Ann Jemima

ANN JEMIMA AS A FOAL

Sunday's added-money victory was her second consecutive win at the meeting as she stretched out from an allowance win at 220 yards here on Christmas Eve. She won for the fourth time in 18 lifetime starts and earned $13,425 for her connections. The brown miss has total earnings of $55,267. Iama Pyc is a 4-year-old Pyc Paint Your Wagon filly owned by Jose Vasquez and trained by Juan Aguirre. Ridden by Oscar Hernandez, the gray filly picked up $4,475 for her second place effort. Euguen Hill bred her in Oklahoma from the Mr Eye Opener mare Iama Eye Opener.

While the top two finishers were battling it out for the win, the goings-on behind them were equally eventful. Original third-place finisher Mary's Corazon was disqualified after lugging in and placed eighth. After that change, the revised order of finish was Ann Jemima, Iama Pyc, Eye Opening Favorite, and a dead-heat for fourth between Kinky Boots and Jacis Flashy Girl.

Eye Opening Favorite, by Mr Eye Opener out of Political Favorite by Apollo (TB), races for Dan Frazier and is trained by Matt Frazier. Bred in California by Vessels Stallion Farm, she earned $2,238. Shanley Jackson was up. Completing the order of finish were Go Mary Be Famous, Aquafina, Marys Corazon and One Famous Cookie. Before the race, First Time Favorite was scratched at the gate by order of the stewards when she became cast in her stall. —speedhorse.com; photo by Jack Coady / Coady Photography

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Fast N Furrious

The Country Chicks Man colt handled his task in a quick :20.401 seconds, a 104 speed index, to get the winner's purse of $12,000. Alex Baldillez, Jr. was aboard the sorrel for trainer Guillermo Valdivia. It was the fourth win 11 starts and first stakes victory for Fast N Furrious who has earned nearly $38,000. Bred in Oklahoma, he is out of the Pure D Dash mare The Cheetah.

FAST N FURRIOUS AS A FOAL

Another homebred, Aquafina, picked up $4,000 for owner/breeder Lucas Racing, Inc. by finishing second. The royally bred First Down Dash mare, trained by Ron Raper, is a sister to world champion Wave Carver and champion and leading second crop sire Ocean Runaway. Out of the Runaway Winner mare, Runaway Wave, she has earned $146,143.

Brian Muse saddled Drill Baby Drill who finished one-half length back in third for owner Raymond Petty. Corner K Quarter Horses, LLC bred the Gold Medal Jess gelding in Arkansas from the Chicks Beduino mare Lady Dee Vee Em. Ridden by Jesus Salazar, Drill Baby Drill earned $2,000 for his effort.

Completing he field were Special Ela, Ruby Sonnet, Mr Beduino Lookaway, Or Black Warrior, Paintyourownwagon, One Famous Cookie and No Yellow Snow. —speedhorse.com; photo by Jack Coady / Coady Photography

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Katillac Man

The 2-year-old streaked to his third straight victory with a neck victory over Shanachee while equaling the stakes record time of 17.56 seconds for 350 yards.

A son of Country Chicks Man, Katillac Man lost his first three races, but improved with each start and now is riding a three-race winning streak. "He's kind of been a late comer, like his daddy," trainer Frank Cooper said. "He's really gotten better every trip. He's doing real good and I'm real proud of him."

Debbie Freeman has ridden him in all three of his wins. She said when she took the mount, she was told Katillac Man had a habit of breaking inward, but he's overcome that.

"I try to leave him a little tighter rein and he's really broke sharp every time," Freeman said. "I was a little concerned with the one-hole and it being the first time on the rail. You're concerned with the first time on the rail that they'll look at the inside and the glare, but he finished strong as always. He's just enjoying racing. He's happy and likes to do it."

The $32,100 winner's purse pushed the gelding, out of Kitty Kat Dash, by Dash Ta Fame, earnings mare to $44,993. Richard Joneson bred Katillac Man in Oklahoma.

Another Country Chicks Man 2-year-old, Shanachee, finished a head back for second for owner/breeder J. Garvin Kelly. Charley Hunt trains the brown miss ridden by Cody Smith. Out of the Corona Cartel mare Court Etiquette, she picked up $13,642.

John Lawless' Eufaula Me finished another neck back for the show. Saddled by Brent Clay and ridden by Stormy Smith, the gelded son of Okey Dokey Dale out of Yawls Spreadn Rumors, by Serious Rumors earned $12.439. Sheri Lyn Andrew bred him in Iowa.

Completing the field were Easy Win For Me, Eye Slip By, Courtney Kansas, Count The Menace, Pannetta, Strut With Ease and Cosmic Shindig. —stallionesearch.com; photo by Jack Coady / Coady Photography

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Dos Poruno X Felinity, by Rare Form

Dos Gatos beats tough field to win
the Green Country Handicap

October 15, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas - Dos Gatos took on a tough field of contenders in the Green Country Handicap and won. The 3-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding ran the race in a time of 17.55 seconds at Will Rogers Downs, earni ng a 106 speed index— his fastest rating of his career.

Dos Gatos earned $9,000 for the win in the $15,000 race, making his career earnings $36,003. This was his first stakes win. He was sired by Dos Poruno and out of Felinity AQHA, by Rare Form AQHA. He was bred by Richard Joneson of Shawnee, Okla., and is owned by Claudia VillaFranco of Wapanucka, Okla. He was trained by Luis VillaFranco and ridden by Kenny Muntz.

Finishing second was Ooh Shez Special, crossing the wire in 17.57 seconds for a 105 speed index. The 3-year-old brown tobiano mare. The mare earned $3,000 to make her lifetime earnings $60,157. She was trained by Luis VillaFranco and ridden by Larry Payne.

Third across the wire was Flash N B Gone, the 2008 APHA Champion Solid Paint-Bred 2-Year-Old. He crossed the wire in 17.69 seconds, earning a 102 speed index along with $1,650 in purse money. Flash N B Gone is a 4-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding.

Other horses completing the race, along with times, include Moon Bully ApHC (17.81 seconds) and Bust N Moves (17.89 seconds).. 

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