GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—OCTOBER 13, 2018—Under jockey Francisco Calderon multiple stakes winner Sf Hot Pass got away alertly, dueled throughout then held sway by a head over posttime favorite Eye N Capo at the wire Saturday night in the $75,000 Grade 1 Refrigerator Stakes at Lone Star Park. Apollitical Cyclone was another head back in the blanket finish to take third.

Conditioned by veteran trainer Leon Bard, Sf Hot Pass cruised over the muddy (sealed) Lone Star Park racing surface in a quick :21.198 seconds, equaling a 105 speed index.

It was the third straight stakes victory this season for the Shannon Fisher owned son of multiple stake sire Ivory James. The 5-year-old gelding entered the race off a win in the Nevill Stakes on September 29th, opening night for the 2018 Lone Star Park Quarter Horse meeting. Prior to that Sf Hot Pass won the RG2 TQHA Classic Stakes at Retama Park in July.

P & J Racing and D. Stroebel bred the gelding in Texas from the Mr Jess Perry mare Passem Up Perry. With a perfect 3-for-3 record in 2018, Sf Hot Pass has compiled a (14) 5-2-0 overall record and the $41,250 Refrigerator winner's purse boosted his lifetime mark to $95,780.

Multiple graded winner Eye N Capo exchanged bumps early but rallied under jockey Jesse Levario to finish second for owner Rueben Montemayor.

Trainer Josue Ponce saddled the Capo de Capi 4-year-old who was bred in Oklahoma by Dee and Betty Raper. Out of the Mr Eye Opener mare Satisfeyen, the bay gelding has won eight of 15 career starts and banked nearly $454,000.

Eye N Capo went undefeated as a 2-year-old, winning the Dash For Cash Futurity(G2) and the Evangeline Downs Futurity. He won the Miss Polly Stakes(G3) at Delta Downs over the summer and was third in the Simulcast Services Stakes prior to tonight's start.

Trainer Adrian Huiton saddled third-place finisher Apollitical Cyclone for owner Texas Drywall Specialties. Luis Vivanco rode the Apollitical Jess gelding from the Southern Cartel mare Cartels Belle.

Bred in Iowa by Craig Kirby, the multiple stakes-placed 5-year-old earned $7,500 for his effort.

Valiant Rogue, Kowboy Jim, Financial Top, Super Sonic Patriot Fdp Rock Solid, Lightemupwithcharm and Apollitical Scout completed the field.

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Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, a Class I racetrack operated by Texas Partners LSP and Global Gaming LSP. The track’s 16-day 2018 Quarter Horse Season opens Friday, September 21, and concludes on Saturday, November 10. Live racing will be held two days a week, Friday and Saturday at 6:05 p.m. For more information on Lone Star Park visit LoneStarPark.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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