Curls Joyful Wagon is entered in Saturday’s 400-yard Cox Ranch Lone Star Distaff Challenge trials at Lone Star Park.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 5, 2024–Curls Joyful Wagon and Jess Kissing Beau are two of the 15 fillies and mares entered in Saturday’s 400-yard Cox Ranch Lone Star Distaff Challenge trials at Lone Star Park.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the September 28, $20,000-added final.

Curls Joyful Wagon races for Martin Stacy from the barn of trainer John Stinebaugh. A homebred 4-year-old daughter of Pyc Paint Your Wagon, the mare is coming off of a half-length victory in a 400-yard, $42,900 open-condition allowance race at Ruidoso Downs on July 7. Curls Joyful Wagon has earned $48,530 from five starts this year, and her season record includes a second-place finish, a half of a length behind winner Flying Sophia, in the June 1, 400-yard Junos Request Stakes G at Remington Park.

Curls Joyful Wagon drew post 4 and will be ridden by Ali Rivera in the first of two trials.

Jess Kissing Beau is a homebred 4-year-old Kiss My Hocks mare trained by Juan Diaz Jr. for owner Francisco Javier Garza. Jess Kissing Beau is coming off of a nose victory in the July 26, 400-yard Miss Retama Stakes (R) for Texas-bred distaffers at Retama Park.

Jess Kissing Beau drew post 4 and will be ridden by Victor Urieta Jr. in the second heat.

All Lone Star Park races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.