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STANLEY CARTEL FACES TOUGH FIELD IN GRADE 1 LOS ALAMITOS SUPER DERBY ON SUNDAY
Stanley Cartel will start in the Grade 1 $763,000 Los Alamitos Super Derby on Sunday night.
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LOS ALAMITOS, CA–NOVEMBER 7, 2024–Undefeated Stanley Cartel will face a tough field in the running of the Grade 1, $763,000 Los Alamitos Super Derby on Sunday night.
On the line for these horses will be a presumptive berth to the prestigious Grade 1, $600,000 Champion of Champions a chance to face a field that could include 2022 AQHA World Champion Empressum plus Grade 1 winners London Toby, Jeriko, and Shakers No Secret.
The Stanley Family will also be represented by Super Derby starter of their own in the homebred colt Stanley Cartel. The of Pyc Paint Your Wagon, from the Mr Jess Perry mare First Prize Fancy, was bred and is co-owned by Weetona Stanley, who now partners on the ownership of Stanley Cartel with Dunn Ranch.
The unbeaten colt has enters the final having won all five of his career starts - his most impressive victory being his 1 ¾ length Super Derby trial win. The Oklahoma-bred also won the Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap and was a qualifier to the Grade 1 Ed Burke Million Futurity last year.
Arrossa will saddle the brother of the Grade 3 stakes winner Pyc Fun N Fancy. As with Quions' breeding, Stanley Cartel's family includes standouts like First Down Dash, First Prize Leesa, First Carolina, and many more that race back to First Prize Rose, the dam of the all-time great stallion First Down Dash. James Flores will be aboard Stanley Cartel, starting from post number six.
BP Cartel Policy will enter the Super Derby as the fastest qualifier after winning his trial by 1 ¾ lengths and in an impressive time of :19.51. Owned and bred by Bill Price, the son of Favorite Cartel will be looking to win his third derby of the year after already winning the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Winter Derby and the Grade 2 Golden State Derby. BP Cartel Policy will enter the Super Derby with five wins from six starts in 2024.
The Monty Arrossa-trainee has been dominant in all five of those victories, including his daylight score in his Super Derby trial. His winning time more than 2/10ths of a second faster than the next quickest qualifier, the unbeaten Stanley Cartel.
In his previous two stakes final, BP Cartel Policy has been razor sharp, winning the Winter Derby by ¾ lengths and the Golden State Derby by two lengths. In between derby wins, he won the Dillingham Handicap by 2 ½ lengths. Put it all together and BP Cartel Policy is among the best horses that the outstanding breeder Bill Price has owned.
Armando Cervantes will ride BP Cartel Policy from post number five.
Racing for TYKHE Racing and trained by Romeo Mireles, Dark Nme was the nation's top 2-year-old filly last year after winning the Restricted Grade 1 Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Futurity, the Grade 1 Rainbow Futurity, and the Grade 1 Texas Classic Futurity.
The daughter of Hes Relentless has earned $1,647,925 in her career and was a solid third to BP Cartel Policy in her Super Derby trial, which also marked her Los Alamitos debut.
Now with one start under the California stars, Dark Nme will look to be even better in his second local outing while taking on the top sophomores in California. Bred by L Hendrix Horses LLC, Dark Nme is out of the Spit Curl Jess mare Quions, who had a modest racing career but comes from the great Stanley Family breeding stock. Francisco Calderon will ride Dark Nme from post number eight.
Here's the entire field from the rail out: Sonny Corona, Try Harder, Lets Leave, Boardwalk, BP Cartel Policy, Stanley Cartel, So Can I, Dark Nme, AB Seis Corazones, and RS Shere Khan.
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