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© Scott Martinez
LOS ALAMITOS, CA—DECEMBER 14, 2018—Ron Hartley didn't purchase Black Fryday on Black Friday, but he still got a door buster of a deal whenever he purchased the now 3-year-old gelding by Favorite Cartel for $30,000 at the 2016 Heritage Place Sale in Oklahoma City.
Since then Black Fryday has posted six wins from 18 starts and has $336,953 while also picking up a pair of derby victories at Los Alamitos. His second derby win of the meet came on Friday night when Eddie Garcia, this track's all-time leading Quarter Horse rider in wins and stakes wins, in 18 career starts, piloted him to victory in the Grade 2, $162,850 Southern California Derby at Los Alamitos.
Racing from post number eight for trainer John Cooper, Black Fryday was fourth during the early part of the race before flying in the second half of the 400-yard dash to win the Southern California Derby by a neck over Eyes The Favorite in a time of :19.772.
"Maybe we'll run him in the Moonist next year," an elated Ron Hartley said in the winner's circle after the race.
Hartley campaigned the 12-time stakes winning champion Moonist from 2013 through 2016. Los Alamitos hosts the Moonist Handicap in late March each year.
"First, he'll go in the (Brad McKinzie) Los Alamitos Winter Championship trials on January 20," Cooper said. "He has almost six weeks to get ready for the trials. We're looking forward to his 4-year-old campaign."
"He's a racehorse," Garcia said of Black Fryday. "He has so much heart this horse. He has a heart like mine. I like to win, he likes to win. He hates to get beat and I hate to get beat. He's run a lot of times. He's run 12 times already this year. His sire, Favorite Cartel, is throwing some good legs on his babies. They're staying together. They do well. They have good campaigns. This horse just keeps coming and coming. It feels good to break a record every time I win a stakes race."
"That's better than having tender feet," Hartley interjected with a laugh. "John did a little change of equipment with him. He had a tender mouth so John took care of it and made a change."
Owned by Lisa Beauprez, Thomas Bradbury and Thomas Bradbury Jr. and Paul Jones, Eyes The Favorite earned $27,685 for running second in the Southern California Derby.
Also sired by Favorite Cartel, from the Eyesa Special mare Eyesa Painted Bug, he's now earned $133,949 in his 20-race career. Eyes The Favorite finished second or better in seven of 13 starts in 2018. Jesus Rios Ayala piloted the Sheryl Edgar-bred runner.
Mark and Peggy Brown's Jess My Kiss, who has also participated in five derbies this year, finished eighth. The One Sweet Jess gelding won the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Derby back on February 10. Vinnie Bednar piloted Jess My Kiss for trainer Roman Figueroa. The Idaho homebred is out of Dreaming Of Kisses by Legendary Dreamer.
My Favorite Cartel, CM Boom Shakalaka, A Political Lady, Chowchilla Chickadee, Missmerizing and Scoopie Jess completed the field.
Courtesy of www.losalamitos.com.