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THE PRIZE FERARRI RETURNS TO WIN $45,000 JOHN DEERE POCATELLO JUVENILE CHALLENGE
The Prize Ferarri won the $45,000 John Deere Pocatello Downs Juvenile Challenge on Sunday at Pocatello Downs.
© Kira Crook
POCATELLO, ID—SEPTEMBER 20, 2020—Stakes at Pocatello Downs on Sunday concluded with two regional Challenge qualifiers, starting with the $45,000 John Deere Pocatello Downs Juvenile Challenge.
The Prize Ferarri ($3.20) was an impressive winner of the regional Juvenile qualifier. The gelding led throughout the race with a final margin of victory of a length and a quarter under jockey Jesus Canales.
The Prize Ferarri earned a 97 speed index with a time of 17.578 for 350 yards and stamped his ticket to the final in Albuquerque.
The Prize Ferarri also gave trainer Mark Hanson and owner RTM Stables LLC their fourth stakes win of the day. He is co-owned by Robin Dunn, Kevin Dunn and Byron Goody.
The gelded son of The Louisiana Cartel was the fastest qualifier from two trials on September 5. Prior to the trials, he was second in the Bitterroot Futurity and was second in the Crush the Curve Futurity in June.
He was bred by Weetona Stanley in Oklahoma, out of the Mr Jess Perry mare Ferarri Fast Prize, making him a half-brother to multiple grades stakes winner Ferrari James. The Prize Ferarri is four for six lifetime with earnings of $46,721, all at Pocatello Downs.
The Prize Ferarri's next start could be in the $125,000-est. John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship(G3) October 24th at The Downs at Albuquerque on Bank of America Challenge Championship night.