GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—SEPTEMBER 29, 2017—Ricky Ramirez riding for owner/trainer Fernando Carrete guided favorite Zoomin Racer to an exciting 2-˝ length victory in the Grade 3, $31,410 AQHA Distance Challenge Saturday at Lone Star Park.

Final time for the 870-yard race was :45.791 over a muddy (sealed) racetrack. Speed index was 96.

The winner broke last from post seven in the eight-horse field, but quickly dropped to the rail and began making up ground.

The son of multiple stakes sire Jess Zoomin moved away from the rail coming out of the turnabout 3 wide, then coming up behind horses moved back to the inside finding the narrowest of openings as he skimmed through on the rail and closed strongly for the victory.

Jerry Windham bred the 4-year-old in Texas from the Runaway Winner mare Racing Winner. Zoomin Racer upped his earnings total to $50,074. This was his fourth win from 14 career starts. He will advance to the Grade 1 Distance Challenge Championship at Prairie Meadows on October 14.

Aces Over Five, a colt by Five Demon Bag (TB), finished second for owner/breeder Jerry Chapman and trainer Yoni Martinez. Francisco Calderon rode the 3-year-old gelding out of Achieve A Link by Achievement.

Last year's AQHA Lone Star Distance champ Fire On The Fly finished third under jockey Juan Francisco Garcia, Jr. Owned-and-trained by Tommy Bullard, the son of Jet Cartel is out of the Fight Over (TB) mare Shades Of Pink (TB). Bullard Farms bred the multiple graded winner of more than $215,000 in Texas.

Mutuels paid $5.00, $3.80 and $2.80 for the winner. Longshot Aces Over Five was second and paid $25.60 and $11.40. Fire On the Fly was third and returned $2.80.

Jessa Lil Rusty, Bet I Make U Famous, Cjs Rockhard N Ready, The Field Cricket and Por Amor completed the order of finish.

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