GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—OCTOBER 3, 2015—Ridden by jockey Santos Carrizales, Zoomin Effortlessly took a quick lead and cleared the field Saturday night to race to a half-length win over Moonin The Eagle in the 19th Edition of the Grade 1 $75,000 Refrigerator Handicap at Lone Star Park. Mr Jo Eagle finished 1¾ lengths back in the show position.

Saddled by trainer Edelmiro Carrizales, Zoomin Effortlessly completed the 440 yards in :21.312 seconds to earn a 97-speed index. The $42,760 winner's purse boosted the 4-year-old's earnings total to $123,401.

Racing for Telesforo Perrett of Houston, Texas, the Zoomin For Bux gelding got his fifth consecutive win, fourth stakes victory of this year. The super consistent Texas-bred has a record of (18) 11-3-1. Among his stakes victories over the summer were the TQHA Classic Stakes, TQHA Sires' Cup Stakes and Live Oak Handicap at Retama Park.

Tommy Charbula bred Zoomin Effortlessly in Texas from the Royal Quick Dash mare Royal Quick Affair.

Facing older horses for the first time in his career 3-year-old Moonin The Eagle earned $12,750 to boost his career total to more than $214,000. Rolando Almanza conditions the One Famous Eagle colt for owner Gregorio Garcia Garza. Vessels Stallion Farm, LLC bred the gray in California from the champion/champion producing First Down Dash mare Your First Moon. Esgar Ramirez was up.

Mr Jo Eagle put in a good effort under jockey Agustin Silva. The homebred One Famous Eagle gelding races for owner/breeder Dan Nicks and trainer R.L. Robinson. Out of the First Place Dash mare First Place Diamond, the 4-year-old picked up $7,500 to bring his career mark to $121,303.

Jody Pops Zoomer, Charvet, Dashin Brown Streak, Rockin Disco, Sleepers Best Corona and Jessies First Down completed the Refrigerator Handicap field. Jrs Callas First was scratched.

Live racing resumes tomorrow, Sunday, October 4. Gates open at 12:00 noon. First race post time is 1:35 p.m.

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Lone Star Park's Refrigerator Handicap is named in honor of former AQHA Racing All-Time Leading Money earner and multiple AQHA Racing champion Refrigerator who dominated the first half of the 1990s. From 1990 to 1995, the bay gelding won 22 of 36 races, including nine Grade 1 races, and earned a record $2,126,309. He captured the Champion of Champions (G1) in 1992, 1993 and 1994, becoming the first horse to win three runnings of that race. Refrigerator was voted the racing world champion in 1992-93 and received eight other divisional titles.

Refrigerator surpassed Eastex as the sport’s richest horse when he won the 1993 Champion of Champions. He became the first sprinter to exceed $2 million in earnings when he finished second in the 1994 Los Alamitos Invitational Championship. He held the title for 15 years.

Refrigerator was retired after running the Champion of Champions in December 1995. He spent most of his time at the home of owner Jim Helzer, where he loved to race around the trees in his paddock. He made two appearances at the State Fair of Texas and led the post parades of the 1996 Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos and the 1997 Refrigerator Handicap and 1998 MBNA America® Challenge Championship, both at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Texas.