Woopaa, under jockey Cordarelton Benn, set the fastest time for the Grade 2 Dash For Cash Derby following a 2-1/4 length trial win at Lone Star Park on Friday.

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GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 13, 2024–Belles Stakes winner Woopaa has been climbing the ladder this year and stepped into Grade 2 action on Friday night when she posted the fastest qualifying time for the Dash For Cash Derby at Lone Star Park.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Grand Prairie, Texas racecourse on Saturday, October 5, to vie for the winner's share of a $177,300 purse to be contested at the classic Quarter Horse distance of 440 yards.

After finishing a troubled tenth in her 3-year-old debut, an Allowance at Remington Park on March 14, Woopaa finished second for a $ 10,000 tag on April 4.  She returned on April 20 to break her maiden by 1-1/2 lengths, again for $10,000 at Remington Park on April 20.

Her connections then moved their tack to Fair Meadows, where she won a $16,500 Allowance by 1-1/2 lengths on June 8. She stepped into stakes company on July 6 to win the $17,500 Belle Stakes for fillies and mares at Fair Meadows on July 6.

Tonight, Cordarelton Benn rode the filly to a 2-1/4 length win, stopping the clock in 21.343 seconds, a 97-speed index, the night's fastest derby trial.

Jonathan Chavira trains the Reagal Eagle filly for owner Robert Mashburn. Bred in Oklahoma by Richard Joneson, from the Furrtreeous mare Furrst Call, Woopaa has compiled a (8) 5-1-1 record and banked $50,715.

Making his first start since a sixth-place effort in the Grade 1 $1,176,156 Texas Classic Futurity last November, Relentless Eagle, under jockey Christian Ramos, rolled a 1-3/4 length win in the fourth trial to get the second fastest clocking of 21.487, a 93-speed index.

Trainer Marc E. Jungers saddled the son of leading sire Hes Relentless to his third win in eight career starts for owner Lance Bland. Bred in Oklahoma from the Volcom mare Volcoms Delight, Relentless Eagle was also a finalist in the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Ruidoso Futurity last year.  Bred by George Mitchell II, he has earned $109,045.

The Power Knockout got his fifth career win in the second trial when he defeated recent Delta Downs LA Bred Derby(RG3) winner Hoztile Takeover to post the third-fastest clocking of 21.496, also a 93-speed index. David Bustamante trains the gelded son of multiple stakes sire Power Jam(TB) for owner Douglas O. Traylor.

An earner of over $120,000, The Knockout Power was a finalist in the LQHBA Louisiana Million(RG1), Delta Downs LA Bred Derby(RG3), and the LQHBA Sale Juvenile.  Ken O'Brien bred The Knockout Power in Louisiana from the Apollitical Jess mare The Only Knockout.

CLICK HERE for a list of Dash For Cash Derby(G2) qualifiers with times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers, and jockeys.

Live racing returns Saturday at Lone Star Park with a 13-race card, all trials for the 400-yard Grade 2 $450,000-est. Dash For Cash Futurity.  The first post is 6:05 p.m.

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About Lone Star Park
Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie is a major league sports entertainment attraction that features two exciting racing seasons annually. Over 700,000 guests visit our beautiful facility each year, which features a seven-level glass-enclosed Grandstand, highlighted by our 1,200-seat Silks Dining Room and 48 luxurious Penthouse Suites, all overlooking the newest race track in Texas. Situated next to our Grandstand is the 36,000-square-foot world-class Las Vegas-style racebook and simulcast facility, Bar & Book, which features wagering on horse racing from around the world seven days a week year.

The 2024 Fall Meeting of Champions, featuring American Quarter Horses, runs September 6 through November 16. Live racing on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. (CT); the first post is at 6:05 p.m. Breeders' Cup Saturday, November 5. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., the first live race is at 6:05 p.m.