Burning Fancy, Le Fromage Prove Best in Arabian Stakes

Burning Fancy Breaks Seven-Furlong Arabian Track Record

in Rancho Milagro Yegua Arabian Stakes

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009) –  Burning Fancy, owned by Marvin Powell and trained by Jerry Partin, set a track record in dominating the 2nd running of the seven-furlong, $9,000  Rancho Milagro Yegua Arabian Stakes, for fillies and mares, three-year-olds and upward, over a fast track at Lone Star Park on Saturday night. 

             Ridden by Kelsi Purcell, the 3-year-old daughter of Burning Sand never had an anxious moment in leading her eight rivals from start-to-finish.  After showing first out of the gate, Burning Fancy rolled along on the lead through opening fractions of :24.70 and :49.68 before stopping the clock in 1:31.06—setting a new Arabian course record for the seven-furlong distance. 

Defending champion Jessys Princess, trained by Elizabeth Brand, finished 11 ¼ lengths back in second, and it was another 25 ¾ lengths back to third-place finisher Get Her Done.

            With the win, Burning Fancy improved her record to 4 wins from 6 starts and increased her career earnings to $28,760.

Burning Fancy paid $2.40, $2.20, $2.10, runner-up Jessys Princess returned $2.60, $2.40, and Get Her Done paid $5.80 for show.  Oooh Lay La, Triumphs Pearl, Key Finder, Lori Anne, MW Bonnie Z, and Schakka Khan completed the order of finish.

Le Fromage Surges to Lead in Stretch, 

Holds off Frynge Benefit to Win

Estrellita Ranch Arabian Stakes by a Head

Gail Murphy’s Le Fromage, trained by Helen Shelley and ridden by Charles Fletcher, Jr., took the lead at the sixteenth pole then barely held off second-place finisher Frynge Benefit to win the 2^nd Running of the $9,000 Estrellita Ranch Arabian Stakes, for Arabian colts and geldings, 3-years-old and up, over a fast track at Lone Star Park on Saturday.

Le Fromage, an 11-year-old gelding, raced well back in the field behind fractions of 25.59, 50.91 and 1:19.65 before making a six-wide move around the turn to take a ½-length lead deep in the stretch then held off the late charge of the runner up Frynge Benefit.  Le Fromage covered the mile distance in 1:49.50

The win improved Le Fromage’s career record to 22 wins from 94 starts and increased his career earnings to $177,071.

Second-place finisher Frynge Benefit made a late move in the final yards of the race but came up a head short of the winner.  It was another 2 ¾ lengths back to Buddy of Mine in third.  Moulin Rouge MAF, Ala About Me, By Golly Sand, Filsd Croixnoire, Bush Hog, Qjuick Sand PW, Golly Bret, NC Galloping Gus, and Status Symboll completed the order of finish.

Le Fromage paid $10.80, $10.80 and $5.20, Frynge Benefit returned $10.40 and $8.00, and Buddy of Mine paid $8.20 for show.

Lone Star Park’s 2009 Quarter Horse Fall Meeting of Champions runs from Sept. 25 to Nov. 28. After opening weekend on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26, racing will be held every Thursday through Saturday, except Thursday, Nov. 26 when there will be no live racing due to the Thanksgiving holiday. First post time for all dates will be 6:35 p.m. For more information on Lone Star Park visit LoneStarPark.com.

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