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RACING NEWS
AQHA John Deere Mexico Juvenile Challenge
MOONIN CORONA
by Luis Prieto Zamudio, translation by Speedhorse
Only six two-year-old participants ran in the AQHA John Deere Mexico Juvenile Challenge, and those were given the “hair
test” three weeks before the race from which they tested negative for banned or regulated substances according to the rules in force for that program. The purse was $786,920 pesos ($39,265 U.S. approx.), which was contested in 350 yards over a good track.
None of the participants had won a race in their still brief careers. Only the filly Bombay Temptress had three second-place finishes in as many starts, so she was the wide favorite in the betting.
In the race, Sheza Country Doc (#3) drifted inward and made moderate contact with Notorious Gray (#2), but he quickly recovered and continued his path, leav- ing the offender behind. On the right side, Moonin Corona (#6) advanced decisively
under the command of
Yair Daniel Báez Soto to lead the action with resolve until crossing the finish line 1-length ahead of Notorious Gray in second.
The race time was :17.57 for an 82 speed index, and she also broke her “Maiden” in her second start at the track, taking to her account $ 393,460 pesos ($19,632 U.S. approx.).
The daughter of stallion
Moonin The Eagle is out the mare Sunset Stunner by Corona Cartel. The winner was bred by John Andreini and belongs to Mr. Everardo Múzquiz Elguezábal, who acquired the in-foal mare at the 2019 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale in Oklahoma. “The
filly was born and raised on our ranch in the State of Coahuila,” according to Miss Adriana Múzquiz.
The award ceremony was headed by Dr. Anselmo Aguilar Payán, and a special guest in journalist Atalo Mata and his family, who presented the trophies and buckles to jockey Yair Daniel Báez and trainer Rubén Romo Hernández.
Notorious Gray (Separatist-Favored, Teller Cartel) placed
second under the command of Mario Alberto López Marmolejo. She belongs to the Cuadra Jojola R and is trained by Joaquín Ramón Peláez Cortés. She was bred by Luis Miguel Albores Gleason.
Hipodromo de las Americas
$39,265 • 350 yards :17.57 • si 82
One Famous Eagle
Moonin The Eagle
Your First Moon
MOONIN CORONA, 19-f.
Corona Cartel
Sunset Stunner
Endless Delight
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Moonin Corona and Yair Daniel Báez winning the AQHA John Deere Mexico Juvenile Challenge.
Miguel Angel Espinoza Espinosa