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GRAND PRAIRIE — Eusevio Huitron was like a sausage on the grill: ready to burst.
He hugged himself. He hugged everybody within reach. He yelped. He unzipped his jacket. He took off his cowboy hat and then, as if resisting the urge to toss it in the air, put it back on, all this in the course of the minute or so he needed to make his way into the winner’s circle Saturday night at Lone Star Park.And his behavior seemed perfectly normal, for the trainer had just sent out Tempting Dash to win the $445,185 Dash For Cash Futurity.Moreover, that victory was the culmination of what had already been a festive and successful evening.In the $202,200 Dash For Cash Derby, Huitron saddled Charal Kid, who upset the 1-5 favorite, Stolis Winner.A native of Mexico who lives in Austin, Huitron explained that he has been training horses since 2007. He and jockey Santos Carrizales said they were confident in Charal Kid, or at least as confident as they could be when going up against Stolis Winner, a multiple stakes winner who had been the fastest qualifier for the Derby.But Stolis Winner reared up in the gate just before the start."After he reared up, he just didn’t break," said jockey G.R. Carter about Stolis Winner. "He made a big run, but he just couldn’t get there."Stolis Winner seemed to stumble with the latches of the gate opened. He recovered well enough to charge down the stretch and make the race interesting, but he finished a half-length behind Charal Kid, who had finished nearly two lengths behind Stolis Winner in their trial."He blew by me like a train in the trials," said Carrizales, who was on Charal Kid, the 6-1 third choice in the wagering.Carrizales said he didn’t realize what had happened to the favorite at the start but expected him to come running. Fearless Fritz finished third, a head behind Stolis Winner.Huitron also might have been bursting with excitement because he knew something that few others knew about Tempting Dash.Owned by Jose Ramiro Villarreal of Monterrey, Mexico, Tempting Dash was making just his second start in this country. He won his trial.And as far as bettors at Lone Star knew, that had been his only race, and it was good enough for him to be the 7-2 third choice in the wagering.Actually, though, Tempting Dash had run twice in Mexico before ever coming to this country, Huitron explained.After winning a trial for the Nuevo Laredo Futurity, he chipped an ankle. With the chip removed, Tempting Dash was aimed at the Dash For Cash, Huitron said. With Julian Cantu riding, Tempting Dash left the gate on even terms with First Corona Call, who then began drifting.Tempting Dash, though, went down the track like a laser to win by nearly a length. First Corona Call finished second, with Streakin Down third. Eye Got The Blues, the 5-2 favorite, finished last in the field of 10. Lone Star, ChickasawsHorsemen in the region welcomed the news that Global Gaming Solutions, owned by the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, made the winning bid for Lone Star Park at Friday’s auction in New York.
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