Wagonfullofdividends, under jockey Jesus Canales, got his eighth-straight win in Friday's $23,100 Bitterroot Derby at Sandy Downs.

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IDAHO FALLS, ID—JUNE 22, 2018—Wagonfullofdividends yielded great returns in the $23,100 Bitterroot Derby and poured it on, winning by two and a half-lengths on Friday night at Sandy Downs. Undefeated in eight lifetime starts, the Pyc Paint Your Wagon colt posted a final time of 19.568 and earned a 101 speed index in the 400-yard event.

Wagonfullofdividends ($2.40), with jockey Jesus Canales aboard, was the fastest qualifier to the Bitterroot Derby from trials at Sandy three weeks ago. He bested his own qualifying time of 19.754 in the final.

The winning connections of 2018 Bitterroot Derby winner Wagonfullofdividends at Sandy Downs.
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Wagonfullofdividends hails from the Mark Hanson barn, who also trained third place finisher O Dee. He is owned by RTM Stables and Shauna Dunn, and was bred in Texas by Randy and Sandy Coleman, out of the Brimmerton mare Ms Athenas Dividend.

The 3-year-old won the Bitterroot Futurity in 2017 and the Rocky Mountain Spring Classic Futurity at Pocatello. Prior to the Bitterroot Derby trials, he won the Gary Blattner and Harold Pence Memorial Derby at Pocatello. He has amassed $75,280 in career earnings to date.

The race for second place came down to third fastest qualifier Jt Easy Bug and Wagonfullofdividends’ stablemate O Dee, with Jt Easy Bug getting the place by a neck.

Jt Easy Bug is an Idaho-bred gelding trained by Glen Jamison, who bred and owns the son of Jess Got Easier with Jill Jamison. Dallas Erickson had the call in the Bitterroot Derby final.

Jt Easy Bug is out of the Dashing Jess Perry mare Miss Perry Bug, who won the 2012 Bitterroot Derby at Les Bois in a dead heat. This was his second stakes appearance; he qualified for the Idaho Cup Futurity at Sandy last summer. He has yet to finish out of the money in 2018.

Fourth fastest qualifier O Dee was ridden by Nikeela Black in the Bitterroot; the pair also finished second to Jt Easy Bug in their trials. Prior to his trial he placed second in the Pocatello Maiden Frolic Stakes in May.

The son of One Dashing Eagle is owned by Robin Dunn, Larry Chapple, and RTM Stables LLC. O Dee was bred in Alabama by Paris Wixon, out of the graded stakes winning mare Miranda Fame, by Dash Ta Fame.

Completing the field were Just Had to Be, Royallittlewagon and T Heart Felony. Candy Secret, Kool Odds, Shez Our Secret and Str Dash for Whiskey were scratched.