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RACING NEWS
Los Alamitos Oaks-G3
SWEET TESS
by Tracy Gantz
Though owners Edward and Theresa DeNike and trainer Patricia Visscher were winning their first Los Alamitos Oaks-G3 together with Sweet Tess’ victory on March 26, it wasn’t the first time they had actually won this race. They had successfully collaborated on it twice before, when it was called the La Primera Del Ano Derby.
In 2006, they won with Kaniska and then again in 2010 with Jumpn Beduino. Kaniska, like Sweet Tess, was a homebred for the DeNikes, who live in Kent, Washington, and breed horses in that state. Both Kaniska and Sweet Tess are Washington-breds.
“It’s been a long time that we’ve been with Patty,” said Edward of trainer Visscher. “We were a client of her husband, Hans. Pat takes care of them well.”
Sweet Tess, who won two of her eight starts at two, made her 3-year-old debut in the trials for the Los Al Oaks. She got away in fourth
in her heat and closed to finish second by a
Los Alamitos
$438,500 • 400 yards :19.992 • si 86
APOLLITICAL JESS
si 107
Bred by: Juan Alberto Tirado Lizarraga
Raced to 3 • $1,399,831 14-8(2)-4(2)-0
1,105 f., 100 SW • $48,362,611
MR JESS PERRY si 113 Bred by: Jesse Perry Raced to 4 • $687,184 21-12(5)-2(1)-0
1,955 f., 158 SW • $59,753,127
Bred by: Edward & Theresa DeNike
Raced to 3 $202,805 10-3(1)-2-1
APOLLITICAL TIME si 104 Bred by: Vessels Stallion Farm LLC
Raced to 6 • $904,242 35-14(10)-7(2)-5(4)
12 f., 1 SW • $1,526,756
SEPARATE THOUGHTS
si 86
Bred by: Edward & Theresa DeNike Raced to 4 • $63,660 11-4(1)-1(1)-2(1)
5 f., 1 SW • $251,300
SEPARATIST si 101
Bred by: Edward C. Allred Raced to 3 • $889,044 24-16(7)-3(3)-1
1,713 f., 66 SW • $25,467,281
A LIL ALIMONY TB
Bred by: Leland Decker & Carol A. Lingenfelter
Raced to 5 • $162,504 25-7-7-2
5 f., 1 SW • $79,449
204 SPEEDHORSE April 2022
Sweet Tess and jockey Eduardo Nicasio win the $438,500 Los Alamitos Oaks-G3.
Los Alamitos
SWEET TESS, ‘19-f.