Corrina Corrina rallies to win Jack Cole Stakes at SunRay Park
FARMINGTON – Corrina Corrina added another line to her impressive list of stakes wins Saturday, rallying from last under jockey Tracy Hebert to win the $75,000 Jack Cole Stakes at SunRay Park and Casino.
The all-time leading winner and money-earning thoroughbred bred in New Mexico has now won twice this season, having won the Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff Stakes at SunRay just 13 days prior.
By winning both the Cole and the Foutz Distaff, Corrina Corrina has reached the winner’s circle in 18 stakes races, including previous victories in the Dine Stakes and the San Juan County Commissioners Stakes on the local course.
Trailing Probate and six other rivals by as much as seven lengths as the field raced down the backstretch, Corrina Corrina advanced quickly on the outside and swept alongside the leader as the field approached the head of the lane.
Hebert roused the 7-year-old mare to the lead at the furlong pole. She won by nearly two lengths, finishing the 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:17.87.
Trained by Gary Cross and owned by Derrick Jenkins, Corrina Corrina earned $45,000 for the victory. With 24 wins from 47 lifetime starts, she has earned more than $1.65 million. The win marked her fourth victory in eight starts at SunRay Park.
Sent off at 2.6-1 odds, Corrina Corrina returned $7.20 to win. The $2 exacta with runner-up Marking Canyon paid $28.40.
Mojica, the prohibitive post-time favorite, finished last in the eight-horse field. Leave Them Behind was scratched from the race earlier in the day.
