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Design Tobe A Winner Catches The Ocean King In Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge
Design Tobe A Winner (inside) catches The Ocean King in the $20,239 Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Stakes Sunday afternoon at Arapahoe Park.

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Design Tobe A Winner Catches The Ocean King In Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge

AURORA, CO—MAY 29,2016—Design Tobe A Winner caught The Ocean King at the wire to win the $20,239 Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Stakes by a nose Sunday afternoon at Arapahoe Park. Essohess finished a length back in third.

Ridden by jockey Alferdo Triana, Jr., Design Tobe A Winner completed the 330 yards in :17.001 seconds into a 12 mph headwind to pocket the winner's purse of $9,510.

Chris Gandarilla conditions the 5-year-old Winners Version daughter for owner James Lynn. Russell Rusty Vicchrilli bred the mare in Colorado from the Splash Bac mare Designers Splash. The multiple stakes winner has compiled a (23) 6-2-4 record and earned $103,803.

The winning connections Design Tobe A Winner accept the Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Stakes trophy at Arapahoe Park Sunday. © Coady Photography
Post time favorite The Ocean King had to settle for second, picking up $4,047 for owners Sierra Hugo Barron, Denise Van Amburgh and Ronald Amburgh. Jose Barron trains the Corona Cartel horse out of Runaway Wave, by Runaway winner. Alejandro Luna rode the multiple stakes winner of $93,924.

Jeff Smith rode Essohess for owner/trainer Francisco Soto. The 7-year-old Ocean Runaway gelding is out of Dianetogetcha, by Mr Eye Opener. He earned $2,033 for the effort. Bred in Texas by Bielau Oaks, Essoness has earned $62,306.

Graypromise, Famous Wear, Mr Investment Junior, Flying Foose, Swex and Rock That Wrangler completed the field. Money Hungry Cartel was scratched.