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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
NEW ORLEANS, LA—AUGUST 27, 2014—Maria Guadalupe Araiza’s Jess Toast Winner is one of 10 2-year-olds entered in Saturday’s 330-yard, $40,000 De Saix Stakes at Fair Grounds Racecourse.
Jess Toast Winner will be making his first start since June 28, when the gelded son of champion Toast To Dash scored a head victory in the 350-yard, $103,000 TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity (RG2) at Retama Park. Martin Rubalcava has been named to ride Jess Toast Winner from post 9 for trainer Rodolfo Sanchez.
Jess Toast Winner’s nine opponents include Buzzinga, a graded stakes-placed Jet Black Patriot colt racing for Jose E. Flores from the barn of Justin Dehart. Buzzinga has won one of four outs and has earned $67,798, and his resume includes a second-place finish to Game in the 330-yard, $265,000 Louisiana Breeders’ Lassie Futurity (RG2) at Delta Downs in May.
Lucas Constantin will ride Buzzinga from post 6 in the De Saix.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--
- Zoomin For Bugs (Gilbert Ortiz)
- A Genuine Tornado (Randy Edison)
- Good Seis (Jorge Linares)
- Zihuatanejo (John Hamilton)
- Gagastoasttobliss (Patrick Watson)
- Buzzinga (Lucas Constantin)
- Jetta Loves To Dash (Alfonso Lujan)
- Miss Special Laveaux (Antonio Alberto)
- Jess Toast Winner (Martin Rubalcava)
- Little Blue Dove (David Alvarez).