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RACING NEWS
to $675,823, and the win improved his record to 9-5-2-1. In addition to his latest stakes tally, Rock A Jess V also won the Ruidoso Juvenile Stakes and the All American Juvenile Stakes-G3 this year.
Rock A Jess V is trained by Santos Carrizales, who saddled all three of the top finishers in the race with Turcotte finishing second and Fancy Scarface holding third after dueling early.
Rock A Jess V was bred by his owner in Oklahoma out of the winning mare Rock Candy SA who earned $28,978 during her racing career. She has produced six winners from her eight starters with earnings of $1,684,855. A Pollitical Candy V, full-brother to Rock A Jess V, is a multiple graded stakes winner who won this year’s All American Derby-G1, the Rainbow Derby-G1, and the
Ruidoso Invitational Stakes. He also placed second in this year’s Los Alamitos Winter Derby-G1.
Tracing back to his second dam, Send Me The Candy won the 1996 Remington Park Futurity-G1 and earned $135,976 during her racing career. She has produced 18
winners from 30 starters with four stakes winners and earnings of $1,276,772.
176 SPEEDHORSE December 2022
Owner Sammy Valeriano of Valeriano Racing Stables receives the Texas Classic Futurity-G1 trophy.
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Leslie Simmons, Speedhorse