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HOUSTON, TX–MAY 10, 2024–Multiple stakes winner A Famous Ribbon got up the wire to defeat Dm Moonpie in a blanket finish to the Grade 2 $75,000 Sam Houston Classic Friday night at Sam Houston Race Park.

Jockey Victor Urieta, Jr. hustled the 5-year-old son of leading sire One Famous Eagle to a neck win while completing the 440 yards in 21.640 seconds, a 105-speed index into a 5 mph ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 10, 2024– When Kempton broke from the gates in his first career race, he was squeezed to the back of the pack and still won, which turned out to be a precursor to his magnificent win in Friday’s Heritage Place Futurity trials at Remington Park.

Kempton broke seventh in an Oklahoma Futurity trial on March 9 and was ...



HOUSTON, TX–MAY 10, 2024–Ladys Gotta Jet raced to her first career stakes win Friday when she defeated stablemate Destinychild by a neck in the $50,000 John Buchanan Memorial Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park.

Ladys Gotta Jet dueled throughout under jockey Oscar Andrade, Jr. to complete the 350 yards in 17.875 seconds, equaling a 90-speed index into a 6 mph crosswind. The 3-year-old daughter of champion Ec Jet One entered the Buchanan Memorial Stakes off an allowance win in her previous start at Sam Houston Race Park on April 19.''

"John (Stinebaugh) called me and asked me to come to Houston," Andrade said. "She’s just gritty! We broke a little behind; she saw the competition and just went for it."

Zach Stinebaugh saddled the Pete Scarmardo Texas homebred for his dad, John, who was at Remington Park for the Heritage Place Futurity trials. 

Out of the multiple stakes producing Lady ...



HOUSTON, TX–MAY 10, 2024–Tempting Alibi won his first career stakes victory Friday night at Sam Houston Race Track in the $50,000 Leon Bard Memorial Stakes.

Ridden by Houston's leading jockey, Luis Vivanco, Tempting Alibi got upfront at first call and held on to the sway for the victory in :17.595 seconds. The sorrel gelding clocked a 98 speed index, and the slight upset over post-time favorite Gotagogh paid $22.00 to win on 10/1 odds.

The $30,000 winner's share of the purse increased Tempting Alibi's bankroll to $51,781. The 350-yard stakes race was the first out of the season for the son of champion sire ...



EDMONTON, ALB—MAY 10, 2024—California bred Fired broke his maiden in a track record performance Friday evening while posting the fastest qualifying time for the Century Maiden Express (not black type) at Century Mile Racetrack.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Canadian racecourse on Friday, May 24, to vie for the winner's ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 9, 2024– Hott Temptation finally broke through to break her maiden in her third attempt at Remington Park and did it in style Thursday night, winning her Heritage Place Futurity trial in the fastest time of the night.

The five fastest qualifiers at 350-yards on Thursday night will join with Friday’s five fastest to make up the 10 American Quarter Horses that will vie for a million-dollar purse in the Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity. The richest horse race in Oklahoma is the headline event on the final night of the Remington Park season on Saturday, June 1.

Of course, Hott Temptation’s first two non-winning efforts weren’t exactly against your run-of-the-mill maidens, though.

Trainer Cody Noel sent this 2-year-old Quarter Horse daughter of Tempting Dash, out of the Tres Seis mare Pandorum, to post for the first time in her career on March 8 over a ...



AJAX DOWNS–MAY 9, 2024–In front of a big crowd of enthusiastic racing fans, the fast filly A RUSHN LILY sped to victory in the first race of the 2024 Quarter Horse season at Ajax Downs on Wednesday. 

Owned by the relatively new Five Fillies Stable including trainer Chantelle Bourgeois, A Rushn Lily sped away from heavily favoured General Skywalker, to win the curtain raiser by a length under jockey Cassandra Jeschke.

"This is exciting," said Bourgeois, who is from Enniskillen. "It's been a long winter but today, the kids got to play hooky from school and they got their picture taken with Lily. So it's been the best day ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–MAY 5, 2024–Dunn Ranch's Pattys Saint, the queen of the Intermountain region, scored her third graded stakes win at Los Alamitos after taking the Grade 3, $60,000 Miss Princess Handicap by a length on Saturday night.

Ridden by Eduardo Nicasio for trainer Monty Arrossa, Pattys Saint left the starting gate from post number six, was bumped at the start, but then her rocket boosters kicked in as they usually do, and she took off to the lead.

