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Foxy Moonflash Scores Fourth Straight With Lou Wooten and Sydney Valentini Handicap Victory
Foxy Moonflash, under jockey G.R. Carter, Jr., winning the $85,000 Lou Wooten and Sydney Valentini Handicap(RG2) at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino Sunday afternoon.

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Foxy Moonflash Scores Fourth Straight With Lou Wooten and Sydney Valentini Handicap Victory

SUNLAND PARK, NM—DECEMBER 14, 2014—Bobby Simmons' 3-year-old filly got her second win against older company Sunday afternoon when she got up by a neck over Shes A Phoebe in the $85,000 Lou Wooten and Sydney Valentini Handicap(RG2) at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.

AQHA Racing Champion Jockey G.R. Carter, Jr. piloted the filly to her third consecutive stakes win and fourth straight victory in 60 days. The daughter of leading second crop sire First Moonflash completed the 400 yard course in :19.221 seconds, a 91 speed index with a 10 mph tailwind. The $51,000 winner's purse boosted her career total to $282,888.

C. Dwayne Gilbreath trains the Dosi and Norma Alvarez-bred filly out of Diamond N Rainbows, by Rabbits Rainbow. A leading contender for year-end championship honors, Foxy Moonflash won the Hobbs American Derby(G2) and the New Mexico Fillies and Mares Championship(RG1) after finishing second in the Zia Derby(RG1) at Ruidoso Downs last summer. Her record stands at (11) 6-3-0.

The winning connections of Foxy Moonflash—jockey G.R. Carter, Jr., owner Bobby Simmons and trainer—C. Dwayne Gilbreath—accept the Lou Wooten and Sydney Valentini Handicap stakes trophy. © Coady Photography
Shes A Phoebe led earlier but settled for second place under jockey Esgar Ramirez. Jaime Dominguez conditions the Gonna Ro Sham Bo 3-year-old for owner Leslee Domingez. Fred Alexander bred the gray filly from the This Snow Is Royal mare Phoebe Bebe. The $18,700 runner-up check pushes her career earnings to more than $66,400.

Jill Giles homebred graded stakes winning daughter of Gone To The Mountain, Penny Snatchin finished a head back in third for trainer Wesley T. Giles. Salvador Martinez was aboard the bay miss out of Himaintenancegal, by Dean Miracle. The $8,500 she earned nearly pushed her earnings to $130,000.

Averyspecialsouthern, Desert Delight Cash, Sir Jessies Girl TB Runaway Lady Te, Smafricate, Get Down Bambi and Runnin Sixes completed the field.