starts before becoming a broodmare.
Runner-up Shy Kisser (Kiss My Hocks- Shyann La Jolla) logged her fourth in-the- money finish in a stakes race this year—all
of them Graded—though she still is looking for her first career victory. Cuadra Chihuahua LLC, owns the filly. Oscar Nunez is the trainer and Gonzalo Gutierrez did the riding.
Olivia De Capo (Capo De Capi-Zooming For First) finished third by a neck for owner Abelardo Flores and trainer Eddie D. Willis. Justine Klaiber was aboard. The filly previously won her trial to the Heritage Place Futurity and finished third in the Heritage Place Juvenile.
The remaining order of finish was JT Business Man (Sizzlin Red Corona-Sweet Chico), Valerity (Volcom-Corona Couture), El Rubio Corona (Coronado Cartel-Lucky Call
Me), JC Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Oh Cherokee Rose) and Chuggin Corona (Hez Our Secret-Royal Stiletto). Definitely A Hero and Rl Drifter both scratched.
RACING NEWS
 Docs Dusty Cartel’s winning connections are joined in the winner’s circle by friends and family.
  Winning connections include owner Dusty Rose Ranch LLC, trainer Stacey Capps & jockey James Flores.
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