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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--
- See Me Rock (J. Martin Bourdieu)
- Heza Flying Fast (Vince Guerra)
- Beautiful Braytini (Emilio Tapia)
- El Ice Berg (Rick Oliver)
- Tatas Princess (Luis A. Gutierrez Jr.)
- Jess A Cowboy (Tanner Thedford)
- Jess For Cucu (Michael Ybarra)
- Koreana Dash (Chase Clark)
- Jess So U Know (Joe Ruiz)
- One Hot Dejon (Rodolfo Arvizu).
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--
- Blameitonthetequila (Michael Ybarra)
- TR Speciality (Luis A. Gutierrez Jr.)
- Heat Warning (J. Martin Bourdieu)
- Rdustys Fury (Tanner Thedford)
- Heza Royal Scooter (Rick Oliver)
- RJ L Pecan Girl (David Reyes-Frisby)
- Princess Of The Sky (Rodolfo Arvizu)
- Princess Braytini (Ronald Richard)
- Gone Already (Joe Ruiz).