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Mystical Ocean B Heads John Deere Delta Downs Juvenile
Mystical Ocean B holds off Corona N Hearts to set the fastest time in the John Deere Delta Downs Juvenile trials.

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Mystical Ocean B Heads John Deere Delta Downs Juvenile

VINTON, LA—APRIL 29, 2010— Maria Guadalupe Araiza’s Mystical Ocean B looks for his third win in his young career when he leads the field of 10 in the John Deere Delta Downs Juvenile Challenge Saturday night.

The Ocean Runaway colt has already made three starts for trainer Rudolfo Sanchez and recorded two wins and a fifth-place finish in the Longhorn Futurity (G2) at 7-2 odds. The colt was the top qualifier to the Delta Downs Juvenile Challenge when he won his trial by a neck in :17.758 for 350 yards.

Eddie Casas’ Fast Dashin Dude will be looking for a bounce in the Delta Downs Juvenile Challenge after winning his trial in his career debut. The Jorge Haddad-trained Heza Fast Dash colt rallied to win his trial by a length with a time of :17.779.

Juan Carlos Castaneda’s Corona N Hearts has yet to win a race, but is a prime contender with a grade 2 stakes-placed status from just three starts. The Javier Noel Contreras-trained La Jollaroid colt was second in the Longhorn Futurity and then finished a second to Mystical Ocean B in their trial. He earned the third-fastest time of :17.817 in the trial.

For a complete list of finalists, times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys to the John Deere Delta Downs Juvenile CLICK HERE.