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Dickey Bob Repeats in Bob Morehouse Stakes at Canterbury
Dickey Bob (#5) holds off stablemate Jess Doin Time (#2) in the $38,600 Bob Morehouse Stakes Saturday at Canterbury Park.

Dickey Bob Repeats in Bob Morehouse Stakes at Canterbury

SHAKOPEE, MN—JULY 27, 2019—For the fourth time in four stakes, Dickey Bob ($6.00) bested his full brother Pyc Jess Bite Mydust, this time in the $35,000 Bob Morehouse Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Canterbury Park.

The 350-yard stake race is restricted to Minnesota-breds aged three and up. The two brothers faced each other for the first time in the 2018 edition of the same race.

Julian Serrano was aboard for the win for trainer Jason Olmstead. Olmstead trained four of the seven entries including the top three finishers: Dickey Bob, Jess Doin Time in second, and Pyc Jess Bite Mydust in third.

"They ran pretty much the way I thought they would," Olmstead said. "Dickey Bob is fast. Jess Doin Time ran big. I’m just [upset] I didn’t run fourth. "

Dickey Bob and Pyc Jess Bite Mydust are both out of the Pyc Paint Your Wagon stakes winning mare Paint Or More and sired by Apollitical Jess; they are owned and bred by Bruce and Judy Lunderborg.

Lunderborg LLC owners Bruce and Judy Lunderborg following their win Saturday in the Bob Morehouse Stakes at Canterbury Park. © Coady Photography

The final time for the stake was :17.542; Dickey Bob earned a 104 speed index.

Dickey Bob opened with a big lead out of the gate but accomplished filly Jess Doin Time and jockey Ry Eikleberry chased and nearly caught him at the wire. Jess Doin Time won the open $146,400 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity and the $45,000 NCQHRA Futurity at Canterbury in 2018. This spring, she qualified for the $367,800 Heritage Place Derby (G3).

The Apollitical Jess filly, bred and owned by Tom and Jan Pouliot, is out of Lenas Rare Lady, by Rare Form.

True to his recent form, Pyc Jess Bite Mydust broke last and trailed the field before building up enough momentum to finish third. The 5-year-old gelding recently broke the earnings record for a Minnesota-bred Quarter Horse and won the Bank of America Canterbury Park Championship Challenge earlier this month, punching his ticket to the Challenge Championship finals in his first Challenge start. His regular rider, Cristian Esqueda, was aboard again on Saturday.

Completing the field were Streak N Sparks, Polar Xpress and Curious James. Db Quick Sam was scratched.