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RACING NEWS
Speedhorse Derby
JC WILD KING
by John Moorehouse
JC Wild King has had his career disrupted by medical issues on a couple of occasions, but the sophomore gelding looks to be hitting his stride. After posting the top qualifying time for the Speedhorse Derby, he came back and won the $71,015 final on July 24 at Fair Meadows. Jose Cervantes Jr. home-bred JC Wild King out of Oh Cherokee Rose, a stakes-placed mare whom he also owns.
“It feels good. It’s one that you’ve bred and seen him grow up as a baby and now he’s win- ning races for you,” Cervantes said of the derby victory. “It feels real good.”
And the $26,986 payday didn’t hurt. Not only did it accompany the second stakes win and third overall victory in nine total starts for JC Wild King, but it also pushed the gelding’s total bankroll to $79,335. JC Wild King also won last year’s Will Rogers Juvenile Challenge, then went on to place a close second in the AQHA Juvenile Challenge Championshilp-G2 held last October in Albuquerque.
Fair Meadows
$71,015 • 350 yards :17.718 • si 95
APOLLITICAL JESS
si 107
Bred by: Juan Alberto Tirado Lizarraga
Raced to 3 • $1,399,831, NTR 14-8(2)-4(2)-0
994 f., 84 SW • $41,704,537
MR JESS PERRY si 113
Bred by: Jesse Perry
Raced to 4 • $687,184 21-12(5)-2(1)-0
1,930 f., 156 SW • $58,870,280
Bred by: Jose Cervantes
Raced to 3 $79,335 9-3(2)-2(1)-0
APOLLITICAL TIME si 104 Bred by: Vessels Stallion Farm LLC
Raced to 6 • $904,242 35-14(10)-7(2)-5(4)
12 f., 1 SW • $1,524,188
OH CHEROKEE ROSE
si 106
Bred by: Weetona Stanley Raced to 4 • $112,001 19-6(1)-3-1(1)
13 f., 3 SW • $391,143
STOLI si 99
Bred by: Jackie Morgan Raced to 3 • $332,237 19-10(4)-1-3(1)
1,350 f., 37 SW • $16,852,320
OH WHAT A PERKS si 92 Bred by: Weetona Stanley Raced to 2 • $3,120 2-2-0-0
18 f., 3 SW • $562,100
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JC Wild King and jockey James Flores win the $71,015 Speedhorse Derby by 1/2-length.
Coady Photography
JC WILD KING, ‘18-g.