Challenge


Arapahoe’s Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Attracts Full Field
Rock That Wagon will look to defend his title in the $20,233 Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Stakes at Arapahoe Park Sunday.

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Arapahoe’s Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Attracts Full Field

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

AURORA, CO—MAY 27, 2016—A field of 10 sprinters, including defending champion Rock That Wagon, has been entered in Sunday’s 330-yard, $20,233 Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Stakes at Arapahoe Park.

Trained by Hipolito Michel-Valverde for owners Pedro and Lilia Andazola, Rock That Wagon will be making his 8-year-old season debut on Sunday. The gelded son of Pyc Paint Your Wagon has won nine of his 32 starts, including three of six at Arapahoe, and has banked $123,990.

Rock That Wagon drew post 6 and will be ridden by Edwin Pena.

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

  1. Design Tobe a Winner (Alfredo Triana Jr.)
  2. Famous Wear (Jesus Osuna)
  3. The Ocean King (Alejandro Luna)
  4. Mr Investment Junior (Eugenio Navarrete)
  5. Swex (Dennis Means)
  6. Rock That Wagon (Edwin Pena)
  7. Flying Foose (Ramiro H. Garcia)
  8. Graypromise (Fernando Camacho)
  9. Money Hungry Cartel (Juan Pulido)
  10. Essohess (Jeff Smith).

All Arapahoe Park races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.