Livewires Turnpike sets new Lone Star Park Paint track record
Multiple stakes winner Livewires Turnpike got a new 400 yard Paint track record at Lone Star Park on November 9, 2024, when he defeated post-time favorite and stablemate Wire Tap by a neck in the $15,750 Olympia Joe Stakes. The race took place in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Ridden by jockey Francisco Calderon, the horse dueled early and lasted while completing the 400 yards in 19.457 seconds, a 102 speed index. The Appaloosa Major Tom set the previous record of 19.575 seconds when he won the Speedhorse Paint Futurity(G1) on November 2, 2013.
Trainer Matt Whitekiller saddled Livewires Turnpike to his 13th career win for owner Bryan Hawk. Bred in Oklahoma by Nolan Pevehouse, the 2020 black solid gelding is by CRM Livewire and out of Wagon On Turnpike. Livewires Turnpike earned $8,347 to boost his bankroll to $246,369.
Also a multiple stakes race winner, runner-up Wire Tap, earned $2,678 for his second-place effort. Also from the Whitekiller stable, Wire Tap races for owner-breeders Dan and Kaye Jones of Kemp, Texas. The 2021 bay solid CRM Livewire gelding out of Lindys Sign (QH) has earned nearly $70,000.
Trainer Zackary Stinebaugh tapped jockey Ali Rivera to ride V Golden Game, who finished two lengths back to earn $1,733 for third. Valentina and Fabiola Vega own the 2021 brown solid gelding by CRM Livewire and out of Game Hi (QH). Aubrey Garcia bred the horse.
Frenchy, Kas Pecosa and VP Gravel Pit Dancer completed the field. Ancestry was scratched.
Release courtesy Lone Star Park & stallionesearch.com
Photo courtesy Dustin Orona
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