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Im Hott Ur Nott Scores in Evergreen Park Merial Distaff Challenge
Evergreen Park hosted the $22,950(US) Evergreen Park Merial Distaff Challenge on Friday's race card.

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Im Hott Ur Nott Scores in Evergreen Park Merial Distaff Challenge

GRAND PRAIRIE, ALB—JULY 24, 2015—Multiple stakes winner Im Hott Ur Nott rolled to her sixth straight win on Friday with a 1˝-length effort over Invisible Wagon in the $22,950(US) Evergreen Park Merial Distaff Challenge. Wave Rocker finished three-quarters back in third place.

Racing for owner Ralph Danard, the Laure Ferguson trainee completed the 400-yard course in :20.126 seconds over a muddy racetrack with a 10 mph crosswind to earn a 95-speed index. The $11,016(US) winner's purse boosted her career total to nearly $60,000 after winning 11 of 19 career starts.

Trevor Simpson had the riding call aboard the California bred daughter of leading sire Tres Seis out of Wild California Rose, by First Down Dash. Dean Frey is the breeder.

The victory also a secures a starting spot in the $125,000 Guaranteed Grade Merial Distaff Challenge Championship on November 7 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Ferguson also saddled runner-up Invisible Wagon, a 4-year-old daughter of leading sire Pyc Paint Your Wagon for owners R. Danard, G. Willis and S. Jeffrey. Sally Box bred the multiple stakes-placed filly in Texas from the Invisible Injun mare A Troffe For Injun. Larris Allen was aboard to earn $4,705(US).

Bugle Hill Farm's Wave Rocker picked up $2,295(US) for her third place effort. Kurt Colton conditions the Wave Carver 3-year-old out of Sheza Special Chick, by Chicks Beduino. Ricardo Moreno was aboard the Shady Lane Stables Kentucky-bred.

Stella Wave, Tres Bubbles and Awise Secret completed the field. Tres Seis Smooches and Zoomin Daphane were scratched.