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Mag 1 Draws Post 7 for Gentilly Dash


Mag 1, a stakes winner during the Delta Downs summer meet, drew post 7 for Saturday’s 300-yard, $25,000 Gentilly Dash Stakes at Evangeline Downs.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

OPELOUSAS, LA—SEPTEMBER 29, 2020—Mag 1, a 4-year-old son of the Mr Jess Perry stallion Mr Jess Kue and a stakes winner during the Delta Downs summer meet, drew post 7 for Saturday’s 300-yard, $25,000 Gentilly Dash Stakes at Evangeline Downs.

Trained by Frank Cavasos for owner Mag 3 Racing, Mag 1 will be stretching out in distance off of his nose victory in the 220-yard, $50,000 Flying Breed Stakes (R) for Louisiana-bred sprinters at Delta Downs on August 22. Rolando Cabrera will ride the bay gelding.

Rayne Knight’s The Cazador is coming off of a second-place finish to Mag 1 in the Flying Breed Stakes. The 5-year-old Sir Runaway Dash gelding has won three of six starts and has banked $60,270 this season.

The Cazador drew post 9 and will be ridden by Donald Watson for trainer Michael Zingelmann.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:

  1. Tuckers Prize (J.R. Ramirez)
  2. Jess A Runaway Blaze (Luciano Duenez)
  3. RF Fast Dash N Blue (Gilbert Ortiz)
  4. On Point (David Alvarez)
  5. Corona Down Perry (Everardo Rodriguez)
  6. Mardi Gras Paint (Leonardo Rodriguez)
  7. Mag 1 (Rolando Cabrera)
  8. Brileys Prize (Juan C. Garcia)
  9. The Cazador (Donald Watson)
  10. HH Gailforce (Luis F. Ruiz)

All Evangeline Downs races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.


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