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A FAMOUS RIBBON JUST MISSES IN AQHA REMINGTON PARK CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE
A Famous Ribbon (inside) battles A Tres Of Eagle in the Grade 2, $67,787 AQHA Remington Park Championship Challenge Sunday evening.
© Dustin Orona Photography
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 7, 2023 –Making his first start since last November, A Famous Ribbon just missed catching multiple graded stakes winner A Tres Of Eagle on Sunday in the Grade 2, $67,787 AQHA Remington Park Championship Challenge.
The Weetona Stanley bred son of leading sire One Famous Eagle finished a neck off the winner and 2-3/4 lengths ahead of the Pretty Lie who was third.
A Famous Ribbon won the AQHA Grants Pass Championship Challenge last year. The stakes winner in three different states is out of Fast Prize Ribbon by Corona Cartel.
The 5-year-old earned $14,235 to boost his lifetime earnings record to $128,202. Juan Diaz Jr. trains the Texas-bred gelding for owner Adrian Aleman. Manuel Gutierrez was riding.
The impressive thing about A Famous Ribbon's effort is A Tres Of Eagle has won three of last five starts including the AQHA Challenge Championship(G1), Arapahoe Park Challenge Championship and was third in the Champion of Champions(G1). A Famous Ribbon was also making his first start back going 440 yards after a lengthly layoff.
Running time for the winner was :21.411 seconds over the fast track for a speed-index of 105. A Famous Ribbon recorded a 103.
This race also included the 2022 All American Futurity winner, Hes Judgeandjury, but he never was a factor as he was shaking his head when the gate opened. He ran sixth in the field of seven at lukewarm odds of 5-1. That’s how tough this field was.
The rest of the field was Big Caney (22-1) in fourth, Jess the Leader (7-1) fifth, Hesjudgeandjury (5-1) sixth and Im No Lawyer Butt (7-2) seventh.
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