OPELOUSAS, LA—OCTOBER 6, 2017—Jess Bein The Hero was in command from the start, under jockey Manual Gutierrez Friday night, to defeat Sweet Bru by half-a-length in the $20,000 Evangeline Downs Dash on the 2017 opening-night Quarter Horse Season card at Evangeline Downs. Teves finished three-quarter back to take third.

Saddled by trainer Miguel Rodriguez, multiple stakes winner Jess Bein The Hero completed the 220 yards in :11.646 seconds, a 104-speed index into a 3-mph crosswind, score his fourth stakes victory this year. Owned and raced by Juan Martinez-Labastida, the son of leading sire Read More ...

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