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Quarter Horse Nominations for Louisiana Champions Day Close, 39 Head Named


Thirty-nine Louisiana-bred Quarter Horses were nominated today for the 2016 annual Louisiana 'Champions Day' to be run December 10th at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans.

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ALEXANDRIA, LA—NOVEMBER 28, 2016—Nominations for the Louisiana Champions Day Quarter Horse stakes closed today (pending late mail). The annual ''Champions Day'' event will be conducted on Saturday, December 10th at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. Below is a list of horses nominated for each of the three races.

Sixteen nominations were made to the $100,000 RG2 Louisiana Champions Day Juvenileto be contested at 350 yards. In order of earnings they are:

  1. TF RACEE RUNAWAY $511,263
    Owner: Tate Farms / Trainer: Lanny Keith
  2. RDD LAJOLLANFASTDASH $403,498
    Owner: Miguel Aguilar Willie Simien, Jr.
  3. WATERGIRL B $356,397
    Owner: Vanessa Bartoo / Trainer: John Stienbaugh
  4. FIRED UP PERRY $264,477
    Owner: Guadulape Tristan / Trainer: Guadulape Tristan
  5. TELLEM IM PUMPED $139,015
    Owner: Ten For Ten LLC / Trainer: Michael Taylor
  6. ONE HOT FLAME $83,946
    Owner: Double H Racing Investments, LLC / Trainer: Martin Trejo
  7. BLUE EYED CARTEL $41,636
    Owner: M & D Racing Stables / Trainer: Levi Mays
  8. SHATTO STOLI $40,325
    Owner: Rosendo Valdez / Trainer: Rosendo Valdez, Jr.
  9. LIL BRO BIG STREAK $39,280
    Owner: Melvin Hatley 1987 Trust / Trainer: Trey Ellis
  10. JRS CORONAS SHADOW $34,800
    Owner: Gary Hartstack / Trainer: Kenneth Roberts
  11. TF MS PERRYS RUNAWAY $33,096
    Owner: T & T Racing Stable / Trainer: Orlando Orozco
  12. SAN LORENZO CORONA $30,906
    Owner: Rogelio Marquez, Jr. / Trainer: Martin Trejo
  13. JESS A BIG DEAL $19,210
    Owner: Rafael Elizondo / Trainer: Miguel Rodriquez
  14. HEZ KWIK $15,990
    Owner: Richard Mendoza / Trainer: Eliseo Celestino
  15. ROGUE TO RICHES $10,870
    Owner: Lester Colomb, Jr. / Trainer: Kenneth Weeks
  16. DASHING BYE PRESENCE $10,780
    Owner: Tate Farms / Trainer: Lanny Keith

Entries will close Friday, December 2nd the race will be limited to 12 starters.

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Thirteen nominations were made to the $100,000 RG3 Louisiana Champions Day Derby to be contested at 400 yards. In order of earnings they are:

  1. JET BLACK ROGUE $145,871
    Owner: Michael Taylor / Trainer: Michael Taylor
  2. JESSA LOUISIANA ZOOM $121,038
    Owner: Bobby D. Cox / Trainer: Kenneth Roberts
  3. TELAROSA $72,586
    Owner: Bobby D. Cox / Trainer: Kenneth Roberts
  4. CUTE MIC JAGGER $69,018
    Owner: Jagger Horse Racing / Trainer: Miguel Rodriguez
  5. JETZ A STREAKIN $44,391
    Owner: Martin Trejo / Trainer: Martin Trejo
  6. RICKY ROCKSTAR $37,696
    Owner: Rafel Garcia-Guerrero / Trainer: Guadalupe Garza Jr.
  7. JET BLACK ZOOMER $35,278
    Owner: Joseph Boyd Landreneau / Trainer: Kelli Smith
  8. FIRST CORONA DOWN $32,302
    Owner: Gene Cox / Trainer: Trey Ellis
  9. TOASTIN WITH CORONAS $26,870
    Owner: Gene Cox / Trainer: Trey Ellis
  10. MY FAVORITE BLUE $25,703
    Owner: Tres Ricardos Ranch Javier / Trainer: Contreras
  11. ZOOMINFORGRADY $24,360
    Owner: Triple C Racing Stables, LLC / Trainer: Guadalupe Tristan
  12. GONE CARTEL $16,062
    Owner: Roberta Weeks / Trainer: Trey Ellis
  13. BLUES FAVORITE FISH $0
    Owner: Lyle Guillory / Trainer: Joe Manucy

Entries will close Friday, December 2nd the race will be limited to 12 starters.

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Ten nominations were made to the $100,000 RG2 Louisiana Champions Day Classic to be contested at 440 yards. In alphabetical order:

  1. HEZA BELL PERRY
    Owner: Javier Contreras / Trainer: Javier Contreras
  2. HEZA LOUISIANA DASH
    Owner: TM Ranch / Trainer: Kenneth Roberts
  3. ICANONLYEMAGINE
    Owner: Bobby D. Cox / Trainer: Kenneth Roberts
  4. JLS DASHN AND ZOOMN
    Owner: J&Y Racing / Trainer: Miguel Rodriguez
  5. LOUISIANA LEGENDS
    Owner: Alejandro Sanchez Jr. / Trainer: Carlos Saldivar
  6. OAK HILL STREAK
    Owner: Vanessa Bartoo / Trainer: John Stinebaugh
  7. OPEN ME A CORONA
    Owner: Charles Forbes Jr. / Tommy Hays / Trainer: Bobby Martinez
  8. RUNNING GAME PATRIOT
    Owner: Pete Scarmardo / Trainer: Brian Stroud
  9. SCOOTER PRIZE
    Owner: Martin Trejo / Trainer: Martin Trejo
  10. STRONG GUNS
    Owner: Lester Colomb / Trainer: Kenneth Weeks

Entries will close Friday, December 2nd the race will be limited to 12 starters.


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