FAVORITE JESSHAWK COMPLETES STRONG JUVENILE SEASON

 EG High Desert Farms’ outstanding juvenile homebred Favorite Jesshawk completed a strong campaign with a half-length victory in the $30,000 Los Alamitos Two Million Juvenile on December 15 at Los Alamitos Race Course.

Ridden by Ricardo Ramirez for trainer Jesus Nunez, Favorite Jesshawk finished his freshman season with five wins from nine starts highlighted by a victory in the Restricted Grade 2 Governor’s Cup Futurity. The son of freshman stallion A Mere Felix also finished fourth in the Grade 1 Golden State Million Futurity and was a two-time winner in major futurity trial races. One of his trial outings was for the Two Million Futurity, where the talented California-bred won by ¾ lengths but just missed qualifying to the $1.8 million final.

The connections of Favorite Jesshawk shifted their focus to the Two Million Juvenile and he responded by posting an impressive victory while covering the 350 yards in :17.562. Favorite Jesshawk has banked $216,861 this year. The chestnut colt is out of Jess Hawk, a Grade 1 winner at Los Alamitos, who won the

The chestnut colt is out of multiple stake winner Jess Hawk, who earned over $157,000 and won the Grade 3 Miss Princess Handicap.

Clanfield Act Stables' Favorite Semental earned $6,750 under jockey Henry Lopez for finishing second. Felix Gonzalez trains the Favorite Cartel colt out of  Ventura Jess Jqm by Apollitical Jess. He’s earned $26,177 in eight starts.

Lytes Out, a 2-year-old son of champion sire Tempting Dash, finished a head back to earn $3,750 for third. Christopher O'Dell trains the Texas-bred gelding for owner West Texas Racing Partners. T & M Dinwiddle Racing bred the $28,060 earner. Outtasyght, Big Hurt, Powerful Wise Lady, Dash For Power, Vgk Zigfield Follies and Apprehensive completed the field.

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