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Princess Derby Picov Maturity JESSAPRIMADONNA FIRINGREDJESS
QROOI Dist. Series #1
SPYFORTHESENATE
by Tracy Gantz
Spy For The Senate usually spends the winters in his native Oklahoma, competing at Remington Park, but he has done much of his racing at Ajax Downs in Canada. There he captured the $16,312 QROOI Distance Series #1 Stakes as the 3-10 favor- ite on July 7.
Ridden by Ismael Mosqueira, Spy For The Senate came away from the gate in fourth. He moved up to take the lead in the 350-yard race, scoring 3/4-length in :17.622.
Jason Pascoe trains Spy For The Senate for owner Milena Kwiecien. A 5-year-old horse, Spy For The Senate won the 2018 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity and two of the QROOI Distance Series last year.
Mary Hainline bred Spy For The Senate from Corona Spy, offered the colt for sale at the 2017 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale, and repurchased him for $6,000. Corona Spy has produced three starters, all winners, including MH Apollitical Spy, who ran third in the 2020 Speedhorse Futurity-G3. The second dam is I Spy A Fly, third in the 2002 Refrigerator Handicap at Los Alamitos and third
in the 2003 Turf Paradise Open Quarter Horse Derby-G3.
Erik Lehtinen trains second-place Perrier Special (Dominyun-Shenandoah Special), a 3-year-old geld- ing he bred and owns with his wife, Joyce. Perrier Special won one of three previous races, and Rachael Isaacs rode him in the Distance Series.
Ruth Barbour owns and trains third-place Chicksdigmymoneybags (Chicks Regard-Aaneta). Tony Phillips rode the 5-year-old gelding, who placed in two earlier stakes.
Completing the field were Eye Am The Eagle (One Dashing Eagle-Imagine If), Tempting First Dash (Shining First Dash-A Tempting Chick), Jess A Deal (Dealagame-Jess Marcy) and Five Bar Fandango (Five Bar Cartel-Had To Be Fandango).
RACING NEWS
by Tracy Gantz
A$10,000 claim in Louisiana turned into
stakes gold in Canada when Jessaprimadonna captured the $41,278 Princess Derby at Ajax Downs on July 14.
Cory Spataro rode Jessaprimadonna in both
her trial and the final. The filly won her trial by 1 1/4-lengths for the fourth qualifying spot. She broke second in the final and moved up to score by a neck in :17.683 for 350 yards. The back-to-back wins were the first for Jessaprimadonna since she broke her maiden in her racing debut.
Last December at Evangeline Downs, trainer Fernando Lopez claimed Jessaprimadonna for owner Erin Chrisman for $10,000. The filly began racing at Ajax Downs in June, now owned by Craig Spada and Isaak Fehr and trained by Spada.
Leroy Janacek Jr. bred Jessarprimadonna in Louisiana from Favorite Primadonna, who has produced one other starter and winner. The second dam, Grade 1 winner Miss Racy Vike, also produced Champions Miss Racy Jess and One Sweet Racy.
GFR Equine Services’s homebred Streakinlilwagon (Fast Prize Jordan-La Jollas Fortune) ran second. Helen Vanek rode the filly for trainer Jason Pascoe.
Ramiro Castillo piloted Jessies Good Candy (Jess Good Candy-Effortless Jessie) to third for owner Rick Crispi and trainer Bryn Robertson.
Rosie Perry (Mr Jess Perry-Black Rosalita) finished fourth. Goodness Graceious (Louisiana Senator-Dr Steppin Out) finished fifth, but was disqualified to seventh, moving Corrina Corrine (Corona Cartel-Illegal Feature) into fifth and Checkered Flagg (Freighttrain B-Lett Her Zoom) into sixth. Ice Cream Cartel (Five Bar Cartel- McM On Thin Ice) and JLs Deans Dynasty (Tee Cos-Fredavilles Dynasty) ran eighth and ninth. Ah Candyland was scratched.
by Tracy Gantz
Firing Red Jess had to defeat a two-time Champion to capture the $24,564 Picov Maturity at Ajax Downs on July 7. In against Had To Be Ivory, the
Canadian Champion in 2019 and 2020 and winner of this race in 2019 and 2020, Firing Red Jess accom- plished the feat as the longest shot on the board.
Sent away at 21-1 with jockey Josh Scott in the irons, Firing Red Jess broke third while Had To Be Ivory got away on top. At first it looked like the Champion would win again, but Firing Red Jess wouldn’t be denied. He pushed his head in front at the wire to win the 300-yard maturity in :15.302, while posting a 98 speed index.
Scott Reid trains Firing Red Jess for owner George Coleman. A 6-year-old gelding, Firing Red Jess had previously done his best racing in allow- ance events.
Guylaine Paquin bred Firing Red Jess in Ontario, Canada, out of Easily Holland. The mare has produced eight winners in nine starters, includ- ing Eazy Street, winner of the 2019 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity and Ontario Bred Futurity, and stakes-placed Hickerson.
Had To Be Ivory (Ivory James-Had To Be Fandango), bred and owned by Carol and Jaime Robertson, ran second under jockey Cory Spataro for trainer Bryn Robertson, who is Carol’s husband and Jaime’s father-in-law. Had To Be Ivory’s 13 victories include seven stakes.
Cassandra Jeschke piloted Countrys Comin Bac (Country Chicks Man-Bac To Center) to third for owner Ralph Pearson and trainer Don Reid. Countrys Comin Bac won the 2020 Ontario Bred Maturity.
Carneros (Prospect To The Top-Cakebread And Thou), Fiesty Icon (Sugarman Perry-Fiesty Spirit), Maryland Magic (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Purley Un Social), and Shes Sizzling (Sizzlin Cartel-Shenandoah Special) completed the order of finish.
Ajax Downs • $41,278
350 yards • :17.683 • si 97
Mr Jess Perry
One Sweet Jess
One Sweet Dash
Favorite Cartel
Favorite Primadonna
JESSAPRIMADONNA, ‘18-f.
Miss Racy Vike
Ajax Downs • $24,564
300 yards • :15.302 • si 98
Mr Jess Perry
Miss O Toole Holland Ease
Mr Jess Tex
FIRING RED JESS, ‘15-g. Easily Holland
Easily A Doll
Ajax Downs • $16,312
350 yards • :17.622 • si 99
Jess Louisiana Blue
Louisiana Senator
Corona Perfection
SPY FOR THE SENATE, ‘16-h.
Corona Cartel
Corona Spy
I Spy A Fly
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