For Immediate Release
Sunday, September 16, 2012
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Saturday, September 15, 2012) – Prince Valleyant, owned and trained by Russell Harris and ridden by Larry Payne, posted the fastest time of the night winning the 14th and final 400 yard trial in 19.506 seconds over a fast track Saturday at Lone Star Park. The gelded son of Valiant Hero will return Saturday, September 29 for the Grade 1, $473,300 Dash for Cash Futurity. He earned a speed index of 95.
The 10 qualifiers for the Grade 1, Dash For Cash Futurity are:
Horse Time Jockey Trainer
Prince Valleyant 19.506 Larry Payne Russell Harris
One Handsome Man 19.511 Oscar Rincon Ralph Muniz
First Down Shazoom 19.575 Alex Baldillez Guillermo Valdivia
Apollo Ono 19.616 Alex Baldillez Alfredo Gomez
Jody Pops Zoomer 19.620 Luis Vivanco Cindi Keeton
Send A Candy Guy 19.624 Tony Bennett Clinton Crawford
The August Heat 19.627 Esgar Ramirez John Buchanan
FDD Going Grand 19.627 Danny Lavergne Kenneth Roberts
Captain Strawfly 19.661 Jimmy Brooks Eddie Willis
RC Tres Times Seis 19.715 Jimmy Brooks Eddie Willis
The Dash for Cash Futurity final will be run Saturday, September 29, 2012. All horses that ran in the trials and did not qualify for the final remain eligible for the Dash for Cash Juvenile Stakes also on September 29.
On The Track: More live racing action Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 20-22. Featured race of the week is the 15th running of the $20,000 guaranteed, Classic Chevrolet Heartbeat of America Stakes, 350 yards for three-year-olds & up on Saturday, September 22.
At The Bar & Book: Join us Monday through Friday from 4-7 p.m. for Happy Hour. Included are $3 well drinks and $2 select domestic drafts!
Thursday night at the Bar & Book come play in the World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League. Two sessions each Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. and it’s free to play!Mutuel vouchers awarded weekly, monthly and annually.
Come catch the action Saturday, September 22 when UFC 152 features two, world title fights and you can see it all at Bar & Book. In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones meets Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort in an anticipated showdown. Hard-charging 125-pounders Joseph Benavidez and Dometrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson compete in a five-round battle to become the first flyweight champion in UFC history. Plus, top middleweight contenders face off, as Michael "The Count" Bisping meets "All-American" Brian Stann in a pivotal 185-pound match.
Have tickets to the big game? Ride the Bar & Book Express to all Dallas home games this season! Bus will depart 1 hour and 2 hours prior to kickoff and costs just $10 to ride or is free with $20 minimum food & beverage purchase. Watch, wager and win on the races and enjoy NFL Sunday Ticket all day every Sunday! Don't miss it!
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Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, a Class I racetrack operated by Global Gaming Solutions LLC, offers a 26-day 2012 Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses which opens Friday, September 14 and concludes on Saturday, November 10. Live racing will be held three days a week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 6:35 p.m.
Lone Star Park is also home to the multi-million dollar simulcast racebook, sports bar and event venue, Bar & Book. The 36,000 square foot venue is open to the public 363 days a year. For more information on Lone Star Park visit LoneStarPark.com
Global Gaming Solutions, LLC (GGS), is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation with a primary business focus of pursuing entertainment, gaming and racing related opportunities in emerging jurisdictions in the United States and overseas as well as acquisition of regional gaming and entertainment assets. GGS LLC is the parent company of GG RP, which owns Remington Park in Oklahoma City, OK and GG LSP. Global Gaming Solutions, LLC, is the track operator who owns the license to operate Lone Star Park and leases the property from the Grand Prairie Sports Facilities Development Corporation.
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