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Kr Crusin Cartel Cruises to Victory in John Deere Turf Paradise Juvenile Challenge
Kr Crusin Cartel, under jockey Jorge Bourdieu, winning the John Deere Turf Paradise Juvenile Challenge Sunday afternoon.

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Kr Crusin Cartel Cruises to Victory in John Deere Turf Paradise Juvenile Challenge

PHOENIX, AZ—APRIL 26, 2015—Kyler Racing LLC's homebred Kr Crusin Cartel recovered from an early bump to draw clear by one-length over Seis Me in the $31,680 John Deere Turf Paradise Juvenile Challenge Sunday afternoon. Painthisroyalwagon finished a neck back in the show position.

Ridden by jockey Jorge Bourdieu, Kr Crusin Cartel covered the 350 yards in :17.961 seconds over a sealed race course to picked the winner's purse of $14,573. Trainer Matthew Fales saddled the Carters Cartel filly to her second win in as many starts this season. The victory also earned her a starting spot in the $150,000 John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship(G2) on November 7th at Lone Star Park.

Bred in Alberta, Canada by Ed, Mary, Ryan and Katie Kyler, Kr Crusin Cartel is from the Hawkinson mare Kr American Girl.

The winning connections of Kr Crusin Cartel accept the John Deere Turf Paradise Juvenile Challenge trophy on Sunday.
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Seis Me, a royall-bred Tres Seis filly out of Champion of Champions winner Cash For Kas, by First Down Dash, chased throughout to earned a second place check of $6,336. Curt Ferguson conditions the $10,500 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate for Jacob Simmons and Robin Acromite. Rick Oliver was aboard the E.D. Calvert Texas bred.

Paintthisroyalwagon is a $13,500 Los Alamitos Equine Mixed Sale graduate races for owner Gaston Valenzuela. Trained by Eloy Mendoza, the Pyc Paint Your Wagon colt earned $3,168. Manuel Gutierrez had the riding assignment. Abigail Kawananakoa bred the brown colt in California from the Corona Czech mare Czechthis Florentine. The second dam is the champion Dash For Cash mare Florentine.

Fast Than Jack, The Big Wagon, Jess Call Me Fancy, Royal Famous Fly, Jm Splenda, Favorite Reach and Yn Shagouti completed the field.