It was business as usual for Pattys Saint from there, as the 6-year-old Idaho mare never looked back in route to her 19th victory AND 14th in  a stakes race in 27 career starts. The daughter of Jess Got Easier also added the Miss Princess ...



POCATELLO, ID–MAY 5, 2024–Hesa Handsome Prinze got the nod over Sheknowsshesmokn to break his maiden at first asking on Sunday while posting the top qualifying time for the Idaho Cup Futurity at Pocatello Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers, from five trials contested today for accredited Idaho-Bred 2-year-olds, will return to Pocatello Downs on Saturday, May 18 to vie for the winner's share of a $30,000-est. purse going a distance of 350 yards.

Ridden by jockey Oscar Cervantes, ...



POCATELLO, ID–MAY 5, 2024–After spending nearly seven months in sunny Southern California M E Ettago Relent returned to her home state of Idaho to set the fastest qualifying time for the Idaho Cup Derby Sunday afternoon at Pocatello Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers, from two trials contested today for accredited Idaho-Bred 3-year-olds, will return to Pocatello Downs on Saturday, May 18 to vie for the winner's share of a $20,000-est. purse going a distance of 400 yards.

Under ...



MILES CITY, MT–MAY 5, 2024–Nito Skeeto breaks her maiden in her first out of 2024 clocking the fastest qualifying time to the $40,000 estimated Dan Lockie Quarter Horse Derby in trial three of five at Miles City on Sunday.

Jockey Kody Kellenberger took the reigns for Nito Skeeto, leading on top out of the gates and to the wire for a driving finish by three-lengths. The daughter of second-year-sire Tarzanito clocked a 99 speed index in :15.518 seconds. The 300-yard victory paid $5.00 on 2/1 odds.

Trainer Robert Johnson saddled Nito Skeeto for owner/breeder Legacy Ranch, Inc. The North ...



OGDEN, UT–MAY 5, 2024–Jazzing Dynasty breaks her second consecutive track record at Weber Downs this year after setting the time to beat in the $23,837 Weber Downs Fillies Derby trials on Sunday.

Just two weeks ago Jazzing Dynasty broke her maiden and the 330-yard track record after winning the Maiden Frolic Stakes at Weber Downs. Today she returned setting the field on fire for the fastest qualifying time and a 350-yard track record in :17.622 seconds clocking a 107 speed index.

Jockey Julian Zaval piloted the daughter of Jr Dynasty Moon to her 1/2-length wire-to-wire victory over Chile Cartel with a 15 mph tailwind. Jazzing ...



OGDEN, UT–MAY 5, 2024–20 three-year-olds ran in three trials on Sunday at Weber Downs vying for a spot back in the $31,807 89 & Under Speed Index Stakes finals on May 19 (not black type).

It was a rainy afternoon with a 15 mph crosswind, but that didn't slow Moonshine Diva from clocking the fastest qualifying time to the 89 & Under Stakes in the third of three trials.

Moonshine Diva, piloted by Ricardo Del Cid set the time to beat in :17.622 seconds clocking a 102 speed index. She broke her maiden in the 350-yard trial race and now has $6,166 in earnings from five starts. Gerardo Medina saddled the three-year-old filly ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 5, 2024–Two Four Going Hot flew down the track like his hooves were on fire as he smoked a field of horses in the featured allowance race Sunday for the fourth win of his career, including his last three in a row.

It was the 4-year-old gelding’s fourth win in eight tries at Remington Park, but he has been unbeatable against allowance horses here this meet.

The son of Pyc Paint Your Wagon, out of the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 4, 2024–The Swamp turned it on when the spotlight shone brightest, winning the first stakes race of his career, taking the Grade 1, $61,120 Leo Stakes. He upset the 4-5 heavy favorite, A Tres of Eagle, in order to get the victory.

"He really left good," jockey Gonzalo Gutierrez said of his mount, The Swamp. "He did all the job. I just knew I didn't have to (mess) it up."

The 5-year-old horse by Favorite Cartel, out of the Hawkinson mare Tahma Hawk, jumped on top, out of the gate first, and cruised home a winner by three-quarters of a length over runner-up Konnan Cartel (9-5 second favorite), who was another half-length ahead of A Tres of Eagle.

The Swamp paid $28.40 to win, $11.60 to ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 4, 2024–O Donovan Rossa has found a distance at which he is almost unbeatable, even when he is blocked coming into the stretch. It didn’t matter Saturday at Remington Park as he worked his way around a competitor to win the Grade 2, $55,680 Pauls Valley Stakes at 870 yards.

