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Wf Turnpike Candy, Jess Cruzin Winners In Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Stakes on Sunday
Wf Turnpike Country (#8) defeating Separate Wagons (4) in the Grade 1 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity Sunday night.

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Wf Turnpike Candy, Jess Cruzin Winners In Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Stakes on Sunday

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 15, 2020—Lone Star Park hosted the Grade 1, $67,170 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity and the $37,650 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Claiming Derby on Sunday night.

Grade 1, $67,170 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity

Wf Turnpike Candy held off Separate Wagons by a head in the $67,170 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity(G1) Sunday evening at Lone Star Park.

Under jockey Juan Pulido, Wf Turnpike Candy showed early speed then held to complete the 350 yards in :17.740 seconds, equaling a 93 speed index. It was the fourth win in 11 starts for the son of world champion Painted Turnpike. The $25,525 winners' purse boosted the gelding earnings mark to $106,220.

Trainer Dee Kenner saddled the multiple stakes winner for owner Painted Faith Racing. Keener and Steve Wright bred Wf Turnpike Candy in Oklahoma from the County Chicks Man mare Sw Eye Candy.

The winning connections of Wt Turnpike Candy accept the Lone Star Park Paint and Appaloosa Futurity stakes trophy Sunday night. © Dustin Orona Photography
Separate Wagons, a son of leading QH sire Separatist, earned $11,459 for second. Owned-and-trained by Cervando Garcia Solis, Ted Johnson had the riding call. Toni Hopper and George Martin bred the gray gelding in California from the Calligrapher mare Wagons Maiden.

Victor R. Villarreal's Vp Cold Strong Heart finished a neck back in the blanket finish to get third. Rodrigo Vallejo rode the daughter This Cartel Is Cold for trainer Martin Rodriguez. Bred in Texas by Francisco Villareal, from the Dos Poruno mare Double Dashing Girl, Vp Cold Strong Heart picked up $7,389 for the effort.

Fastest qualifier Wb Stevie Nix finished fourth followed by Tales U Lose, Break Away James, Js Shezaquickhick, Captain Capi and Dangerous Dan McGrew.

$37,650 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Claiming Derby

Jess Cruzin, an Appaloosa son of leading second-crop QH sire Hes Relentless, rolled to a three-quarter length win over Invisable Paint Brush in the $37,650 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Claiming Derby on Sunday Night.

Jess Cruzin, under jockey Froylan Ramirez, easily winning the Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Claiming Derby on Sunday night. © Dustin Orona Photography
Under jockey Froylan Ramirez, Jess Cruzin completed the 350 yards in :18.241 seconds to take home the winner's purse valued at $14,307. Oscar Nunez conditions the 3-year-old gelding for owner Samuel Gaylan. Bred in Oklahoma by Jeff Adams, from the Feature Me Jess mare Jess Streakin, Jess Cruzin has banked nearly $40,000 in two years at the track.

The winning connections of Jess Cruzin accept the Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Claiming Derby stakes trophy.
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Runner up Invisable Paint Brush races for owner William Barton and is trained by Roy Garza. Raul Ramirez, Jr. rode the son of Crm Livewire out of I Like Big Bux by Zoomin For Bux. The Oklahoma homebred earned $6,401 for the effort.

Banking On Kool, a son multiple stakes sire Kool Wagon, finished one-length back to earn $4,142 for third. Eli Martinez trains the gelding for owner Laurentino Martinez. Jerry Yoakum had the riding call on the Oklahoma-bred out of Thank The Bank by Raise A Winner. H.T. Churchwell is the breeder.

Cat Dash Wired, Lil Twist Of Pyc, Shes A Fast Grip, Bg Unleash The Beast, Sister Secondpainted, Katnip Krazy and Special Cha Ching completed the field. Lone Star Park is located on Beltline Road, just ˝ mile north of I-30 in Grand Prairie, Texas. Visit LoneStarPark.com for more information.