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A A n n g g i i e e P P a a t t t t e e r r s s o o n n o o r r W W a a t t s s o o n n ’ ’s s F F o o t t o o S S o o u u r r c c e e & & S S t t u u d d i i o o
JULY 31, 2021
Evergreen Park • $35,156 350 yards • :18.382 • si 83
First Timber
Oak Tree Special
First Prize Dash
O FIRST SWEET HEART, ‘19-f.
Mr Jess Perry
Inthetwinkleofaneye
Eyesa Perry
John Deere GPR Juv. Challenge
O FIRST SWEET HEART
by Danny Camp
OFirst Sweet Heart was the first to cross the finish line in the $35,156 John Deere Evergreen Park
Juvenile Challenge on July 31.
O First Sweet Heart stepped away from the 6-post on the lead and took
control. Ridden by jockey Larris Allen, O First Sweet Heart grabbed a 1/2-length lead at the midway point. Trained by Wes Oulton, the filly finished a neck in front stop- ping the timer in :18.382, which was good for an 83 speed index and a wire-to-wire performance. O First Sweet Heart collected the $17,578 winner’s share of the purse, which boosted her earnings to $40,066 for owner Jeffrey Rath. She now holds 2
wins from 6 outs, with this marking her second stakes victory.
Wes Oulton bred O First Sweet Heart out of winner Eyesa Perry, whose dam, Inthetwinkleofaneye, was a multiple graded stakes win- ner. She has produced four win- ners from five starters, including Canadian Champion and top earner Eyesa Timber, who won the Canada Cup Futurity-RG3, Alberta Bred Futurity and was a runner-
up in the Alberta Stallion Stakes Derby. O First Sweet Heart is the second stakes winner in the brood.
Interes Fino (Seperate Interest- Corona Mas Fina) ran a gritty race to pocket second place money under
Ricardo Moreno for owner Charles Stojan and trainer William Leech. The gelding has won one start from four starts.
First Golden Rose (First Timber- Madam Goldilocks) gave a big effort crossing the line in third place under O. Hernandez for owner Isaak Fehr and trainer Michael Moreno. The filly was a finalist in the Alberta Stallion Stakes Futurity at Century Mile earlier this year.
Bearcat Bill (First Timber- Splashy Mamacita) followed in 4th after Pappie Due (Pappasito-Suzie Kue) was DQ’d and moved to 5th, and Crucial (BD Cruiser-Buckle High) followed.
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