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La. Champ. Day Juvenile-RG2
QUID PRO QUO
by Michael Compton
Quid Pro Quo bounced back from a disappointing 6th-place finish as the odds-on favorite in his trial to the LQHBA Million Futurity to spring a mild
surprise in the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile-RG2 at Fair Grounds on Dec. 11.
Ridden by Bobby Ransom, Quid Pro Quo raced in 6th position early in the 350-yard fixture before ranging up alongside the leaders in the lane. He grabbed the lead close to home and despite lugging out late, fended off Gamefaceprize to score by 3/4-lengths at the finish. In capturing the initial stakes race of his young career, Quid Pro Quo, who was dispatched at odds of 14-1, stopped the timer in :17.583 for a speed index of 99.
In winning for the 4th time in 7 lifetime starts, Quid Pro Quo picked up the $45,000 winner’s share
of the purse which increased his bankroll to $93,132. The talented youngster was also a finalist in the Lee Berwick Futurity-G1 at Delta Downs over the summer.
Owned by Jeronimo Silva, Quid Pro Quo is trained by Josue Huitron, and was bred by Gerard Hebert. The 2-year-old sorrel gelding is produced from the Tempting Dash mare Jess Tempting to Fly.
Runner-up Gamefaceprize (Fast Prize Dash-Baby
This Girls Game) & jockey Jose Rodriguez were 2nd after breaking out and bumping after the start for owner Miguel Hernandez and trainer Orlando Orozco. Post time favorite Jess Sweet Enough (One Sweet Jess-Devilwitha Bluedress) & jockey Everardo Rodriguez were 3rd for owner Rosendo Valdez & trainer Rosendo Valdez Jr. Followed by Return The Queen (Sir Runaway Dash-Rebels Royal Lady), KP Prospect (Prospect To The Top-Bittersweetsymphony), Amazing Blood (Apollitical Blood-Royal Quick Jo
Z), Soft On The Freight (Freighttrain B-Soft Summer
Jess), TDZ Royal Runaway (Sir Runaway Dash- Thequeenhasgonenuts), Jess Louisiana (Jess Louisiana Blue- Elly Mae), Railroad Jimmy (Freighttrain B-Ha Chi Mama), KK Sandra Patriot (Game Patriot-Sandra Sue Blue) & Shesa Knockoutcartel (Five Bar Cartel-Lady Knockout).
La. Champ. Day Derby-RG3
DIRTWATER DASH
by Michael Compton
Odds-on race favorite Dirtwater Dash proved a popular winner of the $100,0000 Louisiana Champions Day Derby-RG3 at Fair Grounds
on Dec. 11, leaving nine rivals in the dust with a 1/2-length score in the 400-yard event.
With jockey Everardo Rodriguez aboard, Dirtwater Dash broke alertly from the 10-gate and enjoyed a clean trip from the far outside. He closed resolutely in the lane and got up late to win clear at the finish. The three-year-old gray gelding stopped the timer in :19.743, not far off of the 2014 track record
of :19.428 set by Fast Talkin Henry. Dirtwater Dash’s final clocking earned a speed index of 107.
Owned by Rosendo Valdez and trained by Rosendo Valdez Jr., Dirtwater Dash has now won seven of 14 starts. The $45,000 winner’s share of the purse increased his lifetime bankroll to $124,038. Winner of the Delta 550 Stakes in May, Dirtwater Dash also finished third in the Firecracker Derby-G3 as the favorite two starts back.
Michael Carlton bred Dirtwater Dash in Louisiana and he is produced from the winning Dashin Bye mare Dashin Kate Perry.
Runner-up Ought To Go Tee (Tee Cos-VF Ought to Go Max), ridden by Rolando Cabrera, was game throughout and held the place spot by a nose from third-place finisher Get it Done Babe (Heza Fast Dash-Mi Babe) and jockey Leonardo Rodriguez. Ought To Go Tee is owned by Jose Oviedo and is trained by Fernando Lopez. Get it Done Babe is campaigned by Fausto Mendoza and is conditioned by Josue Huitron.
Jettin Cartel (Carters Cartel-Fishers Jetsetter), Apollitical Chais (Apollitical Blood-Duachais), Tee Zo (Tee Cos-Sayin The Blues), Bayou Kue (Mr Jess Kue-Bayouland Chick), Cason (Heza Fast Dash-First Prize Bonnie), One Fast Cajun (Heza Fast Dash- Cajun RocketTB) & Tee Britt (Tee Cos-Special Britt) completed the order of finish.
Opelousas Stakes-RG3
LIFEINTHEFASTLANES
by John Moorehouse
Running exclusively in her home state, Lifeinthefastlanes continues to thrive. The four- year-old filly racked up yet another stakes win on Nov.
13 at Evangeline Downs, finishing first by a neck in the Opelousas Stakes-RG3.
Bred by Kay & Wade Loup Jr. in Louisiana, Lifeinthefastlanes has done all her racing in her home state. She now holds 10 wins in 16 starts and has a 2-2-1 record in 6 starts this year. She came increasingly closer to the half-million milestone in earnings, banking a $24,000 payday for this win and setting
her lifetime earnings at $481,881. Lifeinthefastlanes won six straight races in 2020, a streak that included the LQHBA Breeders’ Derby-G3, the Delta Downs Louisiana Bred Derby-RG3 and the Vinton Stakes.
Trained by Kenneth Roberts Sr., the filly left little doubt in this one. She broke from the 7-hole and was running a close 2nd at the 1st call and going into the stretch, then made a driving finish to reach the line first by a neck, emerging at the front of a blanket finish. The 400-yard trip took :19.656 for a 94 speed index. David Alvarez had the riding assignment.
The Loups bred Lifeinthefastlanes out of Pantherinthefastlane, a 2008 mare whom they also own. She is also a multiple stakes winner on the Louisiana Quarter Horse circuit.
Lightemupwithcharm (Sizzlin Cartel-Grace Filled Charm), a 27-1 longshot, was second under Luciano Duenez for owner Saul Dorado and trainer Willie Simien Jr. Swamp Eagle (Heza Fast Dash-Gee Whit) hit the board in third under Ubaldo Luna for owner Fausto Mendoza and trainer Joel Huitron. The remaining order of finish saw post-time favorite Apollitical B Snow (Apollitical Blood-Mary Snow) in fourth, followed by One Fast Perry (Fast Prize Jordan-De Bell Perry), Royal Jumpn King (Jumpn Chic-Mary Darlin TB) and Hezjessmagic (Sir Runaway Dash-Shez Jess Magic).
RACING NEWS
Fair Grounds • $100,000
400 yards • :19.743 • si 107
First Down Dash
Sir Runaway Dash
Runaway Wave
DIRTWATER DASH, ‘18-g.
Dashin Bye
Dashin Kate Perry
Kate Perry
Evangeline Downs • $40,000
400 yards • :19.656 • si 94
Mr Jess Perry
Jess Louisiana Blue
The Louisiana Girl
LIFEINTHEFASTLANES, ‘17-f.
Panther Mountain
Pantherinthefastlane
Sheza Neon Rose
Fair Grounds • $100,000
350 yards • :17.583 • si 99
Corona Cartel
Five Bar Cartel
QUID PRO QUO, ‘19-g.
Five Bar Molly
Tempting Dash
Jess Tempting To Fly
Mi Babe
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