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Im Beau Brown Returns in Arapahoe’s Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge
Ima Beau Brown will head the Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Sunday at Arapahoe Park.

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Im Beau Brown Returns in Arapahoe’s Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

AURORA, CO—MAY 22, 2015—Im Beau Brown, a 5-year-old Pyc Paint Your Wagon gelding racing for Desiderio Nava, is one of 10 sprinters entered in Sunday’s 330-yard, $22,500 Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge Stakes at Arapahoe Park.

Im Beau Brown returns to Arapahoe off of his half-length victory in a 300-yard, $31,000 open-condition allowance race at Remington Park on March 12. Jaciel Soto will ride the gelding for trainer Gustavo Rios on Sunday.

Other contenders include Midori N Smoke, a homebred 4-year-old Special Leader mare owned by Margo Schares and trained by John Hammes. Midori N Smoke scored a half-length victory in last year’s Lucille Rowe Derby (R) for Colorado-breds at Arapahoe.

Midori N Smoke drew post 4 and will be ridden by Vince Guerra.

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

  1. Rock That Wagon (Jose D. Ruiz)
  2. Beach City Beauty (Porfirio Cano)
  3. Stel Surprise (Alfredo Triana Jr.)
  4. Midori N Smoke (Vince Guerra)
  5. U C Me Streakin (Russell Vicchrilli)
  6. Himalaya Jess (Ramiro H. Garcia)
  7. Mist Carver (Elliot Bachicha Jr.)
  8. Im Beau Brown (Jaciel Soto)
  9. Cruzin (Francisco Giles)
  10. Oh No U Didnt (Jose P. Lopez).

The Dash For Speed Bonus Challenge, and all Arapahoe Park races, can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.