Ec Cartel, Scoopies Leaving You Take Undercard Stakes at Evangeline
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IP 870 Stakes
Ec Cartel raced to his third consecutive win with an impressive 1-½ length showing over Jessa Little Rusty in the $30,000 IP 870 Stakes. Kr Jess Hopeful finished 1-¼ lengths back in third.
Ridden by jockey Francisco Calderon, the multiples stakes winning Tinys First Corona 6-year-old covered the 870 yards in :46.265 seconds, a 90 speed index. The $15,000 winner's purse boosted the bay's earnings to nearly $80,000.
Trey Ellis saddled the Texas bred winner for owner Alejandra Carrion. Enrique Carrion bred Ec Cartel in Texas from the Zevi (TB) mare Twayna Too.
R and R Racing, Inc.'s Kr Jess Hopeful earned $3,300 for third. Ray Robbins conditions the Jess Louisiana Blue gelding out of Blankie, by Pritzi Dash. Donell Blake rode the Kenneth Roberts, Sr. Louisiana-bred stakes winner of $65.420.
Ec Cartel was sent off as the 3-2 betting favorite in the IP 870 Stakes, paying $5.00 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.20 to show. Jessa Little Rusty finished second and paid $3.00 to place and $2.60 to show. Kr Jess Hopeful came home third, returning $2.20 to show.
Keepn It Kool, Sheza Gamer and The Game Lover completed the field.
Sam's Town Stakes
Scoopies Leaving Your moved back into the win column following a half-length win over Cartels Fortune in the $30,000 Sam's Town Stakes Saturday night at Evangeline. Tf Eyes R Struttin finished a head behind in the show slot.
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Despite stumbling at the start, the Kevin Broussard trainee completed the 350 yards in :17.693 seconds to earn a 95-speed index.
The $15,000 winner's purse rolled the 11-time winners earnings total to $195,780.
Joel Galindo owns the brown colt out of Ms Scoopies Toast, by Toast To Dash. Gerald Libersat is the breeder.
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Outkicked for the place spot, Tf Eyes Are Struttin picked up $3,300 for finishing third. Coming off back-to-back stakes wins at the Fair Grounds and Evangeline Downs the Louis Johnson, Jr. owned daughter of Struttin To Beduino is out of Eyes R Special, by Mr Eye Opener. Steve Tate bred the multiple stakes winner of $181,635.
Scoopies Leaving You returned $18.20 to win, $6.60 to place and $4.20 to show. Cartels Fortune finished second and paid $10.60 to place and $5.00 to show, while third-place finisher Tf Eyes R Struttin paid $3.00 to show
Completing the field were Jw Divino Comento, Sleepers Best Corona, The Eagle Express, Quic Carter, Allizoom, T Boy G and Chale Viejo.