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Sign Of Corona Returns in Blackfoot AQHA Bonus Challenge
Sign Of Corona will head the $17,150 Eastern Idaho State Fair AQHA Bonus Challenge at Blackfoot on Friday.

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Sign Of Corona Returns in Blackfoot AQHA Bonus Challenge

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

BLACKFOOT, ID—SEPTEMBER 10, 2015—Sign Of Corona, a stakes winner during the Les Bois Park meet, drew post 7 for Friday’s 400-yard, $17,150 Eastern Idaho State Fair AQHA Bonus Challenge at Blackfoot.

A 4-year-old gelding by Coronas Fast Dash racing for RTM Stables and Carol McKinney, Sign Of Corona is coming off of a neck victory in the 440-yard, $77,000 Bank of America Les Bois Championship Challenge on August 8. The gelding has earned $77,021 from 12 outs, and his five wins include a three-quarter length victory in last year’s Eastern Idaho State Fair AQHA Bonus Challenge.

Sign Of Corona is trained by Jim Hanson and will be ridden by Eddie Aceves on Friday.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds--

  1. Snowboundbeast (Raymundo Torres), 4-1
  2. Ill Be A Dasher (Oscar Cervantes), 8-1
  3. Bigtime Carter (Raphael Romero), 15-1
  4. Margaritas N Coronas (Jose A. Figueroa), 7-2
  5. Bogue (Never T. Marin), 10-1
  6. Mypassionisspeed (Uriel Dominguez), 12-1
  7. Sign Of Corona (Eddie Aceves), 5-2
  8. R Chump Change (Justin Vanderwoude), 5-1.