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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
TULSA, OK—JULY 25, 2016—Wade Helton’s Big Profitt, a 3-year-old son of Valiant Hero and a finalist in this year’s Heritage Place Derby (G2), drew the rail post for Friday’s 350-yard, $15,000 Rocky Heinzig Stakes at Fair Meadows at Tulsa.
Trained by Fernando Carrete, Big Profitt opened his sophomore campaign with a three-race win streak that included the 300-yard, $20,000 Sparkling Tip Stakes at Hialeah Park on February 21. James Flores will ride the sorrel gelding in the Rocky Heinzig.
Other contenders include Pollitical Scorpion, a homebred filly by Apollitical Jess trained by Luis Villafranco for owner Jahree Standridge. Pollitical Scorpion is coming off of a nose victory in the 350-yard, $70,000 Easy Date Handicap (R) for Oklahoma-breds at Remington Park on May 29.
Pollitical Scorpion drew post 10 and will be ridden by Mario Delgado.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--
- Big Profitt (James Flores)
- Ting Ting Tac (Daniel Torres)
- Totti (Edgar Martinez)
- I V Gone (Cody Wainscott)
- Mamasito Magic (Paul Nieto)
- Bigtime Brady (Gonzalo Gutierrez)
- Mr Jo Eagle (Agustin Silva)
- Leading Bigtime (Jesus Salazar)
- Streakin Regard (Oscar Delgado)
- Pollitical Scorpion (Mario Delgado)
- AE-Secrets Perry Dusk (Gonzalo Gutierrez).
Walter Merrick Memorial Stakes
Also on Saturday, an overflow field of 10 Oklahoma-breds has been entered in the 870-yard, $17,500 Walter Merrick Memorial Stakes (R).
Blazen Panther, a 5-year-old gelding by champion Panther Mountain owned and trained by Luz Chavira, drew post 7 and will be ridden by Daniel Torres. Blazen Panther has won two of his three starts at the 870 distance, with his only setback being a second-place finish, 1 1/2 lengths behind winner Painted Josy, in the June 25, $15,000 Expo Square Stakes at Fair Meadows.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--
- Thespeedprofessor (Agustin Silva)
- Eye Can Beatum (Oscar Delgado)
- Tj Blue Bank (Benjamin Lewis)
- Droppin Timber (Randy Wilson)
- Arbeka Raincloud (Edgar Martinez)
- Admiral Zoomwalt (James Flores)
- Blazen Panther (Daniel Torres)
- Dublin My Cash (Gonzalo Gutierrez)
- AE-Captain Cheve (Justin Shepherd)
- AE-Chase This Chic (Oscar Delgado).