Us Regard Upsets For Fastest Time To John Deere Ruidoso Juvenile Challenge

            RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico (July 22, 2011) – K.H. Logax’s Us Regard raced to a 9-1 upset victory in the third of five trials and recorded the fastest qualifying time to the $63,630 John Deere Ruidoso Juvenile Challenge on Friday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.

            The two-year-olds with the 10-fastest times from the trials qualify to return in the Grade 3, $63,630 John Deere Ruidoso Juvenile Challenge on August 7.

            Us Regard stepped up in her trial while pulling away to the one-length win with a :17.315 time for the 350 yards under jockey Jaime Leos.

            The Chicks Regard daughter led four qualifiers from that trial across the finish line. Also qualifying were fourth-fastest qualifier Cascada B, sixth-fastest qualifier Shez Just Regal and seventh-fastest qualifier Dukes Red River.

            The Juan Gonzalez-trained Us Regard was overlooked even though she came into her John Deere Ruidoso Juvenile Challenge trial off a sharp maiden win at Ruidoso Downs on July 4. She won that race by one length with a :17.563 time for 350 yards in her second start.

            The Armando Castellanos-owned and -trained Cash Regard, also sired by Chicks Regard, won the fourth trial with the second-fastest qualifying time of :17.378. The gelding scored his first win in his fourth start.

2011 John Deere Ruidoso Juvenile Challenge

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