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Ima Dashin Follie Upsets Dash in a Flash Stakes at Canterbury Park, Sets Track Record
Ima Dashin Follie, under jockey Doug Frink, winning the $15,500 Dash in a Flash Stakes at Canterbury on Saturday afternoon.
© Coady Photography
Ima Dashin Follie Upsets Dash in a Flash Stakes at Canterbury Park, Sets Track Record

SHAKOPEE, MN—JULY 13, 2019—Despite facing proven horses at the distance, Ima Dashin Follie tried her hand at 110 yards for the first time and was the upset winner of the $15,500 Dash in a Flash Stakes at Canterbury on Saturday afternoon.

Jockey Doug Frink was aboard the 5-year-old mare for the victory; the duo covered the short distance in 6.941 and earned a 104 speed index. The final time broke the Canterbury Park track record of 6.968.

Ima Dashin Follie ($36.00) is trained by Bob Johnson. It was her first stakes win; she also had finished third in the Stablewood Farm Stakes at Los Alamitos in November and competed in both the Lone Star Distaff Challenge and the Canterbury Park Distaff Challenge last year.

Ima Dashin Follie was bred by Rodney Ruzsa in South Dakota, by Ivory James and out of the First Down Dash mare Dimples Dash O Denim.

The winning connections of Im Dashin Follie accept the Dash In Flash Stakes trophy on Saturday at Canterbury Park. © Coady Photography

Immediately to the inside of Ima Dashin Follie, First of 15 was placed second in the tight photo finish that involved half the field. Cristian Esqueda was aboard First of 15 for trainer Jason Olmstead and owner Richard Tobin.

First of 15, also attempting 110 yards for the first time, brought significant backclass to the field of sprinters. The Apollitical Jess filly has career earnings of over $160,000 and seven lifetime wins, including the Gopher State Derby at Canterbury in 2018 and a second place finish in the Decketta (G3) at Remington this spring.

First of 15 was bred in Oklahoma by James and Marilyn Helzer, out of the Corona Cartel mare Tinys Corona Queen. She is a full sister to graded stakes winner Lynnder 16, who qualified to the All American Futurity (G1), Ruidoso Derby (G1) and Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Derby (G3).

Yes No Yes finished a nose behind the top two finishers in third place for defending Dash in a Flash champion trainer Allen Hybsha. Yes No Yes was ridden by Eugenio Navarrete.

Hybsha and his wife, Camy, also own and bred the 4-year-old Stel Corona gelding in Oklahoma, out of the Royal Quick Dash mare Quick Meggie. The gelding is rarely out of the money at Canterbury Park and made his first appearance in a stakes race in the 110-yard dash.

Completing the field were Maghelene, Ja Go Forest Go, Ms Haulin Chic, Carneros, I Put It On Ya and Fast Eddys Eyeinyou.