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Fastest Qualifier Another Oatie Draws Post 5 for Grade 1, $145,850 Southern California Derby
Another Oatie posted the fastest qualifying time for the Southern California Derby(G1) on November 30 at Los Alamitos Race Course.

Fastest Qualifier Another Oatie Draws Post 5 for Grade 1, $145,850 Southern California Derby

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—DECEMBER 20, 2014—LEMA Racing Stables’s Another Oatie drew post 5 for Sunday’s 400-yard, $145,850 Southern California Derby (G1) at Los Alamitos.

A sorrel Walk Thru Fire gelding trained by Juan Aleman, Another Oatie posted the fastest qualifying time with his half-length victory in the first of three trials on November 30. Another Oatie has earned $65,903 from 10 outs, and he was a finalist in Moonist’s August 24, $228,000 Golden State Derby (G1).

Rodolfo Arvizu will ride Another Oatie in the Southern California Derby final. The gelding’s nine opponents include Ed Allred’s Quirky, a homebred Stel Corona filly trained by James Glenn Jr., and Vessels Stallion Farm’s Dynasty Of Habits, a homebred daughter of champion FDD Dynasty trained by Cody Joiner.

The third-fastest qualifier, Quirky drew post 10 and will be ridden by Carlos Huerta. The filly has won two of nine starts, including the 350-yard, $25,000 California Breeders’ Debutante Stakes (R) in July, and she ran second, one length behind winner Fiesty Flo, in the April 5, $224,000 La Primero del Ano Derby (G2).

Dynasty Of Habits is coming off of a fall campaign in which she ran third, 1 3/4 lengths behind winner Moonist, in the 400-yard, $166,000 PCQHRA Breeders’ Derby (G3). The filly drew post 8 and will be ridden by Cody Jensen.

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

  1. Tres Pescado (Cruz Mendez)
  2. Zigfield Follies (Ramon Sanchez)
  3. William Teller (Samuel Mendez)
  4. Jiffy James (Oscar Peinado)
  5. Another Oatie (Rodolfo Arvizu)
  6. La Dejona (Minor Arana)
  7. Caracortada (Carlos M. Marquez)
  8. Dynasty Of Habits (Cody Jensen)
  9. All Guns Firing (Cesar DeAlba)
  10. Quirky (Carlos Huerta).

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