HERITAGE PLACE SALE GRADUATE TAKE A SWIG OF THIS DRANK IN GLORY OF WINNING GRADE 2 HERITAGE PLACE DERBY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – June 4, 2023 – In perhaps the most competitive stakes race of Champions’ Night at Remington Park on Saturday, Take a Swig of This (*Heritage Place Sale Graduate) showed the Heritage Place Derby trials were not a true indicator of talent, winning the Grade 2, $268,750 Heritage Place Derby.
Seventh-fastest qualifier was the golden spot for the trials as he was seventh of 10 on trials night May 13, just like the winner of Saturday’s Heritage Place Oaks, Mrs KVN, who was the seventh fastest on her trial night (May 14) as well.
Take a Swig of This was one of two Monty Arrossa trainees in the Derby. He won and also ran third with the post-time favorite, Eye On the Card (3-2 odds). Take 
a Swig of This had a legitimate excuse in the trials, rearing in the air at the break and still running third, beaten only a length. Prior to that he had won the $183,000 Los Alamitos Winter Derby by two full lengths in California on Feb. 18 this year. Take a Swig of This also ran second, losing by only a nose to Tres Crystals in last year’s $1.1 million Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park. He may have a thing about closing nights at Remington Park.
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2023 $268,750 Grade 2 Heritage Place Derby Qualifiers
| Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooked N Gone | g. | 19.457 | Regina Laymon | Regina Laymon | Victor Ibarra | Cristian Esqueda |
| Sir James | c. | 19.457 | Ellen Kennedy Racing, LLC | Ellen Kennedy Racing, LLC | Luis Villafranco | Roman Cruz |
| Eye On The Card | c. | 19.465 | Omar Hernandez & Taos River Ranch, LLC | Efrain Mendez | Monty Arrossa | Francisco Calderon |
| Everythingyouneed | 19.504 | Tony Sedillo & Absolute Refrigeration | Lester Colomb, Jr. | Tony Sedillo | Mario Delgado | |
| Tyger King | c. | 19.577 | Reliance Ranches, LLC | Reliance Ranches, LLC | Cody Noel | Raul Valenzuela |
| King Of Woodbridge | g. | 19.598 | Aguila Negra Racing, Inc. | David Bloomer | Jose Huerta | Roman Cruz |
| Take A Swig Of This * Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 19.608 | Dunn Ranch | Weetona Stanley | Monty Arrossa | Francisco Calderon |
| War Admiral | g. | 19.627 | Bobby D. Cox | Bobby D. Cox | Juan Vasquez | Bryan Candanosa |
| Tha Duke | g. | 19.637 | Ashton Elder & Miguel Romero, Jr | Aston Elder & Miguel Romero, Jr | Raul Rodriquez | Ricky Rameriz |
| FDD Cloud | g. | 19.687 | Preston Cloud | Mercy Hinklins Horse Farm, Inc. | Clint Crawford | Jorge Torres |