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Defending Champ Beach Cartel Returns in Born Runner Classic
Beach Cartel drew post 9 for Saturday’s 400-yard, $84,200 Born Runner Classic Stakes (R) for state-breds at Indiana Grand.

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Defending Champ Beach Cartel Returns in Born Runner Classic

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

SHELBYVILLE, IN—MAY 25, 2017—Beach Cartel, a homebred 5-year-old gelding racing for Sheri Miller, drew post 9 for Saturday’s 400-yard, $84,200 Born Runner Classic Stakes (R) for state-breds at Indiana Grand.

Beach Cartel made his season debut with a victory in a 400-yard, $20,000 open-condition allowance for Indiana-breds on May 5. The Escondido Beach gelding earned $98,290 from six outs in 2006, and his four wins included a half-length win as the 7-10 favorite in the Born Runner Classic.

Beach Cartel drew post 9 and will be ridden by Rodney Prescott for trainer Terry Phillips.

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

  1. Heisasheis (Leonel Bolanos)
  2. Dna Dales Quick Cat (Juan Pulido)
  3. Beach Birde (Juan Galvan)
  4. The Cartel Concept (Giovani Vazquez-Gomez)
  5. Heza Beach Bum (Rolando Pina)
  6. Wh Design By Dash (Oscar Macias)
  7. Beach Bum Eddie (Cesar Esqueda)
  8. Coco Beach (Harold Collins)
  9. Beach Cartel (Rodney Prescott)
  10. Dixie Cup Lou (Ronald Hisby)
  11. AE-Rc Sizzling Tyme (Harold Collins).

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