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Ponte Trucha’s winning connections include owner Armando Cortez, trainer Teddy Guy Jr. and jockey Heriberto Aguilar-Orozco.
Owned by Armando Cortez, Ponte Trucha is trained by Teddy Guy Jr., who was rewarded with the first Futurity win of his young training career.
Ponte Trucha’s only other start was in the March 13 trials to this race.
Ridden by Humberto Vital in his qualifying run, the colt broke in second, drifted out and fell into fourth position before making a late surge to cross the wire second a neck behind Plausibledeniabilty.
Bred in California by Rancho El Cabresto Inc., Ponte Trucha is produced from the Apollitical Jess mare Apollitical Dasher, a 2-time winner during her racing career.
Ponte Trucha was an $18,000 Heritage Place September Yearling Sale graduate.
Ponte Trucha hails from the family of Champion and leading sire Apollitical Blood as well as three-time World Champion sire FDD Dynasty.
Ponte Trucha’s second dam is winner Brazilian Dasher, who finished third in the 2010 La Primera Del Ano Derby-G2 and was a finalist in the 2009 Governor’s Cup Futurity-RG1, PCQHRA Breeders Futurity-G1 and 2010 Governor’s Cup
Derby-RG2. In addition to Champion Apollitical Blood, she also produced New Track Record setter Captain BD, winner of the 2016 Indiana Grand QHRAI Derby; Apollitical Dynasty, winner of the 2015 Golden State Juvenile; and Apollitical Legacy, winner of the 2014 All American Juvenile.
The gelding’s third dam is Dinastia
Toll BRZ, winner of the Charger Bar Handicap-G1, Las Damas Handicap-G2 (twice) and Z Wayne Griffin Director’s Stakes-G3 second division. She was also a runner-up in the Imperial Beach Handicap and third in the Mildred N Vessels Memorial Handicap-G1. In addition to 3-time World Champion Sire FDD Dynasty, Dinastia Toll BRZ has also produced stakes winners such as Fishers Destiny, winner of the 2007 Cash Rate Overnight Handicap; Chaotic Cartel, winner of the 2013 Buena Park Handicap; Solid Connection, winner of the 2015
Dana Point Handicap; JM Mister Destiny, winner of the 2016 All American Juvenile Invitational; and Staggering Stride, winner of the 2017 La Pacifica Handicap
Beaus First Dynasty (A Revenant-Beaus Dynastys), who was sent off at odds of 27-1,
ran admirably to finish second under jockey Ali Rivera. The sorrel filly, who finished second in her trial heat, is a Texas homebred for Francisco Garza and she is trained by Jose Sanchez III. Jose Sanchez III won the 2019 edition of the Louisiana Futurity-G3 with Trump My Record, who went on to be named 2019 Champion 2-Year-Old Gelding and won an impressive 13 of 16 starts.
Hes No Average Bear (Hes Relentless-Nice Hustle) rounded out the trifecta, finishing third under jockey Luciano Duenez. The brown colt races for Eric Hinojosa and is trained by Joel Cantu. Bred in Texas by Randy McDonald, Hes No Average Bear
won his trial heat by a neck. The colt was a $19,000 purchase at the TQHA Yearling Sale.
Dakota Gurl (Muddy Waters-Runaway Charli) finished in fourth place in the hand- timed race and was followed over the finish line by Hotamale (Duponte-Srirracha), SWS Twenty Three (Muddy Waters-Twenty If U Make It), JMG Apollitical Capo (Capo De Capi-Gold Ounce), Feature Five Bar (Five Bar Cartel-Defining Difference) and Jes An Angel (Jess Zoomin-Ms Kates Angel). Won My Heat was scratched.
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