Old South Futurity Headlines Saturday Stakes Doubleheader at Delta
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VINTON, LA—MAY 8, 2019—Ten 2-year-olds, topped by fastest qualifier Chicks Ivory House, have been entered back in Saturday’s 330-yard, $104,705 Old South Futurity at Delta Downs.
An Oklahoma-bred daughter of Ivory James trained by Wendy Garcia for owners Bill Manning and Steven Jordan, Chicks Ivory House broke her maiden with a three-quarter length victory in the sixth of eight Old South Futurity trials on April 20. The gray filly has earned $4,062 from two races.
Chicks Ivory House drew post 4 and will be ridden by Modesto Pina. Other contenders include Bobby D. Cox’s Apolitical Xpression, a homebred daughter of Freighttrain B trained by Kenneth Roberts. The gray filly has banked $11,684 from three races, and she was a finalist in the 300-yard, $254,070 Harrah’s Futurity (G3) at Louisiana Downs in March.
Apolitical Xpression drew post 9 and will be ridden by Donald Watson.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Ivory Bones (Noe Castaneda)
- Chasin de Stars (John Hamilton)
- Locomotiv (David A. Alvarez)
- Chicks Ivory House (Modesto Pina)
- A Game Jess (Luciano Duenez)
- Worth A Google (Ricardo Hernandez Jr.)
- Jess Worthy (Luis Vivanco)
- Dash Master Queen (Heriberto Aguilar)
- Apolitical Xpression (Donald Watson)
- Big Daddy Jewel (Randy Edison)
Also on Saturday, seven fillies and mares have been entered in the 350-yard, $25,000 Mother’s Day Stakes. Paragon Farms LLC’s Corona Carmelita, a daughter of Corona Cartel trained by Jimmy Padgett, will be making her 5-year-old season debut from the rail post. The mare has banked $44,418 from nine starts, and she was a finalist in the 2017 Ruidoso (G1) and Texas Classic Derby (G1). Cesar Esqueda will ride Corona Carmelita.
All Delta Downs races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.