Cold Cash 123 - Winning the sixth of nine trials by a half lengths over second-fastest qualifier DM Streakn Thru Fire and 10th-fastest qualifier The Printing Press, Cold Cash 123 won his sixth consecutive start at 440 yards in :20.833 and earning the fastest qualifying time.
An earner of $615,346, Cold Cash 123 won the Rainbow Derby (G1), won Southwest Juvenile Championship (G1), won All American Juvenile (R). Cold Cash 123 broke his maiden in the All American Futurity (G1) trials last year, failing to qualify to the final but winning the Juvenile. He went on to earn his first Grade 1 in the Southwest Juvenile Championship at Zia Park. After a uncharacteristically poor effort in the Heritage Place Derby (G2) trials this spring, he dominated his Rainbow Derby trial in a near track-record time, and went on to win the final.
Carolyn Bay of Clare, Michigan, races horses in her own name and in the name of her T. Bill Stables. Her runners include two-time Grade 1 winner Cold Cash 123 and Grade 3 winner Fanci Ending 123. She also owns All American Futurity finalist Mr Ease 123.
“When you’ve won so many races, and so much is expected of you ... Cold Cash probably doesn’t know that, but it’s nerve wracking (for us),” Bay said. “But it’s very exciting.”
The gelding has an easy-going temperament that shows before races.
“He is something,” Bay said. “He just goes onto the track like a pony horse. He’s laid-back, just goes along with a loose lead. But then he gets behind the gates and knows where he is. And he does his job.”
“He’s caused quite a stir here,” Bay added. “The neighbors are calling, they’re watching it on television. It’s caused quite the excitement in this small county of Clare.”
Oak Tree Special (2000, Special Task-Easy Lady Oak by Easy Dozen) was the 2003 world champion and earned $628,470 while compiling a record of 26-16-2-2. With 248 starters from five crops raced, Oak Tree Special has sired 17 stakes winners, 130 winners and the earners of more than $5 million. With progeny earnings of more than $1.57 million to date this year, Oak Tree Special currently is the 5th-ranked sire of money earners in 2011.
Dam Hot Cash 123 is a maiden half sister to the stakes-winning Striking Bunny geldings Overpowered and Hot Hugger. The Takin On The Cash mare also produced 2010 Paint world champion I Do One Two Three. Cold Cash 123 is her first American Quarter Horse foal. |