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Stinkin Rich Prospers in Miss Roxie Little Futurity at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino
Stinkin Rich, under jockey Ben Creed, winning the Miss Roxie Little Futurity at Indiana Grand Saturday night.

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Stinkin Rich Prospers in Miss Roxie Little Futurity at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino

SHELBYVILLE, IN—OCTOBER 25, 2014—He has been on everyone’s radar all season and Stinkin Rich lived up to the hype tonight (Saturday) at Indiana Grand. The flashy grey gelding with the distinctive white eye was untouchable in the seventh running of the Miss Roxie Little Futurity.

Guided by jockey Ben Creed, Stinkin Rich completed the 350 yard dash in a time of :17.592 seconds, which almost set a new track record but did establish a new stakes record for the race.

Starting from post eight, Stinkin Rich came out of the gates a little crooked but Creed quickly got him corrected and back on track. The two-year-old son of One Famous Eagle found his stride and the pink blinkers of the Raper barn were very visible as the horse to watch heading to the finish line. Stinkin Rich put his long stride to good use in the final steps, winning the race by a comfortable one and three-quarter lengths over Rock Crushin Dynasty and jockey Yordanis Amaro, who were just a neck ahead of their stablemate Stone Toasted and Juan Guerrero for third.

The win aboard Stinkin Rich marks the biggest win for Creed, who is a graduate of the North American Riding Academy in Lexington, Ky. It is the second win in a row for Creed aboard Stinkin Rich.

“All I can say is ‘Wow’,” said Creed. “I worked this horse (Stinkin Rich) out of the gate before the trial and he exploded. I have never been on a horse, Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred, like him. He stumbled just a little out of the gate tonight but once he got straight, he loves to run. That’s really my only job is to keep him straight.”

Stinkin Rich is quickly living up to his name, boosting his career earnings to more than $204,000. The homebred gelding has not finished worse than second in six career starts, earning wins in four of his starts for owner and breeder Carolyn Bruce.

Stinkin Rich adds the Miss Roxie Little Futurity to his resume, which also includes a stakes win in the $130,000 Jaguar Rocket Futurity held earlier in the year at Indiana Grand. Ron Raper, Indiana’s all-time winning Quarter Horse trainer with seven titles to his credit at Indiana Grand, conditions the horse for the Bruce family. The homebred is out of Miss Scarlet by Sc Chiseled in Stone.

“I had horses for the Bruces’ a long time ago and they came back to me as a trainer a couple of years ago,” said Raper. “This horse has always shown promise. He was a little spooky starting out, but he got over that. These kinds of horses don’t come along very often.”

Raper noted unless something comes up wrong, Stinkin Rich will be paid in late to the $500,000 Hialeah Futurity. He said they will call Monday morning to get the gelding into the race. The trials are slated for early December with the final set for later on that month. Hialeah is the destination for Raper’s stable following the meet at Indiana Grand.

The win was one of two on the card for Raper, who moved one ahead of Randy Smith in the trainer standings. A few more races are scheduled for the 2014 meet, which ends Saturday, Nov. 1. Raper could also reach last year’s records that he set of most wins in one meet (28) and most purse earnings in one meet ($673,393). He currently has 26 wins this season with purse earnings of $664,855.

Rock Crushin Dynasty races for owner Lance Finlinson and trainer Randy Smith. by Brook Harris and Mary Eiland bred the FDD Dynasty gelding from the Calyx mare Saratoga Jo. Ridden by Yordanis Amaro, the Indiana Speed Sale Stakes winner earned $39,780 to boost his earnings mark to over $75,000.

Gordon Timm and Vicki Lundstrum's Stone Toasted got her second black-type finish of the year for trainer Randy Smith. The $19,890 third place check brings the Brimmstone filly's earnings to $69,070. Juan Guerrero had the riding assignment.

Ms Fool Me Once, Chilly In The Snow, Classy Ivory, Cant Catcha Corona, Diamond Kissed Too, Dna Dales Quick Cat and Docks First Dynasty completed the field.

The Miss Roxie Little Futurity becomes the second highest purse in Quarter Horse racing history in the state of Indiana. The race’s total of $198,900 nearly matched the $199,200 Gordon Mobley Futurity held earlier in the year at Indiana Grand in late July. This is the second year the race has been contested at Indiana Grand, moving from Hoosier Park Racing & Casino after the 2012 season when all Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing relocated full time to Indiana Grand.

Live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing continues through Saturday, Nov. 1 offering racing Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 2:05 p.m. with Friday and Saturday action beginning at 5:05 p.m. For more information, visit the website at indianagrand.com.