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2012 Winner - Ultimate Wave

Wave Carver-Eye For Corona by Corona Cartel
Owner - Junior's Quarter Horses Inc
Breeder - Keilani Farms
Trainer - Jorge Miranda
Jockey - Esgar Ramirez
Time - :19.563 (SI-101)

Ultimate Wave Wins the Adequan Derby

In late May of this year, Ultimate Wave had made only two career starts and banked less than $500 without hitting the board. Some five months later, the Wave Carver colt is now a multiple stakes winner with a six-figure bankroll after blitzing the field in the $200,000 Adequan Derby Challenge Championship (G1) at Prairie Meadows.

Bet down to be the 6-5 favorite, Ultimate Wave and jockey Esgar Ramirez broke from post five and quickly took command before hitting the wire 1 ¾ lengths in front with a 400-yard time of :19.563. Jorge Miranda trains the Texas-bred for owner Junior’s Quarter Horses Inc. A veteran of only five career starts, Ultimate Wave broke his maiden in a trial to the Adequan Arapahoe Derby Challenge and then came by to win the final by 2 ¼ lengths. His three victories in the Challenge program have earned him more than $115,000.

“He didn’t break that sharp, but 40 yards into the race he really picked it up,” said Ramirez. “I had never ridden him before, but the trainer told me to get a clean trip and that he would try hard for me.”

Bred by Keilani Farms, Ultimate Wave is out of the Grade 1-winning millionaire Eye For Corona. Her four starters are all winners.

Mr Taka B, a 31-1 longshot running for Vanessa Bartoo, rallied to earn second-place money. LMR 2001’s Huckleberry Mojito and Michael Amburn’s A Game Dame finished in a dead heat for third. Fols Jesse, Jess A Comment, Exciting The Planet, Second Painted Sign, Attack The Cartel, Painted Lies and Special Awards completed the order of finish.

Stakes History

Year	Winner	Owner	Trainer	Jockey	Purse
2012	Ultimate Wave	Junior's Quarter Horses	Jorge Miranda	Esgar Ramirez	$202,000
2011	Feature Honor	Tremor Enterprises LLC	Felipe Quintero	Ramon Sanchez	$200,000
2010	Acorn	Rose Mary Chandler	Janet VanBebber	Alfonso Lujan	$200,000
2009	Saturday Nite Fever	Reyes R. Salceda	Hector Hernandez	Santiago Mandez	$200,000
2008	Gallant Ways	Cara Lucille Webb	Charlton Hunt	Martin Rubalcava	$200,000
2007	Czech N Out Ashley	Salvador Salazar	Hector Hernandez	Alex Bautista	$200,000
2006	Magical Thunder	Mike Inscore	Ray Robbins	Juan Vazquez	$200,000
2005	LDS Dash For Dylan	Donna King	Bret Vickery	G.R. Carter, Jr.	$175,000
2004	A New Hero	J. Pruitt and C. Jumonville	Paul Jones	Ramon Sanchez	$175,000
2003	Prima LD	Antonio Fernandez Chedragui	Angela Aquino	Armando Andrade	$175,000
2002	One Rare Bug	Peter Bond	Ed Hardy	Tad Leggett	$175,000
2001	Dashin Bye	Mike Levi	Blane Schvaneveldt	Jacky Martin	$175,000
2000	War Colors	Teddy Abrams, Jr.	Steve VanBebber	Gilbert Ortiz	$175,000
1999	Vital Time	Hernando G. Guerra	Bobby Martinez	Saul Ramirez	$175,000
1998	Tailor Fit	Tom L. Ward	Steve VanBebber	Steve Fuller	$125,000
1997	Winlotsa Cash	Henry E. Brown	John Bassett	G.R. Carter, Jr.	$100,000
1996	Shes A Royal Flirt	Abigail K. Kawananakoa	Lin Melton	Scott Stevens	$100,000
1995	Mars Blackman	James Kelly / Charles Grannon	Jerry Dobbs	Larry Layton	$75,000
1994	Lit Bita Brunch	Rodney and Sharon Jensen	Blane Schvaneveldt	John Creager	$50,000
1993	Royal Down Dash	Victor Diaz	Jose Dominguez	Joe Martinez	$56,500

Fastest Time

Year	Horse	Track	Time/Speed Index
2009	Saturday Nite Fever	Los Alamitos	:19.297 / 101

Highest Speed Index

Year	Horse	Track	Time/Speed Index
1995	Mars Blackman	Retama Park	:19.86 / 108

Highest Win Payoff

Year	Horse	Track	Odds to $1	$2 Win Price
2008	Gallant Ways	Evangeline Downs	26.9	$55.80

Lowest Win Payoff

Year	Horse	Track	Odds to $1	$2 Win Price
1993	Royal Down Dash	Sunland Park	0.4	$2.80