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from the Aug. 29 trial heats, picked up the $126,081 winner’s share of the purse, which boosted his career bankroll to $168,741.
The wire-to-wire victory improved Lethal Avenger’s record to 7-3-2-0. In addition to his stakes success, the bay gelding qualified to
the Rainbow Futurity-G1 over the summer finished eighth following a wire-to-wire victory in his trial heat.
Bred in Texas by P. K. and Kim Thomas, Lethal Avenger is out of the Tres Seis mare Lethal Class. Graded stakes-placed during her racing career, Lethal Class won three of 14 lifetime starts, placed in five others, and earned $151,075 for P. K. and Kim Thomas. Lethal Class earned her black type status, finishing third in the 2016 Rainbow Futurity-G1 at Ruidoso Downs.
Runner-up and fastest qualifier Runaway Witch (Sir Runaway Dash-Im A Lil Witch) gave the winner a tussle but had to settle for the place spot on the board. The fleet filly, who was sent off as the race favorite, races
for Onofre Hernandez and is conditioned by Javier Duarte. The winner of the Bitterroot Futurity-G2 at Pocatella Downs, Runaway Witch was bred in Louisiana by Tyler Graham and Robert Touchet.
Bregman (FDD Dynasty-Astica), ridden by Benito Baca, finished third in his stakes debut for owners Billy Smith and Paul Blanchard. Michael Joiner conditions the bay gelding, who is still seeking the initial victory of his four-race career. Bregman, who finished fourth behind
Lethal Avenger in the trials, was bred in New Mexico by MJ Farms.
Completing the order of finish was Daredevil Buck (Hi Level Daredevil-Blair
A Blaisen), RC Relentless Grace (Hes Relentless-Le Mishka), RC A Revenant Dream
(A Revenant-Dreaming Tree), Kiss My Hot Socks (Kiss My Hocks-Vancouver Moon), Betterton (Duponte-Fast N Fancy), Glamazon (A Revenant-Eat The Fish), and Apolitical Miracle (Apollitical Jess-Go For Miracles). JM Royal Cartel was scratched.
RACING NEWS
Winning connections include owners J & SM Inc., Don Reynolds and M. Lane Reynolds, trainer Fred Danley & jockey Noe Garcia Jr.
Lethal Avenger goes wire-to-wire and wins by 1/2-length.
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