For The Irony, fastest qualifier, will put her perfect record on the line in Tuesday’s 350-yard, $77,093 Arizona QRA Turf Paradise Open Spring Derby.

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PHOENIX, AZ—APRIL 14, 2021—Diamond Racing Stables’ For The Irony, a multiple stakes winning daughter of world champion Apollitical Jess and the fastest qualifier, will put her perfect record on the line in Tuesday’s 350-yard, $77,093 Arizona QRA Turf Paradise Open Spring Derby.

A $20,000 purchase at the 2019 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, For The Irony has earned $95,662 from five races, and her two wins include last year’s 350-yard, $100,000 Ruidoso Juvenile Invitational Stakes, and the 400-yard, $100,000 Rainbow Juvenile Invitational Stakes, both at Ruidoso Downs. The filly drew post 9 and will be Adrian Ramos for trainer Eric Valenzuela.

Other contenders include Ricardo M. Ramirez’ AJs On Time, a sorrel son of Apollitical Jess trained by Jesus Olivas-Valenzuela. AJs On Time has won two of nine outs and has banked $74,628, and his resume includes a second-place finish, a nose behind winner Speed Dynasty, in last year’s 400-yard, $256,000 La Fiesta Futurity at Albuquerque Downs.

AJs On Time drew post 5 and will be ridden by Luis Valenzuela.

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

1. Shes Already Famous (Joseph Belloc Jr.)
2. Jess Packn Heat (Kevin Carbajal)
3. Relentless Six (Mark Jasso)
4. Hops Flying High (Emilio Tapia)
5. AJs On Time (Luis Valenzuela)
6. Hez Our Money Secret (Jacob Enriquez)
7. CC Revv Her (Hector Aldrete)
8. Kellys First Moon (Alejandro Medellin)
9. For The Irony (Adrian Ramos)
10. Republic Anne (Julian Serrano)

All Turf Paradise races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.