Lous Diablo Wins Dooley Memorial At Jasper County Fair Monday

Lous Diablo on his way to winning the Steve Dooley Memorial. (Photo courtesy of Caleb Moody)

NEWTON -- One day after Father's Day, Randall Dooley won a race named in memory of his dad.

Lous Diablo, trained and driven by Harold Finn Jr. for owner Randall Dooley of Hidalgo, won the Steve Dooley Memorial at the Jasper County Fair Monday afternoon in the Illinois Big Ten Colt Stakes for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings. Steve, who passed away last December, had selected Lous Diablo from the 2021 Illini Classic Yearling Sale.

Flacco Family Farms LLC bred the winner, who is a gelded son of reigning Illinois Trotting Stallion of the Year Lou's Legacy.

Also on Monday, Foxman won the Carl Becker Memorial in 2:02.3, capturing the Illinois Big Ten Colt Stakes for freshman pacing colts and geldings and posting the fastest mile of the day. Cornelius Cavett drove the winner, who is owned by trainer Kevin Miller of Arthur and Brian Loman of Broadlands. 
Ironically, Foxman was bred by Carl Becker in the name of his Altamont-based Fair Meadow Farm. 

Local and area stables will head next to the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, where racing is scheduled to take place both Friday and Saturday.

Jasper County Fair

Monday Results

Race One

Big 10 2-Year-Old Filly Trot

1. Credit App (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Luling City (Jerome Daniels), 3. Lous Rona (Chris Brown), 4. Afterhoursjoint (Cordarius Stewart), 5. Rnkslittlemissanne (Cornelius Cavett)

Time -- :35 3/5, 1:09 3/5, 1:42, 2:15 4/5

Race Two

Big 10 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Trot, Division I

1. Lous Diablo (Harold Finn Jr.), 2. Zions Realy Chilly (Allan Petri), 3. Rnk's Justbejesse (Freddie Patton Jr.), 4. Illini Chrome (Archie Buford), 5. Smoknonpazazz (Cornelius Cavett)

Time -- :33, 1:13 1/5, 1:47 2/5, 2:20 3/5

Race Three

Big 10 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Trot, Division II

1. Youain'tnofool (Cordarius Stewart), 2. Doc's Bunny Barn (Harold Finn Jr.), 3. Ll's Lucky Lad (Darla Martin Lohman), 4. Victory Assured (Ray Gash), 5. Master Approach (Cornelius Cavett)

Time -- :35 2/5, 1:10 1/5, 1:45 3/5, 2:17 1/5.

Race Four

Big 10 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, Division I

1. Ashlee's Amanda (Wyatt Avenatti), 2. Lots Of Sass (Archie Buford), 3. Runaway Delight (Matthew Avenatti), 4. Somehopesomewhere (Freddie Patton Jr.), 5. Stellabystarlight (Chris Brown)

Time -- :29 2/5, 1:01, 1:33 3/5, 2:03 4/5

Race Five

Big 10 2-Year-Old FIlly Pace, Division II

1. Fox Valley Reagan (Cordarius Stewart), 2. Ashlee's Gone (Wyatt Avenatti), 3. Lilmslandshark (Archie Buford), 4. Travel Strong (Darla Martin Lohman), 5. Ashlee's Nikki (Jordan Patton)

Time -- :32 2/5, 1:04 4/5, 1:35 2/5, 2:08 2/5.

Race Six

Big 10 2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Pace

1. Foxman (Cornelius Cavett), 2. Mystic Revenge (Archie Buford), 3. Telstar (Wyatt Avenatti), 4. Brian's Rockndawg (Jordan Patton)

Time -- :30 4/5, 1:02, 1:32 2/5, 2:02 3/5

Race Seven

Topline 2-Year-Old Trot

1. Crazy Awesome (Jordan Patton), 2. Swan American (Cordarius Stewart), 3. Rumbleinthevalley (Jamaica Patton), 4. Statevalleydiamond (Freddie Patton Jr.), 5. Kelleys Dream Boy (Jacob Roedl), 6. Charming Wall (C. Alan Finn), 7. Hershey King (Wyatt Avenatti)

Time -- :32 2/5, 1:04 3/5, 1:37 2/5, 2:09 3/5.

Race Eight

Topline 2-Year-Old Filly Pace

1. Partymode (Cornelius Cavett), 2. Delightful Donna (Jamaica Patton), 3. I Can Have Mercy (Tony Kimbrough), 4. Lisa Rocks (Matthew Avenatti), 5. Delicate Thoughts (Freddie Patton Jr.)

Time -- :32 3/5, 1:08 2/5, 1:38 3/5, 2:09

Race Nine

Maiden Pace, Division I

1. Jake The Jet (Jamaica Patton), 2. Lucky Cora (Cassidy Whitton), 3. Cole Did It (Matthew Avenatti), 4. Debbie's Roman (Cordarius Stewart)

Time -- :32 2/5, 1:04 2/5, 1:35, 2:06 1/5.

Race 10

Maiden Pace, Division II

1. Rockin Faye (Freddie Patton Jr.), 2. Sure Thing Lena (Cordarius Stewart), 3. The Pretty One (Jamaica Patton), 4. Mad Man (Randall Finn)

Time -- :31 1/5, 1:02 3/5, 1:33, 2:03 4/5.