POKER FEATURE Heads To November's Bank of America Challenge Championship
PRAIRIE MEADOWS, ALTOONA, IA - AUGUST 11, 20097 - Poker Feature will be invited to go on to the 2007 Bank of America Challenge Championships & AQHA Racing Conference at Los Alamitos, California, from Oct 31-Nov 3, 2007 after winning the Bank Of American Central Challenge Championship here on Saturday night.
Poker Feature's owner, Lawrence Boyd, said he claimed the son of Feature Mr Jess out of the Raise Your Glass mare, Tens Your Raise, for $10,000.
"He's never run under the lights before," said Boyd. "He showed up to do his job. We're really pleased. We think he's something to be reckoned with. He has a big heart; he's a special horse."
Poker Feature earned $38,070 of the Bank of America purse. Following fifteen starts, he has seven wins and a trio of second place finishes.
The victory returned $9.40, $4.40, and $4.40. Magical Thunder paid $6.00 and $5.20. Royal N Rare paid $9.80 for third place.
SLM Snowman, a son of This Snow Is Royal holds the record in the Bank of America Central Championship Challenge set in 2005 in :21.36.
Official order of finish: Poker Feature, Magical Thunder, Royal N Rare, WRS Special Shoe, Mr Chivato to You, Brindis Por Cayenne, Toast Freedom Flyer, This Snow Is Cold, Ice Dreams, MC Special Mystery, A Radical Shot, Feature Movie.
