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Queen For Cash broke her maiden in her first start. She then achieved stakes success, winning her next start in the Victoria Ennis Memorial Stakes at Remington Park by 1 1/-lengths. She next won her trial to the Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Futurity-G1, making her three wins from three starts, and then she finished third in those finals before what Vaughan described only as “a situation” shut down the filly for the rest of her rookie campaign.
“We couldn’t run her the rest of the year but she came out this year with a big bang,” Vaughan stated.
Indeed. Queen For Cash ran no worse than second at any point during this 350-yard event. She led by a head at the first call, slipped to sec- ond going into the stretch, then surged to retake the lead and hit the wire first with a head margin.
Trained by Carlos Ruiz, Queen For Cash finished her trip in :17.818, logging an 82 speed index and bringing home a $26,880 payday that improved her total earnings to $59,743— nearly doubling her previous career bankroll. Jockey Daniel Torres drew the riding assign- ment for trainer Carlos Ruiz.
“She outran the best in the world out there the other night,” Vaughan said of his filly, who now holds four victories in five lifetime starts. “She was the only Appaloosa in the race. That speaks for itself. It was a great stakes win.
“She’s just a race mare,” Vaughan added. “She’s got a lot of credibility, with her pedigree and background.”
Multiple stakes finalist Tales U Lose APHA (Wagon Tales QH-Elaina Go Go),
a 28-1 longshot, beat pre-race wager-
ing favorite and multiple stakes winner
WF Turnpike Candy APHA (Painted Turnpike-SW Eye Candy) to snare runner- up honors. Dan and Kaye Jones own Tales U Lose, a Matt Whitekiller trainee who had Cody Smith in the irons. WF Turnpike Candy is owned by Painted Faith Racing, trained by Dee Keener, and jockey Juan Pulido was aboard.
Completing the order of finish were WB Stevie Nix APHA (CRM Livewire-Zoomin Moon), MH Famous Moonshine APHA (Readi To Be Famous QH-Gorgeous Judy), Power Fade APHA (Painted Turnpike-Fade Shot), JS Shezaquickchick APHA (Royal Quick Flash-Cartel Chicken), This Wire
Is Hot APHA (CRM Livewire-Princess Friona), Mammy Jammer APHA (CRM Livewire-Dashin DD) and Captain Capi APHA (Capo De Capi QH-Rosy Dial).
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Queen For Cash’s winning connections include owner/breeder Gary Vaughan, trainer Carlos Ruiz and jockey Daniel Torres
Queen For Cash returns after her victory
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