Seven Beaches Tops Horseshoe Indianapolis Oaks Trials With Fastest Qualifying Time

Seven Beaches prevailed in a tight finish Wednesday evening at Horseshoe Indianapolis to post the fastest qualifying time for the $66,000 Horseshoe Indianapolis Oaks. Three 350-yard trials were contested, with the ten fastest qualifiers advancing to the November 12 final.

Seven Beaches captured the third and final trial in 17.687 seconds, earning a 96 speed index. Ridden by Luz Martinez, the filly dueled with Suzys Kristine before prevailing by a head at the wire.

Owned by Pamela Hann and trained by Anthony Cunningham, Seven Beaches was bred in Indiana by Shelly Chavis. The daughter of Escondido Beach is out of the Sixes Liaison mare Eyem Sixes.

Coming off a fifth-place finish in the Sterlie Bertram Memorial, Seven Beaches improved her career record to 15-4-1-1 with $89,253 in earnings. Earlier this season, she finished third in both the QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Derby and Blue River Derby.

Suzys Kristine finished second behind Seven Beaches in the final trial to record the second-fastest qualifying time of 17.707 seconds, earning a 95 speed index. Ridden by Giovani Vazquez-Gomez, the filly dueled for the lead throughout before being denied by a head.

Owned and trained by Jessica Vazquez, Suzys Kristine was bred by Marshall Wier and is a $10,000 Heritage Place Yearling Sale graduate. The daughter of One Fabulous Eagle is out of the stakes-placed Corona Cartel mare Suzy Cartel. She is a half-sister to Flash N Bling ($160,125), winner of the Los Alamitos Championship Challenge (G3).

Coming off a victory in the Julie Veltman Overnight Stakes, Suzys Kristine now has a career record of 8-3-1-2 with $51,428 in earnings. Earlier this season, she finished second in the Paul Martin Overnight Stakes.

Sydney Jack captured the opening trial in 17.756 seconds, earning a 94 speed index and posting the third-fastest qualifying time. Ridden by Rolando Pina, the filly brushed at the start before taking command and holding off Sauce C by half a length.

Owned by Gordon, Jordan, and Gabi Timm and trained by Tim Eggleston, Sydney Jack was bred by Mary and Jack Evans Jr. The $12,000 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale graduate is sired by champion Dulce Sin Tacha and out of the First Down Dash mare Caldonia Rose.

Sydney Jack improved her career record to 12-4-3-1 with $69,568 in earnings. She entered Wednesday's trials following a fourth-place finish in the QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Derby.

The second trial was won by Hh Shakem Cate, who edged past Candy Spice to score by a neck in 17.790 seconds, earning a 93 speed index. Ridden by Giovani Vazquez-Gomez, the filly is owned by Brisa Alia Ventura Hernandez and trained by Jessica Vazquez. Bred by Larry Carter and John Myers, she is sired by Escondido Beach and out of the Royal Shake Em mare Shakem Jake.

The $66,000 Horseshoe Indianapolis Oaks final is scheduled for November 12 at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

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