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Livewires Turnpike Much The Best In Grade 1 $85,200 Pot O'Gold Futurity
Livewire Turnpike, under jockey Cody Smith, easily winning the Grade 1 $85,200 Pot O'Gold Futurity at Will Rogers Downs Monday afternoon

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Livewires Turnpike Much The Best In Grade 1 $85,200 Pot O'Gold Futurity

CLAREMORE, OK–OCTOBER 3, 2022–Fastest qualifier Livewires Turnpike dominated a field of eight other APHA 2-year-olds on Monday when he rolled to a 1-3/4 length win in the Grade 1 $85,200 Pot O'Gold Futurity at Will Rogers Downs.

Under jockey Cody Smith the son of leading APHA sire Crm Livewire completed the 350 yards in :17.600 seconds to equal a 98 speed index into a 6mph crosswind. It was the fifth win and second stakes victory for the Oklahoma-bred gelding.

Trainer Matt Whitekiller conditions Livewires Turnpike for owner Bryan Hawk. Bred by Nolan Pevehouse, from the Pyc Paint Your Wagon mare Wagon On Turnpike, the 2-year-old used today's winners purse valued at $31,425 to boost his bankroll to $90,888. Livewires Turnpike won the Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Juvenile at Remington Park in March.

Champion jockey James Flores piloted U Know Im Kool to a second-place finish for trainer Michelle Hurdle and owner-breeders Sharon Hafliger and R.J. Ziegler.  Also a daughter of Crm Livewire, from the SM Country Snowman mare Expressions N Snow, U Know Im Kool earned $14,599 for her effort.

The winning connections of Livewires Turnpike accept the Pot O'Gold Futurity stakes trophy at Will Rogers Downs Monday. © Coady Photography

A half-link back Domestic Dude picked up $9,372 for finishing third. Dee Keener trains the Capo de Capi gelding for owner Painted Faith Racing. Mark Allen and Kim Henningsen bred the gray 2-year-old in Oklahoma from the Dos Poruno mare Domestic Diva. Jesus Salazar had the riding call.

Memories Of Pyc, Bf Hannas Wagon, Rp Barracuda Dash, Zazas Island Girl, Rp Dirty Barracuda and Blazen Livewire completed the field. Bp Baileysnmoonshine was scratched.

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