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Hot Cha Cha Skims Hedge to Win Mint Julep

Hot Cha Cha Skims Hedge to Win Mint Julep

Hot Cha Cha used a ground-saving trip under James Graham and outdueled three rivals along the hedge in the final furlong to win the Early Times Mint Julep Handicap (gr. IIIT) by three-quarters of a length June 5 at Churchill.

 Saturday, June 05, 2010
Hot Cha Cha Scores QE II Upset

Hot Cha Cha Scores QE II Upset

Hot Cha Cha found room along the inside turning for home and pulled away in the stretch under James Graham for an 8-1 upset in the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT) Oct. 17 at Keeneland.

 Saturday, October 17, 2009
Hot Cha Cha Rallies to Win Pucker Up

Hot Cha Cha Rallies to Win Pucker Up

Nelson McMakin's homebred Hot Cha Cha angled four-wide for her stretch run and caught 2-1 favorite Romacaca inside the sixteenth pole to post a 1 1/4-length victory under James Graham in the $200,000 Pucker Up (gr. IIIT) Sept. 7 on the Arlington Park turf course.

 Monday, September 07, 2009

Hot Cha Cha Shows Moves in Bourbonette

Hot Cha Cha, a 9-1 outsider making her stakes debut, seized the lead from favored Fitz Just Right leaving the eighth pole and drew away to a romping six-length win in the $150,000 Bourbonette Oaks (gr. III) at Turfway Park March 21.

 Saturday, March 21, 2009