Wera C Tops $243,000 Purina Feeds Texas Classic Oaks Trials at Lone Star Park

Multiple stakes winner Wera C turned in a commanding one-length victory Saturday night at Lone Star Park, posting the fastest qualifying time of :19.466 in the first of three trials for the $243,000 Purina Feeds Texas Classic Oaks (G2). The 400-yard trials determined the 10 fastest three-year-old fillies eligible to return for the championship final on November 21.

Ridden by Randy Vega for trainer Marco Adair Chavez-Gutierrez, Wera C took command early and drew clear of Karma Cha Ching to win the fourth race by a full length. Her clocking earned a 98 speed index over a fast racing surface with a 1 mph crosswind.

The Texas-bred daughter of leading sire Flying Cowboy 123, out of Pillow Talk by One Dashing Eagle, races for Ruse Ranch LLC and was bred by Ellis H. Hank Bird. She was offered at the 2026 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale, where she was an RNA at $50,000.

Wera C entered Saturday's trials with an accomplished stakes record that included victories in the Speedhorse Derby and Oklahoma Juvenile Stakes. She also finished second in the Heritage Place Oaks (G2) and third in the All American Oaks (G1) and TQHA Sale Futurity (RG1).

The consistent sorrel filly has now finished in the money in all 14 career starts, compiling six wins, six seconds and two thirds, with career earnings of $275,770 entering Saturday's trials.

Lookatme Z recorded the second-fastest qualifying time of :19.490 after overcoming a sharp stumble at the start to win the sixth race by a nose over Apollirevenge.

The daughter of leading sire Apollitical Jess, out of Shezgothelook by FDD Dynasty, battled Apollirevenge throughout the 400-yard contest before prevailing in a tight finish under jockey Bryan Candanosa. She earned a 98 speed index for the effort.

Trained by Samuel Mendoza for Triple One Ranch LLC, Lookatme Z was bred in Texas by Tommy Dinwiddie. She was a $350,000 purchase at the 2024 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

Lookatme Z entered the trials with three wins, four seconds and two thirds from 11 career starts, earning $166,608. Her previous stakes performances included runner-up finishes in the All American Oaks (G1) and EVD Juvenile Stakes.

Apollirevenge, who finished just a nose behind Lookatme Z in the sixth race, secured the third-fastest qualifying time of :19.499, earning a 97 speed index.

The Grade 1-winning daughter of champion A Revenant, out of Apollititaka by Apollitical Jess, dueled with Lookatme Z throughout the trial but narrowly missed catching the winner at the wire. Francisco Calderon was aboard for trainer Kash Reed.

Apollirevenge races for Weetona Stanley and was bred in California by Rancho El Cabresto Inc. She was purchased for $48,000 at the 2024 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

The talented filly entered Saturday's trials with four wins, two seconds and one third from seven career starts, earning $399,832. Her biggest victory came in a dead-heat win in the Heritage Place Futurity (G1), and she also finished second in the Easy Date Stakes.

The fifth race produced another impressive trial winner when Shes Ec to Tempt drew clear by 1¼ lengths to score in :19.748, earning the sixth-fastest qualifying time overall.

Ridden by Francisco Calderon for trainer Jose A. Garcia, the daughter of Tempting Dash, out of Kas Shes Ec by Ec Jet One, races for K K Horse Racing. The Texas-bred filly was bred by Francisco Javier Garza and was an RNA at $23,000 during the 2024 TQHA Yearling Sale.

Karma Cha Ching, runner-up to Wera C in the opening trial, qualified fourth-fastest in :19.631, while Full Moon Desire finished third in that same race in :19.636 to secure the fifth-fastest position.

The 10 fastest qualifiers from Saturday's three trials advance to the $243,000 Purina Feeds Texas Classic Oaks (G2) final at Lone Star Park on Saturday, November 21.

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