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Visual Magic Scores Merial Distaff Victory, Jess Twice Cash Easy Winner in Zoetis
Jockey RIcky Ramirez and Visual Magic winning the Merial Lone Star Distaff Challenge Saturday night

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Visual Magic Scores Merial Distaff Victory, Jess Twice Cash Easy Winner in Zoetis

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—OCTOBER 3, 2015—Lone Star Park hosted two AQHA Racing Challenge races on Saturday's race card. Both winners will now advance to the Bank of America Challenge Championships in their respective divisions on November 7 at Lone Star Park.

Merial Lone Star Distaff Challenge

Visual Magic posted a powerful effort under jockey Ricky Ramirez to defeat Cheyenne Hero by one-length in the $47,880 Merial Lone Star Distaff Challenge Saturday night. Rebas Corona Eagle finished a head back in he show position. Trainer Gilbert Aguirre III saddled the Merial Lone Star Distaff Challenge trifecta.

The winning connections of Visual Magic accept the Merial Distaff Lone Star Challenge stakes trophy Saturday night.
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Racing for Turner Farms, the Corona Cartel filly completed the 400 yards in :19.722 seconds with a 4 mph tailwind to earn a 97 speed index. The bay filly earned $22,505 for the effort. Her next start should be the Grade 1 $125,000-Guaranteed Merial Distaff Challenge Championship November 7 at Lone Star Park.

Legacy Ranch, Inc. bred Visual Magic in California from the Strawfly Special mare Tender Flyer. The bay filly is a sister to champion 2-year-old filly Flying Fig. She has compiled a (9) 4-2-1 record and earned nearly $50,000.

Cheyenne Hero races for owner Canadian River Quarter Horse LLC and trainer Gilbert Aquirre, III. Lana Merrick and Kent Jackson bred the Valiant Hero filly in Oklahoma from the Feature Mr Jess mare Illegal Feature. She earned $9,576 to boost her earnings to $30,321.

Also trained by Aguirre, Rebas Corona Eagle races for George Mitchell, B. and L. Herricks. Luis Vivanco rode the One Famous Eagle filly out of the Corona Cartel mare Little Rebas Corona. Bred by La Feliz Montana Ranch, LLC, the sorrel filly picked up $4,788 for third.

Kiss The Tears Away, Lil Famous Dash, Catcha Breeze, Melovemetwo, Twntyfour Karat Rock and Streakin Thru Fire completed the field. Im A Feature Girl was scratched.

Zoetis Lone Star Distance Challenge

Ty Remington's owned-and-trained Jess Twice Cash made easy company of the field of seven Saturday night at Lone Star Park. The son of multiple stakes sire Jess Louisiana Blue rolled a two-length victory over Jessa Little Rusty. Post-time favorite Cjs Rocksolid finished half-a-length back in third.

Jess Twice Cash, under jockey Ricky Ramirez, winning the Zoetis Lone Star Distance Challenge on Saturday.
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Ridden by jockey Ricky Ramirez, Jess Twice As Cash completed the 870 yards in :45,933 seconds to earn a 92 speed index. The $20,198 winner's purse nearly doubled the 5-year-old's earnings total to $55,068. It was his sixth win 20 starts. Garlyn O. Shelton bred Jess Twice Cash in Texas from the Panther Mountain mare Twice Cash.

This win also guarantees Jess Twice Cash a starting spot in the $100,000 Zoetis Distance Challenge Championship on November 7 at Lone Star Park.

The winning connections of Jess Twice Cash accept the Zoetis Lone Star Distance Challenge stakes trophy.
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Jessa Little Rusty races for owner Louis Howard and trainer Jose Guadalupe Cruz. The graded stakes winning Mr Jess Perry 5-year-old is out of Rustys Quickid by Royal Quick Dash. Bred in Texas by Clyde Wilmott, he earned $8,656. Omar Reyes was riding.

Multiple graded stakes winner Cjs Rocksolid earned $4,328 to boost his career total to $162,358. Tammy Kay Johnson conditions the 5-year-old Rock Solid Jess gelding from The Signature mare Sultry Miss. Cjs Rocksolid is a homebred racing for Rockin J Running Horses and Jack Manning.

Fire On The Fly, The Field Cricket, Hey Hey Hey Hey and Loves Captain completed the field.

Live racing resumes tomorrow, Sunday, October 4. Gates open at 12:00 noon. First race post time is 1:35 p.m.