EVANGELINE MAIDEN GRADUATION STAKES QUALIFIERS

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Race: EVANGELINE MAIDEN GRADUATION STAKES-R

Track: EVANGELINE DOWNS
Trials: SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Final: OCTOBER 13, 2007
Purse: $30,000-ADDED
Age: 3 & 4 YEAR-OLDS BRED IN LOUISIANA
Distance: 400 YARDS

Horse Sex Sire-Dam, Dam Sire Time Owner Breeder Trainer Jockey

Warrior Party g. Party Man Can--Sainteola Gold, by Osceola Warrior :20.477 Aaron Robins, Jr. Heuy C. Simoneaux (LA) Owner Patrick Watson


Big Business First g. First To Shine--Wicked Business, by Holland Ease :20.516 Luther Mount and Lee Brown Luther L. Mount (LA) Paul R. Rigdon Danny Lavergne

Abajo Jr g. Abajo (TB)--Tonyas Statement, by Mr Jess Perry :20.580 A.P. Cormier A. P. Cormier (LA) Margaret Bellon Jerry Yoakum

Ww Now R Maybe Later f. Such Easy Cash--Simple Wisdom, by Special Leader :20.588 Justin Dehart Darrel Williams (LA) Owner Arturo Carrillo

Sheknowsshefast f. Heza Fast Dash--Dasherina, by Dash For Cash :20.592 James Vining Ponderosa Ranch of PC, Inc. (LA) Kevin Broussard Donald Watson

Candy Man Boo c. Boo Anderson--Taste Like Candy, Sayin Adios :20.619 Stadford Anderson Stadford Anderson (LA) Owner Patrick Watson

Mcm Borgata g. First Down Jewel--Accents, by Special Leader :20.622 Leroy Lee James F. and Sarah S. Huffman (LA) Edwin Lee Ladner Trevino Clark

High On Shine g. First To Shine--High On A Moon, by On A High :20.661 Tara P. Kerry Luther L. Mount (LA) Kenneth L. Roberts, Sir. Danny Lavergne

Sign On Toast f. Toast to Dash--Sign Here Please, by Chicks Beduino :20.679 Araseli Saldana David and/or Karen Richardson (LA) Gregory J. Gonzalez Danny Lavergne

Boogies Valentine f. Border Express--Boogie Bug Girl, by Last Raise (TB) :20.708 David Ladner Randell E. Corbello (LA) Edwin Lee Ladner Trevino Clark

Trial Notes: Warrior Party won the third of four trials by head over Big Business First to post the fastest qualifying time.

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Big Business First romps in the Evangeline Maiden Graduation Stakes


OPELOUSAS, LA—OCTOBER 13, 2007—Big Business First dueled for the early lead before drawing clear in the final 100 yards to win the $53,500 Evangeline Maiden Graduation Stakes for Louisiana Bred Quarter Horses at Evangeline Downs on Saturday evening.

Leaving alertly from the outside post in the ten-horse field, jockey Danny Lavergne was able to keep the 3-year-old gelding in high gear throughout and clear from any possible traffic problems and in turn Big Business First responded with his career best performance. He won by more than a length and his final running time of 20.450 for the 400 yards on a track labeled fast earned him a speed index figure of 89.

Trained by Paul Rigdon and owned by Luther Mount and Lee Brown, the altered son of First To Shine recorded the initial win of his career in his 10th start. Bred locally by co-owner Luther Mount, Big Business First earned $26,750 for the win.

Warrior Party, the fastest qualifier by Party Man of the four trials held last month, rallied boldly in the late stages to grab the runner-up spot, a nose in front of Sheknowsshesfast, a Heza Fast Dash filly.

Candy Man Boo, who broke on top and led in the early stages finished fourth, followed by Sign On Toast, Ww Now R Maybe Later, and Boogies Valentine. Abajo Jr, McM Borgata, and High On Shine completed the order of finish.

Run for just the second time, The Evangeline Maiden Graduation Stakes was restricted to Louisiana Bred three and four-year-olds which were non-winners as of July 15th, 2007.

Jason Boulet, Racing Secretary at Evangeline Downs said, “This event was created to provide another opportunity for the horses and their connections that for various reasons were not able to take advantage of the rich offerings available to our two-year-old and early season three-year-olds in Louisiana , and we are happy with how well it has been received.”