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Fastest Qualifier Catch Me One Tee Headlines $89,425 Old South Derby
Fastest qualifeir Catch Me One Tee drew post 4 for Friday's 350-yard, $89,425 Old South Derby at Delta Downs.

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Fastest Qualifier Catch Me One Tee Headlines $89,425 Old South Derby

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

VINTON, LA--May 17, 2022
--Richard Lopez's Catch Me One Tee, a gelded son of Tee Cos and the fastest qualifier, drew post 4 for Friday's 350-yard, $89,425 Old South Derby at Delta Downs.

Catch Me One Tee made his season debut with a 1 1/2-length victory at odds of 13-1 in the first of three Old South Derby trials on April 29. An earner of $12,475 from eight races, the gelding will be ridden by Juan F. Garcia Jr. for trainer Pedro Lopez.

Other contenders include Shesa Knockoutcartel, a homebred Five Bar Cartel filly trained by Martin Trejo for owner BM AQ Racing LLC. Shesa Knockoutcartel has banked $66,500 from eight outs -- all in Louisiana -- and her three wins include a 1 1/4-length score in last year''s 350-yard, $75,000 Louisiana Juvenile Stakes (R) for state-bred 2-year-olds at Delta Downs.

Shesa Knockoutcartel drew post 5 and will be ridden by Everardo Rodriguez.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
  1. JJ Coronas Star (Guadalupe Lucio Jr.)
  2. JLA Double Down Dash (Russell Leblanc)
  3. OJD Miss Lola (Nestor Duran)
  4. Catch Me One Tee (Juan F. Garcia Jr.)
  5. Shesa Knockoutcartel (Everardo Rodriguez)
  6. Queen On Eagle CR (Arturo Alvarez)
  7. Jesstice For All (Gilbert Ortiz)
  8. Ajkiss This Corona (David A. Alvarez)
  9. Ddeez Kiss My Dash (David Alvarez Jr.)
  10. Mr Teco (Luciano Duenez)

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