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B The One Splashes Home In Far West Futurity at Grants Pass Downs
B The One (outside), under jockey Cesar Moreno, winning the $83,000 Far West Futurity at Grants Pass Downs Monday night.

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B The One Splashes Home In Far West Futurity at Grants Pass Downs

GRANTS PASS, OR—NOVEMBER 8, 2021—Be The One dueled Leaving Angelz by half-length to win the $83,000 Far West Futurity Monday evening at Grants Pass Downs.

Under jockey Cesar Moreno, B The One covered the 400 yards, over a "good" racing surface, in :20.420 seconds, to pick up the winner's purse valued at $32,200.

Jose Gomez saddled the son of multiple stakes winner Five Bar Cartel to his fourth win in eight starts this season for owner CB Stables.

Bred in Oklahoma by Randy and Stacy Hill, from the Mr Jess Perry mare Kt Perry, B The One was second in the Bitterroot Futurity(RG3) at Pocatello Downs in July.

The winning connections of B The One in the Grants Pass Downs winner's circle Monday evening.
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Earlier in the year the 2-year-old colt won the Hadley-Giles Futurity and Beehive Futurity in Utah but was disqualified in both for medication violations. He has earned $60,397 off an (8) 4-1-0 record. B The One entered the final with the third fastest qualifying time from four trials contested on October 17th.

Runner-up Leaving Angelz drifted out under jockey Martin Osuna, picking up $14,110 for second. Trainer Hector Magallanes conditions the Oregon-bred son of champion sire Coronas Leaving Your for owner-breeder Ruben Magallanes. Winner of the Firecracker Juvenile and second in the Emerald Downs Juvenile Challenge, Leaving Angelz has earned $42,139 this year. He is out of the FDD Dynasty mare Angel Eyez.

Five Bar Cali, a daughter of Five Bar Cartel, finished half-a-length back to earn $9,130 for third. Danny Montes named jockey Jaime Lopez to ride the California-bred filly for owner Jorge Carmona. A finalist in the Firecracker Futurity over the summer, Five Bar Cali is out of Queen Of Call by Royaltys Choice. Erik Flores bred the $18,380 earner.

Cm Rosie At Ta Bar, One Dashing Rabbit, L Bar D Mistr Cartel, Hell On Horseshoes, The Streakin Dream and Uncle Shine completed the field. Playin The Game was scratched.

ABOUT GRANTS PASS DOWNS
Located at the Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass Downs has hosted live pari-mutuel horse racing since 1968 and is now home to the largest race meet in the state of Oregon. More information about Grants Pass Downs can be found at gpdowns.com.