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Six winners for Paco Lopez

Frank Vespe
June 22, 2023

Paco Lopez enjoyed an overcast Wednesday at Parx Racing. The veteran rider had eight mounts and finished in the money eight times – including six winners.

Coupled with a runner-up finish in his final Tuesday mount, Lopez now has finished in the money nine straight times. Overall, he has 123 wins and almost $5.4 million in purse earnings this year from 573 mounts.

His six Wednesday winners at Parx:

Wagon Boss (race 3) surged to the lead near the quarter pole and drew away to win by over three lengths in a beaten claiming race. The 10-year-old gelding is trained and owned by Scott Lake. He paid $8.60 to win as the co-second choice in the field of seven.

Rush Center (race 4) won a maiden special weight event by a nose as the 1-2 favorite, holding on to get the bob. Rush Center is trained by Robert Mosco for Longball Stable and John Fanelli.
Red Wind (race 6) raced in midflight early in this claiming event on the turf before opening a long lead and cruising home to win by a couple. Red Wind paid $5.80 to win as the favorite and is trained by Claudio Gonzalez for Danny Chen.

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Pistol Liz Ablazen (race 8) won this second-level allowance/optional claimer by more than five lengths after rating close to the early pace. The stakes-placed four-year-old filly is trained by Butch Reid for Cash Is King LLC and LC Racing LLC. She was off as the 8-5 second choice.
Baafeed (race 9) represented another Lake-Lopez combo effort, as the five-year-old horse mounted a late surge to win by a neck in this allowance/optional claimer. Off at 2-1, he is owned by Richard Malouf.
Lacco Ameno (race 10) rallied from nearly 20 lengths back early to prevail by a neck in this state-bred allowance on the turf, returning backers $14.00 on a two-dollar win wager. The six-year-old Seville gelding is trained by Tim Woolley for owner-breeder Ascoli Piceno Stables LLC.

Lopez is next in action Friday, June 23 with five mounts at Monmouth Park.