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Fastest Qualifier Captain Jimbob Draws Post 6 for Harrah's Futurity
Fastest qualifier Captain Jim Bob will look to take the next step on Wednesday when he faces a full field in the $233,578 Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity (G3) at Louisiana Downs.

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Fastest Qualifier Captain Jimbob Draws Post 6 for Harrah's Futurity

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

BOSSIER CITY, LA—MARCH 19, 2017—Felix J. Martinez’s Capitan Jimbob, a sorrel son of Desirio and the fastest qualifier, is one of 10 2-year-olds entered back in Wednesday’s 300-yard, $233,578 Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity (G3) at Louisiana Downs.

Trained by Wendy Garcia, Capitan Jimbob made his career debut with a 1 1/4-length victory in the last of eight trials on March 4. The colt drew post 6 and will be ridden by Rene Gutierrez.

Second-fastest qualifier Together To The End, a daughter of champion Inseperable trained by Jose Sanchez for Alejandro Moya, drew post 3 and will be ridden by Eddie Sanchez. The homebred filly opened her career with a 1 3/4-length win as the 6-5 favorite in the fifth Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity trial.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--

  1. Aguila (Everardo Rodriguez)
  2. Nsm Cherokee Warrior (Damian Martinez)
  3. Together To The End (Eddie Sanchez)
  4. Louisiana Silk (Noe Castaneda)
  5. Ancient Of Days (Donald Watson)
  6. Capitan Jimbob (Rene Gutierrez)
  7. Shades Of Gray (Roman A. Huerta)
  8. Emnent (David Alvarez)
  9. Hez Our Boy (Manuel Gutierrez)
  10. Krashing Runaway (Donald J. Guynes).

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