BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ–SEPTEMBER 2, 2022–Republic Anne, a stakes-winning 4-year-old Apollitical Jess mare racing for Jose Antonio de Santiago, is one of 11 fillies and mares entered in Saturday's 400-yard, $40,000-added Q-Racing Video Arizona Distaff Challenge Stakes at Arizona Downs.

Trained by Edwin A. Martinez, Republic Anne is coming off of a second-place finish, a neck behind winner Valentin JQM, in the July 4, 250-yard Wayne Brasher Memorial Stakes at Arizona Downs. The mare has earned $86,445 from 22 races, and her five wins include last year's 400-yard, $57,000 AQRA Turf Paradise Derby.

Republic Anne drew post 9 and will be ridden by Martin Osuna.

The winner of this race will earn a berth in the October 22 Q-Racing Video Distaff Challenge Championship (G1) at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:

1. Run Away And Hide (Elias Gutierrez)
2. World Famous Mia (Rodolfo Arvizu)
3. First Lady Perry (Kevin Carbajal)
4. ABC Nalaki (David Reyes-Frisby)
5. Jess Zoomin Senator (Albert Medrano)
6. Lew Lew Belle (Joseph Belloc Jr.)
7. Abbyslovintherain (Antonio Bazan)
8. Elegant Tres (Jose A. Leon)
9. Republic Anne (Martin Osuna)
10. Too Sass For You (Michael Ybarra)
11. Garavani (Aaron Belloc)

All Arizona Downs races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.