Hooper – Grade III
1 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $150.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up.
1st American Nightmare D J C Racing Stables Rodriguez Jam 1 1:34.08
This was a smooth win today, and I feel his record will improve if he can stick to the one trip and surface. I do think this mile may be his trip and I am sure the trainer was encouraged after a strong mile work and now this performance. Travelling off the strong pace he moved up nicely and won with plenty in hand.
2nd Honour The Lord Hunterman Stable Hernandez R M 3/4 1:34.37
Came from a fair way back a ran pretty well to be second and although well held I do think that as a four-year-old there is plenty of improvement to come.
3rd= Adrenaline Nakamura Stables Castillo I hd 1:34.52
Made the running at a strong pace and paid the price late weakening pretty significantly into third. This was another consistent effort and eventually that consistency will pay off.
3rd= Power Grid The Sidley Stud Velazquez J R hd 1:34.52
Got too far back and couldn’t get through to make a challenge ending up in a dead heat for third. The mile may be a bit sharp for his late running style but he made-up eye-catching ground and maybe over a bit further he can be getting that timing right again.
5th Malediction Nakamura Stables Salles L 1:34.56
6th Keto Family Racing Lopez P 1:34.62
7th Cherokee Revolution Royalty Stables Ortiz I Jr 1:34.73
8th Louisiana Asset Big Jd Racing Centeno D E 1:34.77
9th No More Rattle Bigchief Stables Bejarano R 1:34.81
10th Themefrom Antarctica Ajm Stables Perez Edg 1:34.82
11th Inoue Royalty Stables Curtis B 1:34.87 12th Mr Cockypants La Canada Racehorses Bravo J 1:34.98
Categories: Grade III, STAKES ARTICLES