Last year's Grade 1 Bank of America Challenge Championship winner Vodka With Ice will start in Wednesday's trials at Les Bois Park.

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BOISE, ID—JULY 21, 2014—A total of 22 sprinters, including graded stakes winners Vodka With Ice and JR Dynasty Mountain, have been entered in Wednesday’s 440-yard Bank of America Les Bois Championship Challenge trials.

A 9-year-old gelding by champion Stoli racing for Gerardo Prado and trained by Monty Arrossa, Vodka With Ice ships in from Los Alamitos, where he won last year’s 440-yard, $350,000 Bank of America Challenge Championship (G1) and earned a berth in the Grade 1, $750,000 Champion of Champions, the sport’s richest and most prestigious race for older horses.

Vodka With Ice has won 13 of 52 starts and has earned $380,258. Cesar DeAlba will ride the gelding from the rail post in the first of three heats.

JR Dynasty Mountain is a 4-year-old stallion by champion FDD Dynasty campaigned by JR Stables LLC from the barn of Ron Moosman. JR Dynasty drew post 1 and will be ridden by Eddie Aceves in the third trial, and he will be making his first start since November 9, when he scored a 1 1/4-length victory in the 400-yard, $200,000 Adequan Derby Challenge Championship (G1) at Los Alamitos.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the $65,000-est. Bank of America Les Bois Championship Challenge final on Saturday, August 9.