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Brothers Making It Look As Easy As 1-2-3 At Los Alamitos
The Mendez brothers from left Santiago 26, Cruz, 29 and Samuel 19.

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Brothers Making It Look As Easy As 1-2-3 At Los Alamitos

LOS ALAMITOS, CA— JULY 21, 2014—It was an all Mendez Brothers Trifecta in Saturday' sixth race at Los Alamitos, as brothers Samuel, Santiago and Cruz Mendez finished first, second, and third in the 300-yards dash.

Samuel, who at 19-years-old is the youngest in the riding family, won the race aboard Sergio Gonzalez's Madres Day. Santiago, 26, piloted the runner-up R Little Pete, while 29-year-old Cruz, who is currently the meet's leading Quarter Horse rider, crossed the wire in third place aboard Breakn Win. A 1-2-3 Mendez Tri could become a regular feature at Los Alamitos this year.

A Mendez Triple could also because a common occurrence in Orange County. On Sunday night, the three brothers visited the winner's circle following separate Quarter Horse races.

Santiago won Sunday’s sixth race aboard Stanley Watkins' Snowlucky at 330 yards with Cruz Mendez piloting Janet McKinnerney's Find Your Beach to victory in the eighth at 300 yards. Young Samuel followed it up with only his second ever Quarter Horse victory in six career mounts when he guided Jose Flores' TR Barnstormer to the winner's circle in the ninth. This race was at 300 yards. All three of these races were part of the Late Pick Four on Sunday at Los Alamitos.

Courtesy of www.losalamitos.com.