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FIRST PRIZE SHAUNDA SCORES GRADE 3 DECKETTA STAKES VICTORY
First Prize Shaunda, under jockey Cody Jensen, winning the Grade 3 Decketta Stakes at Remington Park on Saturday night.
© Dustin Orona PhotographyOKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 29, 2014—First Prize Shaunda was a popular 8-5 winning favorite with her narrow score in the $57,200 Grade 3 Decketta Stakes.
The 4-year-old filly by PYC Paint Your Wagon from the Mr Jess Perry mare First Prize Leesa covered the 350 yards in a winning time of :17.328 Seconds.
She is an Oklahoma homebred racing for Weetona Stanley of Madill. Stacey Capps trains First Prize Shaunda.
AQHA Champion Jockey Cody Jensen was up for the thrilling ride. “She ran a really good race. She was just strumming along, doing her thing nice and easy. She got down here by the light (at the finish) and kind of propped and ducked in away from the light. I noticed she did it in her prep race for this too. I was kind of getting ready for it. I was afraid it cost us but we held on.”
First Prize Shaunda won the Decketta by a nose over Abra Cadabraa while Send Me A Candy Tree was another three-quarters of a length back in third. The wagering favorite paid $5.40 to win, $3.40 to place and $2.80 to show. Abra Cadabraa paid $5 to place and $4 to show. Send Me A Candy Tree returned $3 to show.
First Prize Shaunda earned $35,130 and now has a lifetime record of six wins from 10 attempts, with two wins at Remington Park. She has either won her races or finished off the board. Overall, First Prize Shaunda had made $125,095.
The Decketta Stakes is named after the 1964 All American Futurity winner who was bred, owned and trained by W.W. Wilson of Blanchard, Okla. Decketta had a long and prestigious career as a broodmare after her racing days were complete.