QUALIFYING HISTORY
TrackDateRaceNameFinish 
Los Alamitos7/5/20149Independence Day H.3Chart

CONNECTIONS
 Jose Antonio Flores
Trainer

Jose Flores took over training duties for Eye On Corona just before the horse’s start in the Two Million trials. “Eye On Corona came to my barn about three weeks ago,” Flores said. “He came in good shape, and he’s a good horse. I was happy with the way he ran in his first start under the lights at Los Alamitos. (Jockey Rodrigo Aceves) has helped me a lot with this horse. We worked him out of the gate, and Rodrigo was happy with his work. He told me that the horse had amazing talent. I was first impressed with him in his last race at Ruidoso Downs. He broke terrible, and he made a ton of ground to finish in second place. We tried a couple of different things with him for this trial, and everything seems to have worked out well. If he comes back well and repeats this effort in the final, then we’ll be OK. He’s a very sound horse and thrilled with his race.” Flores has trained the winners of 939 races from 6,847 starts, with earnings of more than $10.4 million. His Grade 1 winners include West Coast Hawk, Startlet Hawk, Headturner, Blushin Bugs, IB Quick and A Tempting Dash.
 Rodrigo Aceves
Jockey

California-based Rodrigo Aceves, who has ridden 1,720 winners and the earners of more than $22.38 million from 9,558 mounts. Aceves has scored in nine Grade 1 races, including aboard One Quick First Down in the 2010 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1, First Down Illusion, A Stoli Mate, Startlet Hawk, Willie Works, Hulapai, What A Performance and Sheza Bad Habit.
 Desiree Princess Ranch LLC
Owner

Armando Cabrera De La Vega’s Desiree Princess Ranch LLC, based in Laredo, Texas, has sent out six winners from 33 starts this year with earnings of $96,750. Another 2-year-old they own, Jess Sass Dash finished second in the Ruidoso Juvenile, was a finalist to the $700,000 Rainbow Futurity(G1) and $1.1 Golden State Million Futurity(G1). Another two-year-old, Unobetter, tied for the 10th fastest qualifying time to the Golden State Million Futurity(G1) but lost the shake to eventual race winner Igoturtac.

PEDIGREE
Eye On Corona - Eye On Corona broke his maiden in his Two Million trial, winning by a nose over fellow qualifier Hit It Big. In his previous outs, he competed at Remington Park and Ruidoso Downs in futurity trials. Eye On Corona was a $40,000 purchase at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

The Louisiana-bred colt was bred by J.E. Jumonville and his sons, D.C. and C.T. Jumonville Farms at Ventress, Louisiana, is and has been home to a number of top horses. The family has bred horses such as top sires Feature Mr Jess and champion Jess Louisiana Blue and Grade 1 winner A Stoli Mate. They also bred Eye On Corona’s dam, the stakes winner Louisiana Eye Opener.

The 17-year-old Corona Cartel won the Million in 1996, when it was still the Los Alamitos Million Futurity (G1). Retiring with earnings of $557,142, the Holland Ease stallion out of all-time leading dam Corona Chick has from 11 crops sired the earners of more than $36 million. His foals include five champions, 118 stakes winners and 663 winners from 939 starters. He is the sire of the all-time leading distaffer by earnings and the third-leading all-time earner, world champion Blues Girl Too ($2,032,328). Corona Cartel stands at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Louisiana Eye Opener is a Mr Eye Opener mare out of the Louisiana Slew (TB) mare The Louisiana Girl, making her a half sister to champion Jess Louisiana Blue (by Mr Jess Perry, $170,682) and stakes winners Call Me Fed Ex (by Call Me Together, $80,437), Fed Ex Together (by Call Me Together, $111,784), Jessthelouisianagirl (by Mr Jess Perry, $122,904) and The Louisiana Cartel (by Corona Cartel, $127,941). Louisiana Eye Opener won seven of 10 starts, including the 2005 La Primera Del Ano Derby (G2), and was a finalist in the Grade 1 Golden State Million Futurity and All American Derby. She earned $151,254 on the track. She has produced six winners from seven starters.

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