Ruse Ticle Knockout Holds On in $58,500 Yellow Rose of Texas Stakes

Ruse Ticle Knockout continued her winning ways Saturday night at Lone Star Park, holding off a determined Lil Kool Marge by a head in the $58,500 Yellow Rose of Texas Stakes for accredited Texas-bred fillies and mares.

With Edwin Escobedo aboard for trainer Marc E. Jungers, the 3-year-old daughter of Apollitical Jess broke sharply from the inside post and dueled with Lil Kool Marge throughout the 400-yard contest. The pair battled to the wire, with Ruse Ticle Knockout prevailing in :19.938 over a good, sealed racing surface, earning an 86 speed index.

Lil Kool Marge finished second, 1 1/4 lengths ahead of Ruse Dynasty 123, who rallied late to secure third by a head over Celebratingtheeagle. Mitoles Princess, Jlc Simon Says Run, Political Assasin and Trixiee completed the order of finish.

The victory was Ruse Ticle Knockout's third consecutive win following back-to-back victories in the Will Rogers Oaks trial and final at Will Rogers Downs in October. Earlier this season, she won trials for the Grade 1 All American Oaks and Grade 1 Los Alamitos Oaks, finishing sixth and third, respectively, in the finals. She also finished second in the La Pacifica Handicap at Los Alamitos.

Owned by Mi Serenity, Ruse Ticle Knockout was bred in Texas by Five Puig Racing LLC. The bay filly is out of the Tres Seis mare Adolph Tres Knockout and was a $210,000 purchase at the 2024 TQHA Yearling Sale. She is a full sister to the juvenile sire Adolph Tres Knockout, who’s first foals will hit the ground in 2027.

Saturday's $33,345 winner's share increased her career earnings to $324,635, with nine victories from 17 starts.

Lil Kool Marge, a 4-year-old daughter of Lil Kool Wagon, entered the race riding a three-race winning streak that included an October 15 allowance victory at Lone Star Park. Ridden by Nestor Duran for trainer Esteban Rubio, the filly broke outward and bumped at the start before engaging the winner in a prolonged duel.

Owned and bred in Texas by Sarah Huskey, Lil Kool Marge is out of the Country Chicks Man mare Country Mans Chick. Her $9,945 runner-up share increased her career earnings to $87,078, with seven wins from 18 starts.

Ruse Dynasty 123, ridden by Francisco Giles for trainer Bradley C. Bolen, overcame contact during the race to finish third. The 5-year-old daughter of Fdd Dynasty entered Saturday's contest following a runner-up effort in the Grade 3 B.F. Phillips Jr. Stakes on October 3 and a third-place finish in the Dr. Glenn Blodgett Stakes in September, both at Lone Star Park.

Owned by Debra M. Gotovac, Ruse Dynasty 123 was bred in Texas by Carolyn C. Bay. The mare is out of Tresor 123, by Tres Seis, and sold for $38,000 at the 2022 TQHA Yearling Sale. Her $5,850 third-place share increased her career earnings to $127,132, with seven wins from 21 starts.

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