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Jess A Cowboy Returns in AQRA Futurity Final
Larry Stark’s Jess A Cowboy heads Sunday’s Arizona Quarter Racing Association Futurity (R) at Turf Paradise.

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Jess A Cowboy Returns in AQRA Futurity Final

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

PHOENIX, AZ—OCTOBER 30, 2014—Larry Stark’s Jess A Cowboy, the fastest qualifier, drew post 6 for Sunday’s $25,987 Arizona Quarter Racing Association Futurity (R) at Turf Paradise.

The 350-yard AQRA Futurity is one of two official stakes to be contested at Turf Paradise on Sunday. The other, the 350-yard, $19,950 Desert Classic Derby, has drawn a full field of nine 3-year-olds.

Trained by Matt Fales, Jess A Cowboy came off of a 4 1/2-month layoff to win the second of two trials by 2 1/2 lengths on October 18. The homebred Dejon gelding has earned $9,225 from three outs, and his race record includes a third-place finish in the May 2, 300-yard Desert Classic Futurity at Turf Paradise.

Tanner Thedford will ride Jess A Cowboy on Sunday.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--

  1. See Me Rock (J. Martin Bourdieu)
  2. Heza Flying Fast (Vince Guerra)
  3. Beautiful Braytini (Emilio Tapia)
  4. El Ice Berg (Rick Oliver)
  5. Tatas Princess (Luis A. Gutierrez Jr.)
  6. Jess A Cowboy (Tanner Thedford)
  7. Jess For Cucu (Michael Ybarra)
  8. Koreana Dash (Chase Clark)
  9. Jess So U Know (Joe Ruiz)
  10. One Hot Dejon (Rodolfo Arvizu).

Desert Classic Derby

Also on Sunday, Fales will send out likely favorite Rdustys Fury in the Desert Classic Derby.

A stakes-winning gray daughter of Furyofthewind campaigned by Womack/Cavender Farms, Rdustys Fury is coming off of a Remington Park spring season in which she ran fifth, 1 1/2 lengths behind winner First Prize Shaunda, in the 350-yard, $50,000 Decketta Stakes (G3) on March 29.

Thedford has been named to ride Rdustys Fury from post 4 on Sunday.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--

  1. Blameitonthetequila (Michael Ybarra)
  2. TR Speciality (Luis A. Gutierrez Jr.)
  3. Heat Warning (J. Martin Bourdieu)
  4. Rdustys Fury (Tanner Thedford)
  5. Heza Royal Scooter (Rick Oliver)
  6. RJ L Pecan Girl (David Reyes-Frisby)
  7. Princess Of The Sky (Rodolfo Arvizu)
  8. Princess Braytini (Ronald Richard)
  9. Gone Already (Joe Ruiz).

All Turf Paradise races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.