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LOS ALAMITOS, CA–JULY 27, 2024–The California-based stallion Kiddy Up continues his red-hot season, as one of his progenies picked up another trophy thanks to Ed Allred's Straight And True winning the $25,000 California Breeders Claiming Stakes to kick off the stakes action on California Breeders Champions Night.

Ridden by Henry Reynoso Lopez for trainer James Glenn, Jr., Straight And True was the big favorite in this event and he responded by winning the 300-yard dash for $20,000 claimers by a half-length. Sent off as the 6-5 favorite, Straight And True was solid throughout on the way to posting his third career victory.

He has finished in the money in 10 of 15 career starts. Bred by Keith Craigmyle and Paul Lewis, Straight And True is out of the stakes winning Thoroughbred mare Miss Loujean, who won top level races here at 870 yards.

In addition to his consistency, Straight And True was the top choice in this race based on his strong efforts in allowance races. He came into this race after running third against a strong allowance group that included stablemate Up For Everything on June 16. Straight And True was an allowance winner at Los Alamitos here last October and in nine allowance starts, he's finished third or better in six of those outings.

Straight And True earned $13,370 for the win and he remains in Allred's stable, as he was not claimed, surprisingly. His winning time was :15.709.

Fly Thru Parra, BF Outrageous, Im Delighted, Specialmiraclerunner, Coronas Invader and Moms Legacy completed the field.

Jens List Memorial Stakes

Ed Allred made it back-to-back wins on Saturday night as his Favorite Cartel gelding Cheater won the $30,000 Jens List Memorial Stakes. The homebred broke cleanly from post number one, picked up speed past the gap and then took off to establish an unsurmountable lead to win the 400-yard event for 3-year-olds.

Gabriel Lara piloted Cheater for trainer Scott Willoughby, who has now won 24 stakes races during his career on California Breeders Champions Night. That's the second most stakes wins by a trainer in this series, second only to Paul Jones' 33 wins.

Allred is Quarter Horse racing's all-time leading owner and the all-time leading owner on California Breeders Champions Night. Cheater has now won his last two starts and three out of his last four outings.

His dam is Forgive Him, who won seven races in her career for over $205,000 in earnings. Her stakes wins included the California Breeders Debutante Stakes on Champions Night 2008, plus the Grade 1 La Primera Del Ano Derby and the Grade 2 Las Damas.

Cheater covered the distance in :20.059 and earned $16,500 for the win. Verbosity finished second and was followed by Try Harder, Beduinos Favorite, Jess Being Famous, and Favorite Nuke.

California Breeders Debutante Stakes

Parsons Family Limited Partnership's classy filly Rockin With Energy scored her first stakes in dominant fashion, winning the $30,000 California Breeders Debutante Stakes at 350 yards by 1 ¼ lengths. The filly by Parsons Rock has always been a potent stakes runner and her stakes record features a second-place finish in last year's Grade 1 Ed Burke Million Futurity while also being part of the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Derby.

Ridden by Henry Reynoso Lopez and trained by Paul Jones, Rockin With Energy was impressive from gate to wire, as she led by a ½ length during the early part of the race before extending her lead to a length and then finishing strongly to be far ahead of the rest as she crossed the finish line for third win in eight starts.

Out of the Parsons' great producer Terrific Energy, Rockin With Energy covered the distance in a fast :17.578. She earned $16,500 for the win to take her career earnings to $176,719. For Reynoso Lopez, this was his second winning rider of the night after also piloted Straight And True in the Claiming Stakes. For Jones, this was his 34th stakes win on California Breeders Champions Night, which is a record in this series.

Jorge Landeros' Above finished second and was followed by Delightful Again, Cowgirl Upp, Sassperilla and In The Mode.

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