Loco Ocho will make her 5-year-old season debut in Tuesday’s 400-yard, $20,000-added Q-Racing Video Grants Pass Distaff Challenge at Grants Pass Downs.

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GRANTS PASS, OR—MAY 22, 2021—Darla Barlow’s Loco Ocho, a homebred daughter of The Louisiana Cartel trained by Garth Blattner, will make her 5-year-old season debut in Tuesday’s 400-yard, $20,000-added Q-Racing Video Grants Pass Distaff Challenge at Grants Pass Downs.

Loco Ocho will be making her first start since October 24, when the Idaho-bred mare ran third, a half of a length behind winner Lynnder 16, in the Grade 1, $102,000 AQHA Distaff Challenge Championship (G1) at The Downs at Albuquerque. All told, Loco Ocho has won eight of 18 outs -- including four of seven at the 400-yard distance -- and she has earned $48,154.

Loco Ocho drew post 8 and will be ridden by Jesus Valenzuela.

The winner of this race will earn a berth in the October 24, 400-yard Q-Racing Video Distaff Challenge Championship at The Downs at Albuquerque. The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:

1. One Flyin Foose (Jaime E. Lopez)
2. Fooses Flyer (Jose A. Figueroa)
3. Orange Vodka Shooter (Jose Borbonio)
4. Jess Candy Lips (Eduardo Gutierrez-Sosa)
5. RTM Good Enough (Nakia Ramirez)
6. First Moon Cat (Taylor Smith)
7. Diva This (Luis F. Gonzalez)
8. Loco Ocho (Jesus Valenzuela)

All Grants Pass Downs races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.