BAYER LEGEND NEW MEXICO DERBY QUALIFIERS

Bayer Legend New Mexico Derby Challenge-G3 (06/17/2007)

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Race: BAYER LEGEND NEW MEXICO CHALLENGE DERBY-G3
Track: RUIDOSO DOWNS
Trials: MAY 31, 2007
Final: JUNE 17, 2007
Purse: $30,000-ADDED
Age: 3-YEAR-OLDS
Distance: 400 YARDS

Horse Sex Sire-Dam, Dam Sire Time Owner Breeder Trainer Jockey
Fantasies Royal g. This Snow Is Royal--Br Dash Of Fantasy, by First Down Dash :19.753 James E. & Marilyn Helzer Richards and Bateman Farms (UT) C. Dwayne Gilbreath Joel Aranda

Blues Six Gun g. Corona Cocktail--Blue Sixes, by Sixes Fortune :19.896 Harvey Baeza Barney or Sunny Camagey (CA) Owner Esgar Ramirez

Dazzadeck g. Eg Special Ways--Fast Mans Money, by Heza Fast Man :19.959 Wayne Wood & Clarence Pruitt Bill Price (NM) Eddie D. Willis Larry D. Payne

Wicked Wendi f. Okey Dokey Dale--Wendi Sage, by Ronas Ryon :19.965 Charles Wright & Leland Key Charles Wright (TX) C. Dwayne Gilbreath Joel Aranda

First Down Leaving c. First Down Dash--Rustys Beduino, by Chicks Beduino :20.003 James W. Pruitt Haslam/Burnett Ranches, (TX) Paul C. Jones Freddie L. Martinez

Eyez Not Wicked f. Mr Eye Opener--Wicked N Wild, by Strawfly Special :20.079 Cathie Harden Judy Wright (TX) Todd W. Fincer Oscar Ortega

Lethal Factor f. Dean Miracle--Lethal Cash, by Takin On The Cash :20.121 William R. Hatchett Double T Racing (TX) Todd W. Fincher Bonifacio Perez

Hesa Reckless Man g. Heza Fast Man--Im A Small Girl, by Reckless Dash :20.199 Rockin J Runnin Horses Rockin J Running Horses (TX) Michael Wakefield Shawnette L. Sherbino

One Real Lady f. Mr Eye Opener--Real Tacky Lady, by Tolltac :20.208 W. Ray Herring Ray Herring (TX) Roy L. Marcom Joe A. Martinez

Real Snow f. This Snow Is Royal--Dancing Moonshine, by Marthas Six Moons :20.317 Bar D Ranch Nemo Dominguez (TX) Salvador Z. Estrada Carlos D. Madeira

Trial Notes: Fantasies Royal won the first of two trials by 1-1/4 lengths over Dazzadeck to post the fastest qualifying time.



Fantasies Royal Leads Qualifiers To Bayer Legend Derby at Ruidoso


RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—MAY 31, 2007—Jim and Marilyn Helzer’s Fantasies Royal was strong in the last half of his 400-yard Bayer Legend New Mexico Derby trial to set the fastest qualifying from the two trials.
The horses with the 10 fastest times return for the finals on June 17. The winner of the derby qualifies for the $150,000 Bayer Legend Derby Challenge at Los Alamitos Race Course in Southern California in November.

Racing out of the Sleepy Gilbreath stable and ridden by Joel Aranda,the son of This Snow Is Royal covered the 400 yards in :19.753 while facing a head wind.

Fantasies Royal is stakes-tested, having qualified for three Grade 1 futurities last year in Oklahoma and Texas. His best effort was a fourth-place finish in the $1 million Texas Classic Futurity.

For the complete list of qualifiers, their times, sires, dams, owners, trainers, breeders and jockeys click here.

Earlier on Thursday’s program, Playingwithchimes and One Bad Ghost won the two trials to the Ruidoso Thoroughbred Sales Futurity. The Thoroughbred qualifying format has the top five finishers in each trial advancing to the June 16 finals worth $102,070.

Playingwithchimes won the first trial by three quarters of a length with a :59 time for the five furlongs. He rallied from a stalking position to gain his second win from three career starts.

Also qualifying from that trial were Danseur First, Grizzly Band, MGBA Kissin Silver and Comfy Lead.

In the second Thoroughbred trial, One Bad Ghost held off a game Artic Storm Cloud. Also qualifying were Roseamongthethorn, Blazing Band and Satellite Sal.

One Bad Ghost won by a half length in :58 4/5 for five furlongs. He was making his career debut after running a best-of-the-morning 5-furlong work on May 10 at Ruidoso Downs.

Purse:
$30,000 added

Picks:

Famtasies Royal
First Down Leaving
Dazzadeck

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Blues Six Gun Takes Bayer Legend New Mexico Derby(RG3)



RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JUNE 17, 2007— In the Grade 3, $40,950 Bayer Legend New Mexico Derby Challenge, the Harvey Baeza-owned and -trained Blues Six Gun scored his second win from two starts during the meet.
The Esgar Ramirez-ridden Corona Cocktail gelding raced the 400 yards in :19.740 to win by a three quarters of a length over Lethal Factor while Dazzadeck finished third.

Blues Six Gun earned a spot in the derby field when he won his trial by a half length in :19.89 for 400 yards. He has finished on the board in six of seven 2007 starts with three wins.

Lethal Factor finished third behind Blues Six Gun in that derby trial. The Dean Miracle gelding races for William R. Hatchett and is trained by Todd W. Fincher. Bonifacio Perez was aboard.

Dazzadeck is an Eg Special Ways gelding racing for Wayne Wood and Clarence Pruitt. Saddled by Eddie D. Willis he was ridden by Larry D. Payne.

Blues Six Gun returned $14.40, $7.60 and $4.00. Lethal Factor returned $15.40 and $7.40 while Dazzadeck was worth $3.20 to show.