Tengo Mis Papeles holds off Sparky Hale in Texas Thoroughbred Futurity
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Tengo Mis Papeles remained unbeaten in two starts Saturday at Lone Star Park, where he won the $100,000 colts and geldings division of the Texas Thoroughbred Futurity by 1 1/2 lengths over Sparky Hale.
The race was one of five restricted stakes that made up the annual Stars of Texas Day. The races were worth a cumulative $425,000.
Tengo Mis Papeles ($3.80) launched his career here last month, and won the Staunch Avenger division of the Texas Stallion Stakes. He came back Saturday and was always prominent, taking pressure through an opening quarter in 22.14 seconds, then shuttling clear through a half-mile in 45.66. In the stretch, Tengo Mis Papeles had more in the face of a late bid from Sparky Hale, and went on to cover 5 1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 1:05.02.
Reylu Gutierrez was aboard Tengo Mis Papeles for the second time in the horse’s career and said his mount responded to the oncoming, charging footsteps of Sparky Hale.
“Once he felt a little bit, he rebroke,” Gutierrez said in a post-race interview broadcast by Lone Star.
Bret Calhoun trains Tengo Mis Papeles for Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch. The horse is a son of My Golden Song.
In the $100,000 fillies division of the Texas Thoroughbred Futurity, Streak of Silver won her maiden by 3 1/2 lengths over Expect the Boss. It was another three lengths back in third to Red Hot Moon.
Streak of Silver ($36), who had been cross-entered in a maiden race earlier on the card, set fractions of 22.63 seconds for the opening quarter and 46.49 for the half-mile before going to cover 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:05.91.
Iram Diego was aboard for trainer Karen Jacks.
Streak of Silver is a daughter of Graydar who races for Carl Moore.
Stakes double for Elliott
Lone Star Park leading rider Stewart Elliott won the first two stakes on the card when he captured the $75,000 Valor Farm Stakes with Shes Our Fastest and the $75,000 Fiesta Mile with Miss Perfecta.
Shes Our Fastest won her second stakes at the meet and her seventh overall in the Valor Farm, when she darted home by 1 1/2 lengths over Ima Discreet Lady. It was another two lengths back in third to Natalies Joy.
The field was scratched down to four, and the stakes had the feel of a match race.
Shes Our Fastest ($2.60) sat just off Ima Discreet Lady as those two raced in the clear, with the latter setting fractions of 22.98 seconds for the opening quarter and 45.72 for the half-mile. Into the stretch, Ima Discreet Lady carried Shes Our Fastest into the near-middle of the track, but the eventual winner dug in, moved past the leader, and went on to cover six furlongs for Texas-bred fillies and mares in 1:10.96.
Elliott was aboard Shes Our Fastest for trainer Scott Gelner.
Earlier in the meet, Shes Our Fastest won the $75,000 Blue Bonnet. She is a daughter of Oratory and races for Mark Norman and Norman Stables.
Elliiott won his fifth race on the card when Miss Perfecta ($8.60) ran down leader Boerne in the late stages for a half-length victory in the Fiesta Mile. It was another 5 3/4 lengths back in third to Corluna.
Miss Perfecta settled just off the pace, as Boerne and Discreet Smile were prominent through six furlongs in 1:10.43. Boerne continued on from there, but in the late stages Miss Perfect moved to the fore and covered the mile on turf for Texas-bred fillies and mares in 1:35.20.
Elliott was aboard for trainer Steve Asmussen, who was winning his fourth race on the card.
Miss Perfecta is a daughter of Run Away and Hide who races for Tyree Wolesensky and Jose Silva, Jr.
Kenai Bob wins Assault
Kenai Bob won on turf for the first time in his career in the $75,000 Assault, a mile race for 3-year-olds and up bred in Texas. Mr Money Bags finished second by three-quarters of a length, while it was another half-length back in third to Sunlit Song.
Kenai Bob ($11.60) raced with the pace through fractions of 24.64 seconds for the opening quarter, 49.62 for the half-mile and 1:12.83 for six furlongs. He went on to cover the distance on firm ground in 1:36.12.
Luis Quinonez was aboard for trainer Francisco Bravo.
Kenai Bob is a son of Shackleford who races for Michael Grossman.