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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
OPELOUSAS, LA—NOVEMBER 9, 2021—Christopher A. Villatoro’s Apollitical B Snow, a 4-year-old son of Apollitical Blood trained by Rosendo Valdez Jr., will put his four-race win streak on the line in Saturday’s 400-yard, $40,000 Opelousas Stakes (RG3) at Evangeline Downs.
Apollitical B Snow will be stretching out in distance off of his half-length victory in the 350-yard, $35,000 Mid-City Stakes (RG3) on October 9. The gelding has won four stakes and has earned $132,798 from five outs this season.
Apollitical B Snow drew post 3 and will be ridden by Everardo Rodriguez.
Other contenders include Lifeinthefastlanes, a 4-year-old daughter of champion Jess Louisiana Blue trained by Kenneth Roberts Sr. for owner Paragon Farms LLC. Lifeinthefastlanes has banked $67,850 from five starts this season, and his seven wins in eight outs at the 400-yard distance include a head victory in the July 5, $65,000 Vals Fortune Stakes (RG2) at Delta Downs.
Lifeinthefastlanes drew post 7 and will be ridden by David Alvarez.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Hezjessmagic (Leonardo Rodriguez)
- One Fast Perry (Guadalupe Lucio Jr.)
- Apollitical B Snow (Everardo Rodriguez)
- Royal Jumpn King (Juan F. Garcia Jr.)
- Swamp Eagle (Ubaldo Luna)
- Lightemupwithcharm (Luciano Duenez)
- Lifeinthefastlanes (David A. Alvarez)
All Evangeline Downs races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.