Sunday, August 21, 2011
Esgar Ramirez rode the winners of three races during Saturday's Lineage Day racing program for New Mexico-breds at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Ramirez, who had five mounts on the 11-race card, won the 350-yard, $12,400 Lineage Quarter Horse Claming Stakes with Seacrest Out, the 400-yard, $50,000 Pelican Stakes (RG3) with By By Corona, and the 400-yard, $50,000 Hard Twist Stakes (RG3) with Leave N Legal.
Also, trainer Dwain Grissom and jockey J. Martin Bourdieu combined to win two races – the 6-furlong, $50,000 Don Juan de Onate Stakes (R) with Mi Domscat, and the 5 ½-furlong, $50,000 Casey Darnell Pony Express Stakes (R) with Bonndaddy's.
Both Mi Domscat and Bonndaddy's are out of the Southern Halo mare Mi Camila.
The Downs at Albuquerque reported attendance of 2,510 for Sunday's card, an increase of 48 percent over the last year's reported attendance of 1,692. Total handle on the Lineage races reached $222,617, which was 12 percent higher than last year's Lineage handle of $199,017.
Complete coverage of the Lineage Day program will be featured in the October issue of the New Mexico Horse Breeders magazine.
LINEAGE QUARTER HORSE CLAIMING STAKES ($5,000)
350 yards, $12,400
3-year-olds & older
Winner – Seacrest Out
Owner – Marcellino Ortiz
Breeders – Fredda Draper and Lola Willis
Trainer –Elliot Bachicha
Jockey – Esgar Ramirez
Winning Time – :17.531
Margin of Victory – one length
Odds – 8-5 (favorite)
Also ran (in order of finish) – I Know How Now, Fama N Tricks, Bs Are Wild, Fearless Freddy, Sunny Situation, TR Has An Alibi.
LINEAGE THOROUGHBRED CLAIMING STAKES ($5,000)
5 ½ furlongs, $12,600
3-year-olds & older
Winner – S D S Golden Boy
Owners – Steve J. Gomez and Felipe A. Gomez
Breeder – Steve Prather
Trainer – Steve Gomez
Jockey – Miguel Hernandez
Winning Time – 1:04.93
Margin of Victory – 4 ½ lengths
Odds – 8-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Waymore's Blues, Tony The Cat, Prospectors Rebel, Catabolize, Clara's Tizzycat (2-1 favorite), and Lils King.
PELICAN STAKES (RG3)
400 yards, $50,000
3-year-old fillies
Winner – By By Corona
Owners – Saul Jose Medina
Breeder – James E. Dewbre
Trainer – Roberto Sanchez
Jockey – Esgar Ramirez
Winning Time – :19.813
Margin of Victory – ½ length
Odds – 6-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Miss Chicks Vision (9-10 favorite), De Genuine Queen, Furyofthetyger, First To Trick Sentenced To Fame, Southern Formed, Posies First Thought, and Sally Whacker.
JOHN AUGUSTINE STAKES
870 yards, $50,000
3-year-olds and older
Winner – KC Royal Flush
Breeders and Owners – Kathryn Maynard and Carla Feerer
Trainer – Dominic Duree
Jockey – Casey Lambert
Winning Time – :46.315
Margin of Victory – one length
Odds – 6-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – The Real Rabbit, Whata Lucky Man, I Know Bedarina, BRT Opulence (1-2 favorite), South Oak, Famous Lord Shezadi, and Should Been A Cowboy.
HARD TWIST STAKES (RG3)
400 yards, $50,000
3-year-olds
Winner – Leave N Legal
Owner and Trainer – Jaime Aldavaz Jr.
Breeders – Gary & Bonnie Harstack
Jockey – Esgar Ramirez
Winning Time – :19.960
Margin of Victory – head
Odds – 8-5 (favorite)
Also ran (in order of finish) – Brancott, Rebellious Wind, Real Jackpot, Pakea Bay, Habit Rabbit, Burn Lethal, Vicente Y Su Corona, Bedarinas Miracle RF, and Primvvera.
DON JUAN DE ONATE STAKES
6 furlongs, $50,000
3-year-olds
Winner – Mi Domscat
Owner – Double Kee LLC and Grissom Racing Inc.
Breeder – Dwain Grissom
Trainer – Dwain Grissom
Jockey – J. Martin Bourdieu
Winning Time – 1:13.02
Margin of Victory – nose
Odds – 7-2
Also ran (in order of finish) – Beau Wizer, Running Squall, Fred's Hennessy, Desert Dude, Hunting Dixie, River Grade Trick (2-1 favorite), T E F's Star One, and Numberoneson
LINEAGE QUARTER HORSE CHAMPIONSHIP (RG3)
400 yards, $50,000
3-year-olds and older
Winner – Lohah
Owner – Armando Medina
Breeders – Gary & Jane Willingham
Trainer – Hector Hernandez
Jockey – Carlos Huerta
Winning Time – 19.336
Margin of Victory – 1 ½ lengths
Odds – 9-2
Also ran (in order of finish) – Miracle Snow, Little Bit Southern, Rabbit Revival, Captian Jacksboro, CP Lawman, Corona Memory Crest (2-1 favorite), Lite A Fire, and Im Greatful Too.
CHIEF NARBONA STAKES
6 furlongs, $50,000
3-year-old fillies
Winner –Comicsperfectstorm
Owner and Breeder – Helen Nave
Trainer – Todd Fincher
Jockey – Juan Ochoa
Winning Time – 1:12.21
Margin of Victory – 8 ¾ lengths
Odds – 3-10 (favorite)
Also ran (in order of finish) – Squallena, Highspeed Rescue, Very Shiney, Squall Wilbud, Soaring Devon, and D Cat's Trip.
CARLOS SALAZAR STAKES
6 ½ furlongs, $50,000
Fillies & mares, 3-year-olds and older
Winner – Tricky R.
Owner – Ruth Summers
Breeder – Tony Pickard DVM
Trainer – H. Ray Ashford Jr.
Jockey – Nancy Summers
Winning Time – 1:17.58
Margin of Victory – 5 ½ lengths
Odds – 5-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Fan's Cat, Mylilmemo, Cali Baby (7-5 favorite), Pretty Danseur, I Am Lesters Gal, and Avenue Of Tears.
CASEY DARNELL PONY EXPRESS STAKES
5 ½ furlongs, $50,000
3-year-olds and older
Winner – Bonndaddy's
Owner – Double Kee LLC and Grissom Racing Inc.
Breeder – Dwain Grissom
Trainer – Dwain Grissom
Jockey – J. Martin Bourdieu
Winning Time – 1:04.71
Margin of Victory – neck
Odds – 9-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Lesters Secret, Herbal Slew, Romeos Wilson, Lester's Echo, Chuchuluco (9-5 favorite), Comic Smarty Cat, Agiba Yulla, and Devonas Pride.
LINEAGE THOROUGHBRED STAKES
1 1 1/6 miles, $50,000
3-year-olds and older
Winner – Brother John D.
Owner – Peggy B. Rust
Breeder – James M. Lee
Trainer – John Martinez
Jockey – Macario Rodriguez
Winning Time – 1:46.67
Margin of Victory – neck
Odds – 9-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Rosa's Catena, Spinning Touch, Our Choice (9-5 favorite), Dixie Film, Desert Gamble, Fort Stanton Lad, Cosmic Chi, Silver Matthias, Train Rider Blues, and Spelling Bee Jones.