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Stripper Dust Surprises in Ajax Bonus Challenge Futurity
Stripper Dust, under jockey Nakia Ramirez, easily winning the $20,140(US) Ajax Bonus Challenge Futurity Sunday afternoon at Ajax Downs.

© Clive Cohen
Stripper Dust Surprises in Ajax Bonus Challenge Futurity

AJAX, ONT—JULY 15, 2018—Bouncing off a third-place effort in the trials, Stripper Dust finished best to defeat stablemate Spy For The Senate by three-quarters in the $20,140(US) Ajax Bonus Challenge Futurity Sunday afternoon at Ajax Downs. The stakes race was for AQHA Challenge enrolled 2-year-olds.

Ridden by jockey Nakia Ramirez, Stripper Dust completed the 300 yards in :15.560 seconds, a 95 speed index with a 4 mph tail win. It was the second win in five starts for the daughter of multiple stakes sire Louisiana Senator. The bay filly broke her maiden at Remington Park in Oklahoma City in May before traveling North to Canada.

The winninc connections of Stripper Dust accept the Ajax Bonus Challenge Futurity stakes trophy Sunday afternoon at Ajax Downs. © Clive Cohen
Trainer Jason Pascoe saddled the winning filly for owner Milena Kwiecien. Paris Wixsom bred Stripper Dust in Alabama from the Dash Ta Fame mare Miranda Fame. Today's $8,056(US) winners' purse nearly doubled Stripper Dust's total earnings mark to $19,969.

Also trained by Pascoe and owned by Kwiecien, runner-up Spy For The Senate picked up $4,028(US) for finishing second. Another 2-year-old by Louisiana Senator, Spy For The Senate is out of the Corona Cartel mare Corona Spy. After two starts at Remington Park the bay colt broke his maiden at Ajax Downs on June 10. Mary Hainline is the breeder. He has earned $9,525.

Making only his second career start, the lightly raced Gatlinberg finished a head back in third for owner Bonnie Kirkwood-Peavoy. Michelle Woodley conditions the Captain Courage Texas-bred from the Corona Cartel mare Allamerican Corona. Bred by Bobby D. Cox and ridden by Cory Spataro, Gatlinberg earned $2,014(US) for his effort.

Rvr Undercover, Code Name, Up Your Bet, Chicksdigmymoneybags and Highly Apollogetic completed the field. Enchanted Ivory and Jess A Sweet Surprize were both scratched.

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