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and his race record stands at four wins out of 11 career starts.
His team includes owners Susan Neugabauer and Melvin Neugebauer. Wesley T. Giles is in charge of conditioning.
The Big Favorite is no stranger to stakes competition. He was a finalist in the 2021 Rainbow Juvenile and in the 2022 Ruidoso Derby-G1 and Rainbow Derby-G1.
Bred in California by Steve D. Burns,
The Big Favorite is out of the mare Classic Sassy Chic. She is an ROM earner and she earned over $221,000 while winning ten races, including six stakes events. The mare has produced 38 foals, and The Big Favorite is her best product.
Fastest qualifier Alamo Lake (Favorite Cartel-No Arizona) fought the good fight to bank second place money. His connections include owner Empire Racing and trainer Ramon Mendoza. Jockey Sergio Becerra Jr .was in the saddle.
Perfect Practice (One Famous Eagle-Little Talks) came into the finals with the tenth qualifying time, and she stepped up her game in the finals to finish third. Perfect Practice is owned by Jason Berry and trained by Armando Alamos. Rider Jacob Enriquez was handling the reins.
The field finished like this: Apolitical Thunder (Apollitical Jess-Runawayheart), Witten 82 (Hes Relentless-Fleet Elis), J Super Corona (Corona Cartel-Dazzlin Effort), Tempting Dreamgirl (Tempting
Dash-Allamericandreamgirl), Kj Brandy (Carters Cartel-Jess Wild), and Glamazon (A
Revenant-Eat The Fish). Frozzn, Runaway Witch and Send Me A Reason V were scratched.
RACING NEWS
The Big Favorite’s winning connections include owners Melvin and Susan Neugebauer, trainer Wesley Giles and jockey Adrian Ramos.
Adrian Ramos and The Big Favorite in the paddock before the race.
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Leslie Simmons, Speedhorse Coady Photography