GRANTS PASS, OR–OCTOBER 14, 2024–Bnb Hasta La Luna dug in at 10-1 odds under jockey Jose Espinoza to get the nod over Jr in the $43,000 Autumn Derby at Grants Pass Downs on Monday afternoon.

Bouncing off a third-place effort in the September 30 trials, Bnb Hasta La Luna got a nose win while completing the 400 yards in 19.604 seconds, a 102-speed index.

Trainer Ricardo Castillo conditions the son of champion Moonin The Eagle for owner Rainee Browning. AQHA Racing Champion breeder Bobby D. Cox bred the five-time winner in Utah from the Brimmerton mare Hasta La Veesta.  

He has compiled a (17) 6-3-2 record. The $17,200 winner's purse boosted Bnb Hasta La Luna's earnings to $43,915.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
AURORA, CO–OCTOBER 15, 2024–Kali K and Yo Morning Delite are two of the 10 aged sprinters entered in Friday’s 350-yard, $20,300 Pen Pal Stakes at Arapahoe Park near Denver.

A 5-year-old daughter of One Fabulous Eagle trained by Alexander Orozco for owner Luis Marquez, Kali K made her official season debut with a wire-to-wire, one-length victory in the 400-yard, $27,000 Leo Beaudash Stakes at Arapahoe Park on September 28. The Colorado-bred mare and ho .. Read More

CLAREMORE, OK–SEPTEMBER 29, 2024–The $63,767 John Deere Juvenile Challenge marked the third straight win for trainer Jason Olmstead and jockey Ramiro Garcia in the regional challenge races at Will Rogers Downs on Sunday. The trainer/jockey duo teamed up for the 350-yard win with The Criminal for owner Tom Maher, who earned his second challenge stakes win of the day.

The Criminal was the outsider going into the race on 10-1 odds, which paid $23.60 to win, $8.00 to place and $4.80 to show. The son of leading sire Apollitical Jess got off with a good start toward the middle and went all out .. Read More