Mojo Man back at Arlington after Indiana Grand stakes win
Mojo Man knocked out the first stakes win of his career last week at Indiana Grand and is now back home at Arlington Park with his next move to be determined, trainer Jimmy DiVito said.
Mojo Man won the $66,000 Send It In Army Stakes on July 21. He darted home 2 1/4 lengths in front, and for covering six furlongs in 1:09.35 earned one of his best Beyer Speed Figures, a 92.
“He ran really good,” DiVito said. “He’s a horse that tries all the time, even if he’s in a tough race. A couple of times he got in there with those Breeders’ Cup horses and still ran good in those races.”
Mojo Man hooked champion sprinter Whitmore and C Z Rocket this past spring at Oaklawn Park, the home track of his owner, Dash Goff.
Goff purchased Mojo Man as a 2-year-old in training for $100,000. The horse was sold at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring auction in 2017. Mojo Man went over $450,000 in earnings in the Sent It In Army.
Mojo Man’s next race is to be determined, DiVito said.
“We’ll look for another spot – one like the race in Indiana,” he said. “He seems to be good and happy. And he’s sound, keeps us moving forward. If they’re happy and sound, you’ve got a chance.”
Mojo Man is a son of Stay Thirsty.
Canterbury
Steve and Dorothy Erban and Mary Green, who have been involved in racing since the 1970s and worked tirelessly on behalf of the sport in Minnesota, have been inducted into the Canterbury Park Hall of Fame.
The new class also includes A P Is Loose, who earned more than $500,000 at Canterbury, and Honey’s Sox Appeal, who has banked $437,650 at the Minnesota track, a number that is higher than any other filly or mare. She is now in foal to Malibu Moon, according to a press release from Canterbury.