CORONA FOR ME COLT TOPS QUALIFIERS TO $60,000-ADDED INDIANA HEARTLAND JUVENILE
SHELBYVILLE, IN—MAY 23, 2009—Gallant Corona scored his second victory in as many career starts Friday night at Indiana Downs while posting the fastest qualifying time to the $60,000-added Indiana Heartland Juvenile Stakes.
The ten fastest qualifiers from five trials contested at the Shelbyville track will return on June 6th to try and win the final over 300 yards.
Racing for Ignacio Soto, Gallant Corona covered the course in :15.741 seconds to defeat third fastest qualifier Champ Du Jour by ¾ of length. The top time also earned the CORONA FOR ME colt a career high speed index of 93.
Saddled by Rolando Almanza and ridden by Carter Riley, Gallant Corona came into the trials off a ½ length victory in the Manor Downs Futurity(G1) trials on April 12. The $2,420 trial winner's purse pushed his career earnings to just over $4,200.
Jesus Molina bred the colt in Texas out of the First Down Dash mare Ettagos Dash.
Gallant Corona was a $35,000 sale graduate from the 2008 Eclipse Select Yearling Sale and also a graduate of the 2008 Las Palmas Classic Two-Year-Olds In-Training Sale.
For a complete list of qualifiers to the Indiana Heartland Juvenile Stakes, their times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys click here.
