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Tough To Bee is Morning-Line Favorite in James Isaac Hobbs Stakes
Ruidoso Derby(G1) winner Tough To Be has been named the 5-2 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s 350-yard, $50,000 James Isaac Hobbs Stakes (G3) at Zia Park.

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Tough To Bee is Morning-Line Favorite in James Isaac Hobbs Stakes

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

HOBBS, NM—SEPTEMBER 27, 2018—Paragon Farms’ Tough To Bee, a 4-year-old son of world champion Apollitical Jess, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s 350-yard, $50,000 James Isaac Hobbs Stakes (G3) at Zia Park.

Tough To Bee is coming off of a Ruidoso Downs summer campaign during which the sorrel gelding ran second, a half of a length behind winner Myst Fit, in the 350-yard, $50,000 Higheasterjet Handicap (G3) on June 30. Tough To Bee drew post 3 and will be ridden by Ricky Ramirez for trainer Blane Wood.

Myst Fit, a 4-year-old son of champion Separatist trained by Wood for owners Newman Cattle Co. and Bobby Simmons, drew post 5 and will be ridden by Raul Ramirez Jr. Myst Fit won the Higheasterjet at odds of 12-1, and the gray gelding has banked $38,650 from four outs this season. The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:

  1. Carris Cartel (Santos Carrizales), 15-1
  2. One Fantastic Gal (Fernando Castillo Jr.), 20-1
  3. Tough To Bee (Ricky Ramirez, 5-2
  4. Swiss White Wine (Jaime Leos), 20-1
  5. Myst Fit (Raul Ramirez Jr.), 7-2
  6. Rarin (Juan Pulido), 6-1
  7. C Twister Seis (Felipe Garcia-Luna), 12-1
  8. Boogies Special Dash (Adrian Ramos), 4-1
  9. Mojo Perry (Esgar Ramirez), 10-1
  10. Apollitical OK (Jose A. Alvarez), 10-1
  11. AE-Double O Seven B (Porfirio Cano, 5-1
  12. AE-Gizmo Jones (Irving Delgado-Bustillos), 12-1

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