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Fastest qualifier Runaway Witch heads a field of 10 3-year-olds entered back in Saturday's 400-yard, $60,000-added Adequan Arizona Derby Challenge Stakes at Arizona Downs.
© Coady Photography
© Coady Photography
Runaway Witch Headlines $60,000-Added Adequan Arizona Derby Challenge
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ–JULY 12, 2022–Runaway Witch, a sorrel daughter of the First Down Dash stallion Sir Runaway Dash and the fastest qualifier, heads a field of 10 3-year-olds entered back in Saturday's 400-yard, $60,000-added Adequan Arizona Derby Challenge Stakes at Arizona Downs.
Trained by Armando Alamos for owner LG Racing LLC, Runaway Witch made her local debut with a head victory in the second of two trials on June 25. The filly was a $16,000 purchase at the 2020 Heritage Place Yearling Sale in Oklahoma City, and she has earned $135,647 from 13 races. Her season record includes a second-place finish, a half of a length behind winner Pattys Saint, in the 400-yard, $75,000 Animas Stakes at SunRay Park on May 28.
Runaway Witch drew post 4 and will be ridden by Jacob Enriquez.
The winner of this race will earn a berth in the Grade 3 Adequan Derby Challenge Championship at Horseshoe Indianapolis on October 22. The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- BH Free Drop Billy (Ernie Aispuro)
- HP Just A Star (Michael Ybarra)
- Uncle Shine (Julian Zavala)
- Runaway Witch (Jacob Enriquez)
- Wagon Coast (Elias Gutierrez)
- ABC Nalaki (Jacquelyn Bobroff)
- My Game Plan (Armando Cervantes)
- Cartels Courage (Agustin Silva)
- Eyemoutahere (Jesus Virgen)
- itsjustamatteroftime (Martin Osuna)
All Arizona Downs races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.