Wynnchester Headlines $50,000 Lone Star Park Distance Championship Saturday

Multiple graded stakes winners Wynnchester, Handin Out Candy, and Eye Will Decide headline a competitive field of eight distance specialists entered in Saturday's $50,000 Guaranteed Lone Star Park Distance Championship Stakes at Lone Star Park.

The 870-yard championship, carded as Race 7 with an 8:41 p.m. (CST) post time, features several established distance runners who have faced one another in graded stakes competition this season.

Wynnchester, the 5-2 morning-line favorite, returns to the scene of his dominating 6 1/4-length victory in the September 26 Lone Star Park Distance Championship (G3). The 5-year-old gelding also captured the Remington Park Distance Championship (G1) in May, defeating Handin Out Candy by 3 3/4 lengths.

Owned by Lucky Ladies and trained by Justin Joiner, the son of Favorite Cartel out of Nellie Delaney, by FDD Dynasty, has earned $122,315 from five career victories. Bred in Texas by Bobby D. Cox, the $90,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate will be ridden by Mario Delgado from post three.

O Donovan Rossa, the 3-1 second choice, enters riding a two-race winning streak at Will Rogers Downs, including a 6 3/4-length allowance victory October 20.

The 8-year-old gelding by Apollitical Jess out of Shanachee, by Country Chicks Man, has won 16 of 53 career starts and earned $463,703. Owned by Kelly Yother Equine LLC and trained by Dee Keener, the Oklahoma-bred will break from the rail under Roman Cruz.

Handin Out Candy, listed at 4-1, brings the field's second-highest career earnings of $400,151. The 7-year-old gelding captured the Remington Park Distance Championship (G2) and Pauls Valley Stakes (G2) earlier this season before finishing second in the Remington Park Distance Championship (G1).

Most recently, he finished runner-up in the $128,000 AQHA Distance Challenge Championship (G1) at Albuquerque on October 17.

Owned by Emilio Perez and trained by Raul Ramirez, the son of Jess Good Candy out of Ole Auntie Em, by Dash Ta Fame, has won 12 career races. Ali Rivera rides from post four.

Eye Will Decide, an 8-1 contender, captured two graded distance stakes this season, winning the Benny Pennington Memorial Handicap (RG2) at Retama Park and Jesse Yoakum Memorial Stakes (RG3) at Sam Houston Race Park.

The 8-year-old gelding by Majestic Cartel out of Valiant Lil Lady, by Valiant Hero, has earned $273,969 from nine career wins. Owned and bred by Bryon Gardner and trained by Adan Guzman, he will be ridden by Noe Villatoro from post eight.

Master Reigns (5-1) enters off an October 17 allowance victory at Lone Star Park. Owned and bred by Bronc Richard Hawkins, the 7-year-old son of Dash Master Jess has earned $180,813. Marc Jungers trains, with Raul Hernandez Jr. riding from post two.

Chicks Cartell (6-1), winner of the Walt Merrick Stakes at Fair Meadows in July, has earned $92,943 from four career victories. Owned by Jose Aguilar Mendoza and trained by Diego Cervantes, the son of Favorite Cartel will be ridden by Francisco Calderon from post five.

Fire Bolt B (15-1), winner of the Sam Houston Distance Challenge (G3) in May, has earned $98,307. The son of Bolt of Fire races for Tony E. Sedillo and RC Racing LLC, with Richard Sedillo training and Victor Urieta Jr. riding from post six.

Snow Bound (10-1) completes the field following three victories this season. The son of Favorite Cartel has earned $91,938 for owner Zach Stevenson and trainer Joseph Manucy. Alejandro Medina rides from post seven.

PJ Dynasty and Hidden Figures are listed as also-eligible entrants.

The Lone Star Park Distance Championship is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, as Race 7 on the 12-race program. First post is 6:05 p.m. (CST).

For additional racing information, visit Lone Star Park.

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