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Widows Devil Draws Post 8 for Black Gold 350 Futurity
Fastest qualifier B Double U drew post 2 for the Saturday's $303,000 Black Gold 350 Futurity (RG3) at Will Rogers Downs.

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Widows Devil Draws Post 8 for Black Gold 350 Futurity

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

CLAREMORE, OK— SEPTEMBER 20, 2016—Francisco Vega’s Widows Devil, a Grade 1-placed gelding by Valiant Hero, drew post 8 for Sunday’s 350-yard, $303,000 Black Gold 350 Futurity (RG3) at Will Rogers Downs.

Widows Devil has earned $135,447 from five starts, and his resume includes a third-place finish, one length behind winner Duponte, in the 350-yard, $1.08-million Heritage Place Futurity (G1) at Remington Park on June 4. The gelding will be ridden by Gonzalo Gutierrez for trainer Manuel Almanza.

Fastest qualifier B Double U drew post 2 and will be ridden by Agustin Silva. A homebred son of Pyc Paint Your Wagon trained by R.L. “Rick” Robinson for owner Gregory Cullum and a finalist in the Heritage Place Futurity, B Double U is coming off of a 1 1/2-length victory in the fourth of 11 trials on September 10.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--

  1. E Catching Fire (James Flores)
  2. B Double U (Agustin Silva)
  3. Cartel Envy (Larry Payne)
  4. Cartels Thunder (Jesus Salazar)
  5. Jm Texas Dominyun (Mario Delgado)
  6. Knockemout Capi (Ivan Carnero)
  7. As And Js (Gerardo Garrido)
  8. Widows Devil (Gonzalo Gutierrez)
  9. Meserret (Daniel Torres)
  10. Fast Prize Ferarri (Cesar Gomez).

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