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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
SELMA, TX—AUGUST 14, 2018—FM Im A Zatanaz Too, a graded stakes winning son of champion Tempting Dash racing for Jose Fabian Hernandez, drew post 9 for Saturday’s 350-yard, $94,500 John Deere Retama Juvenile Challenge Stakes at Retama Park.
The third-fastest qualifier, FM Im A Zatanaz Too is coming off of a wire-to-wire, 1 1/4-length victory in the last of five trials on July 28. The Utah-bred gelding has earned $245,395 from five races, and his four wins include a neck victory as the 2-1 favorite in the 330-yard, $441,000 Sam Houston Futurity (G2) on April 28.
FM Im A Zatanaz Too drew post 9 and will be ridden by Manuel Gutierrez for trainer Ismael Solis-Guevara.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Jess Leaving Fast (Nestor Duran)
- Im Sporting Rock (Antonio Alberto)
- Wii B (Eddie Sanchez)
- Your Favorite Lady (Jose A. Beltran)
- Paint Me A Sinner (Ricardo Garza-Cruz)
- This Guys A Volcom (Juan F. Garcia Jr.)
- FM Cartel Rock (Claudio P. Aguilar)
- Fmcanttemptthisrock (J.R. Ramirez)
- FM Im A Zatanaz Too (Manuel Gutierrez)
- Why Nott Me (Jesse Levario)
Also on Saturday, a full field of 10 sophomores has been entered back in the 400-yard, $46,260 Adequan Retama Derby Challenge Stakes.
Jorge Haddad’s Droff, a homebred FDD Dynasty gelding trained by his owner, drew post 2 and will be ridden by Luis Vivanco. The fastest qualifier, Droff is coming off of a 1 3/4-length win as the 3-5 favorite in the second of three trials on July 27.
Droff has won three of 10 starts and has banked $24,146, and the gelding’s resume includes a second-place finish, a half of a length behind winner SR Shambles, in the 350-yard, $70,000 Old South Derby at Delta Downs on May 11.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Syms TLC (Bobby L. Dow)
- Droff (Luis Vivanco)
- Tempting Mary (Alejandro Medina)
- Hidden Cartel (Juan F. Garcia Jr.)
- Mystical Jess (Jesse Levario)
- Nailed It (Froylan T. Ramirez)
- JLC Rustysspecialpie (Juan S. Linares)
- Lions Express (Francisco R. Ramirez Jr.)
- Sweet Fittin Jeans (Nestor Duran)
- Salados Man (Gilbert Ortiz)
All Retama Park races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.