Red Candy Rioja when last ran over todays distance won The PRX Derby by a head in a good time and could take all the beating in The Jones Stakes – Grade III with the main rival possibly Viking Rasta and Ghost Star.

Jones Stakes – Grade III

Akimbo

End Run Farm

Won four from twelve starts a maiden at RP then won three in a row two allowances at TUP and Sun also The Hedeman Mile since those wins ran four times finishing second in The TX Mile – Grade III beaten a length with his last run finishing last of four in The Land of Enchantment beaten by eleven lengths.

Pentagon

D J C Racing Stables

Won three from thirteen winning twice from the first three starts being sold for $175.000 then won once for his previous owner The Best Pal Stakes – Grade II from four races then being purchased from the auction by his present owner for $201.000 running six times since best finishing third twice in The Jerome – Grade III and The Pegasus Stakes – Grade III last ran in The NY Derby finishing six of seven beaten by six lengths.

Muscle Shoals

TwinTowersRacing

Winning once from seven starts his last race a maiden at PRX by two lengths.

Water Mummy

John Henry

Won four from fourteen starts after winning a maiden at GG at the second attempt went straight into Stakes Company winning three The Summer Juvenile Championship, The DMR Futurity – Grade I and The KYD – Grade I following that with a eleventh in The Prk – Grade I then was purchased by his present owner or $200.000 running once since finishing seventh in The Dwyer – Grade III beaten by four lengths.

Viking Rasta

Delta Farms

Won two from ten starts winning a maiden at TAM at the seventh attempt following that by winning The Sir Barton Stakes by a length since then ran second in The Winn – Grade III and seventh in The Haskell – Grade I beaten by three lengths.

Laffin Luke

Kopites

Won three from eight starts after winning a maiden at LS at the second attempt was sold twice before running again for $80.000 and $25.000 running twice without winning then sold again to his previous owner for $55.000 winning two allowances at TAM and GP from four starts and just been purchased by his present owner for $40.000.

Red Candy Rioja

Australia Wide

Won three from thirteen winning a maiden at FE at the fourth attempt and purchased by his present owner for $300.000 after finishing fourth in The RP Springboard Mile beaten by a length since ran seven times winning two an allowance at PRX and The PRX Derby last ran in another allowance at PRX finishing second beaten by half a length.

Ghost Star

Mb Stables

Won six from fourteen starts winning twice from his first six races a maiden at GG and an allowance at SAC was purchased by his present owner for $300.000 after finishing second in The Speakeasy Stakes and since ran eight times winning four times two allowances and two Stakes The Allison Derby and The Salvator Mile – Grade III following that with his last race finishing sixth beaten by three lengths in The Haskell – Grade I.

Good luck to all.

The Englishman.

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