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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
PHOENIX, AZ—DECEMBER 6, 2018—Three American Quarter Horse stakes, topped by the 400-yard, $48,735 AQRA Turf Paradise Open Futurity, are on the docket for Turf Paradise’s eight-race Sunday program.
Yuriana Ramirez’s One Famous Icon, a stakes-placed colt by champion Mr Jess Perry and the fastest qualifier, is one of 10 2-year-olds entered back in the AQRA Turf Paradise Open Futurity. Trained by Rigoberto Guillen, One Famous Icon is coming off of a neck victory in the second of three trials on November 18.
One Famous Icon has banked $8,935 from five races. The colt drew post 8 and will be ridden by Joseph Belloc Jr.
Guillen will also send out Sassy Krystal, a sorrel daughter of Heza Fast Dash owned by Ricardo M. Ramirez. Sassy Krystal has earned $28,809 from four outs, and her resume includes a half-length victory in the April 29, 300-yard Desert Classic Futurity at Turf Paradise.
Sassy Krystal drew post 10 and will be ridden by Jesse Levario.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Ur My Favorite (Emilio Tapia)
- Ahs Blue Boy (Patrick Canchari)
- First Lady Perry (Mark Jasso)
- Jess Echeson (Kevin Carbajal)
- Jessa Cat (Martin Osuna)
- Im Rocket Man (Ernie Aispuro)
- Check This Wagon (Elias Gutierrez0
- One Famous Icon (Joseph Belloc Jr.)
- Showmethedoe (Rodolfo Arvizu)
- Sassy Krystal (Jesse Levario)
Also on Sunday, Unregulated Cash heads a field of 10 sophomores in the 400-yard, $15,000-added AQRA Turf Paradise Open Derby.
A gelded son of Favorite Cartel owned and trained by Jose Botello, Unregulated Cash has won three of four starts this season, including two stakes and he has earned $31,296. The gelding drew post 10 and will be ridden by Martin Osuna.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- One Spicy Eagle (Luis A. Valenzuela)
- Marshall Valentine (Joseph Belloc Jr.)
- Higher Icon (Ernie Aispuro)
- Priceless Mr Jess (Emilio Tapia)
- Cowgirl N Up (Jake Samuels)
- Valiant Flier (Mark Jasso)
- Rose Dynasty (Kevin Carbajal)
- Corona Thru Fire (Rodolfo Arvizu)
- Royal Prize Dash (Michael Ybarra)
- Unregulated Cash (Martin Osuna)
Sunday’s stakes tripleheader also includes the 400-yard, $19,000 Mike Hastings Memorial Stakes, which has drawn a field of seven runners. Jenna Cartel, a gray 3-year-old daughter of Big Daddy Cartel owned and trained by Umberto Belloc, drew post 5 and will be ridden by Joseph Belloc Jr. The filly has earned $18,515 from seven starts this year, and she was a finalist in the September 23, $134,000 New Mexico State Fair Breeders’ Derby (R) at Albuquerque Downs.
All Turf Paradise races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.