Doodah Cartel triumphs in Los Alamitos Winter Derby for Quarter Horses

Doodah Cartel caught leader Jarvis V in the final strides to win the first stakes of his career in his fourth attempt in Saturday’s $198,450 Los Alamitos Winter Derby for 3-year-old Quarter Horses at Los Alamitos.

Sent off favored, Doodah Cartel ($6.20) won by a neck over 6-1 Politician V, who was a nose in front of 4-1 Jarvis V. Doodah Cartel, ridden by Henry Lopez, ran 400 yards in 19.66 seconds, and earned $85,050 for owners Terry Thompson, Alexis Andrade and trainer, and co-owner, Paul Jones.

Doodah Cartel was the fastest qualifier for the Winter Derby after overcoming a poor start to win a division of the trials by a nose in 19.89 seconds on Jan. 24.

A colt by Favorite Cartel, Doodah Cartel has won 4 of 12 starts and has earned $257,989.

As a 2-year-old, Doodah Cartel qualified for three major stakes, finishing fourth after a slow start in the $1 million Ed Burke Million Futurity in June; eighth after a bumping incident at the start of the $250,000 Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association Breeders’ Futurity in September; and fourth in the $1.14 million Golden State Million Futurity in October.

Doodah Cartel is nominated to the next stakes for 3-year-old males at Los Alamitos, the El Primero Del Ano Derby, which has trials on March 8 and a final on March 29.

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