Saturday, September 11, 2010
Spice Girl, a homebred bay filly owned and trained by Raymond Carlisle Jr., won the last of four New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) trials on Friday and posted the fastest qualifying time for the September 25, $40,000-added final at The Downs at Albuquerque.
Ridden by Mark Villa and sent to post as the 9-10 favorite, Spice Girl defeated 22-1 longshot Posies First Thought by a half of a length while going 400 yards in :19.564. The filly’s victory was her first in four races, and she was coming off of a fifth-place finish in the $351,963 Zia Futurity (RG1) at Ruidoso Downs on August 1.
Spice Girl is one of nine winners from 25 starters sired by Sum Fun To Bet, a winning and stakes-placed son of Strawfly Special and whose dam, the First Down Dash mare Down With Debt, was the AQHA world champion in 1994. The filly is also one of six winners from seven starters foaled by Mackeys Girl, a winning South Dakota-bred daughter of the What Luck (TB) stallion Mackeys Girl .
Spice Girl is a half sister to two stakes winners, including Tunes, a filly by Winning Rhythm who won three graded stakes from 2007-08, including the ’07 New Mexico Cup Futurity (RG1) at Zia Park.
Carlisle also bred, owns, and trains the second-fastest qualifier, Fun N Luck. A sorrel filly by Sum Fun To Bet, Fun N Luck won the third heat by a half of a length for her second victory in four starts.
The complete list of qualifiers:
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Horse (Sex, Pedigree)
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Owner
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Breeder (State)
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Trainer
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Time
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SPICE GIRL
F, Sum Fun To Bet-Mackeys Girl by Mackeys Luck
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Raymond Carlisle Jr.
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Raymond Carlisle Jr. (NM)
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Raymond Carlisle Jr.
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:19.564
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FUN N LUCK
F, Sum Fun To Bet-Luck N Romance by Some Champion Jet
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Raymond Carlisle Jr.
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Raymond Carlisle Jr. (NM)
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Raymond Carlisle Jr.
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:19.612
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POSIES FIRST THOUGHT
F, First Thoughts-Posies by Calyx
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David Bloomer
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Spring Creek Race Horses (NM)
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Benjamin Villegas
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:19.640
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SAMIA FAME
F, Genuine Strawfly-Samia by Dash Ta Fame
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Abelardo F. Gallegos
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Vernon & Sylvia Hauschild (NM)
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Juan M. Gonzalez
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:19.663
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U R A FURY LADY
F, Furyofthewind-Lady Thetis by Takin On The Cash
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Ronald N. Ulibarri
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Ronald N. Ulibarri (NM)
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Jamie Zamora
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:19.676
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SNOW REGARD
F, Chicks Regard-Sha Hooy Hooy by Major Rime
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K H Logax Inc.
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K. Humberto Lopez Gaxiola (NM)
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Juan M. Gonzalez
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:19.746
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CHICKIE BLU
F, Chicks A Blazin-The Blues Girl by Corona Cartel
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Mike Abraham and James R. McClintic
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Mike Abraham (NM)
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Jamie Zamora
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:19.769
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MARY FOR MONEY
F, Metallic Lion-Thirty Fourth Street by Dean Miracle
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Robert & Barbara Bauer
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Robert & Barbara Bauer (NM)
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H. Ray Ashford Jr.
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:19.829
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CHIQUITA CALIENTE
F, Corona Caliente-Dash N Chiquita by Dash Ta Fame
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The Triple G
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David Kosoff (NM)
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Juan M. Gonzalez
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:19.846
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FAME AND CHICKS
F, Future Trick-Iron Fame by Dash Ta Fame
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Delfino Estrada
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Cesar Carrete (NM)
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Jesus Carrete
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:19.956
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