BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI PHOENIX, AZ–NOVEMBER 28, 2022–Favorite Blues Man, a graded stakes winning California-bred son of Favorite Cartel racing for Ricardo M. Ramirez, is one of 29 3-year-olds entered in Thursday's 400-yard AQRA Turf Paradise Open Derby trials at Turf Paradise Racetrack. Favorite Blues Man ships in from Texas, where he won two of three starts, including the 400-yard, $153,000 Dash For Cash Derby (G2) at Lone Star Park on October 1. The gelding drew post 7 and will be ridden by Kevin Carbajal for trainer ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 25, 2022–Trials to the Grade 2, $155,300 Southern California Derby will headline the 10-race program on Sunday night at Los Alamitos.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI OPELOUSAS, LA–NOVEMBER 22, 2022–A total of 126 state-bred 2-year-olds, led by the undefeated multiple graded stakes winner San Lorenzo Jet, are entered in Friday's 400-yard Louisiana Million Futurity (RG1) trials at Evangeline Downs. Fourteen trials will be contested. Post time for the first race is set for 4:05 p.m. (CST). A $49,000 purchase at last year's Louisiana QHBA Yearling Sale, San Lorenzo Jet is a son ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 17, 2022–Multiple Grade 1 winners Pattys Saint and Kiss Thru Fire plus young star Nymphette will headline a superb cast of fillies and mares in the $75,000 Grade 2 Las Damas Handicap at 400 yards on Saturday night at Los Alamitos.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-–NOVEMBER15, 2022–Five stakes, headed by Texas' richest horse race, headline Saturday's 11-race program at Lone Star Park. Post time for the first race is set for 6:05 p.m. (CST). Ten 2-year-olds are entered back in Saturday's 400-yard, $1,209,172 Texas Classic Futurity (G1). Rock A Jess V, a son of world champion Apollitical Jess and the fastest qualifier from 18 trials run October 27-28, has won his last two races, including the 440-yard, $200,000 All American Juvenile Invitational Stakes at Ruidoso Downs on September 5. Santos Carrizales Jr. ...