It was the eighth time in 12 races that the 6-year-old gelded son of Apollitical Jess, out of the Country Chicks Man mare Shanachee, had won around the hook and his second stakes win in a row at 870 yards.

Jockey Roman Cruz was the perfect definition of patience aboard O Donovan Rossa as he had Im No Lawyer Butt bear out into his path in the turn for home.

"I knew the faster horses were to my outside and would be coming to ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–MAY 4, 2024–Sent off as the longest shot on the board at odds of 26-1, Ecstatik completed a wild night of high-priced winners after taking the $35,000 La Pacifica Handicap by a neck on Saturday at Los Alamitos.

Owned by Nathali Pacheco. Ricardo Pineda and Salvador Pineda, Ecstatik was not even the biggest longshot winner of the night, as that honor belonged to Jeryl Hartley’s Fyrestorm, who won the fourth race at 36-1 odds.

The evening also featured two upset ...



OGDEN, UT–MAY 4, 2024–Ojd Jess A Bug broke his maiden in impressive fashion on Saturday while rocketing to the top qualifying time for the Hadley-Giles Futurity at Weber Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers, from the seven trial races contested today, will return to the Ogden, Utah racetrack on Sunday, May 19, to vie for the winner's share of a $73,154 purse going 330 yards.

Ojd Jess A Bug ...



MILES CITY, MT—MAY 4, 2024—North Dakota-bred Im Rip broke his maiden at first asking today while setting the fastest qualifying time from seven trials contested for the BHS Opening Quarter Horse Futurity at Miles City.

The eight fastest qualifiers will return to the Montana racetrack on Saturday, May 18 to vie for the winner's share of  $50,000-est. purse going a distance of 250 yards.

Ridden by Dakota Wood, Ima Rip ...



PHOENIX, AZ—MAY 4, 2024—As the post-time favorite El Panadero held off a bid from Rebs Regalo to win the $23,000 AQRA Quarter Horse Derby Consolation (not black type) by a neck Saturday afternoon at Turf Paradise.

Jockey Joseph Belloc, Jr. rode the son of multiple stakes sire Im A Fancy Pyc to his first career win while clocking :18.076 seconds for the 350 yards.

Trainer Armando Castellanos conditions the Arizona homebred for owner-breeder Miguel Reynoza.  Bred from the Chicks Regard mare Black Storm Regard, El Panadero used the $14,260 derby consolation winner's purse to increase his earnings total to $21,205.

Runner-up Rebs Regalo earned $4,600 for his second-place finish. Trainer Jesus Fernando Ortega, Sr. named jockey ...



FARMINGTON, NM–MAY 3, 2024–By winning the restricted Grade 3 $70,000 Jimmy Drake Stakes at SunRay Park today, 4-year-old Just En King picked up right where he left off last year.

The son of leading third-crop sire Eye Am King closed out 2023 with a win in his last on November 26, the restricted Grade 1 Namehimastreaker New Mexico Classic Cup Championship Stakes at Zia Park.

Under jockey Alfredo Sigala, Just En King drove to a new SunRay Park track record for 350 yards while defeating post-time favorite Rc Corona King by a half-a-length in the Jimmy Drake Stakes.  His :16.898 clocking, ...



VINTON, LA–MAY 3, 2024–Delta Downs hosted a special 12-race program on Friday night. Each race served as a qualifying heat for this year’s $291,932 Laddie Futurity (RG2).

The 10 fastest colts and geldings from the trials will compete in the final, which will be run on Saturday, May 25.

The fastest qualifier for the Laddie came out of the fifth trial as Rogelio Marquez, Jr.’s San Lorenzo Chrome won easily and stopped the timer in :16.637 seconds (speed index 97) with jockey Martin ...



FARMINGTON, NM–MAY 3, 2024–Famous Flyin Cowgirl, a $45,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate, raced to her second career win today at SunRay Park while posting the fastest qualifying time for the $75,000-added Four Corners Futurity.

The 10 fastest qualifiers, from six trials contested today, will return to the SunRay Park on Sunday, May ...



FARMINGTON, NM–MAY 3, 2024–Jlb Eye The Tiger scored a half-length win in his career debut Friday to post the fastest qualifying time for the restricted Grade 2 New Mexico Breeders' Futurity at SunRay Park.

The 10 fastest qualifiers, from the six trial races contest today, will return to the Northwest New Mexico racetrack on Saturday, May 18 to vie for the winner's share of a $230,000-est. purse going 350 yards. ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MAY 3, 2024–When the gates popped for the featured allowance race Friday night at Remington Park, it appeared Favorite Nova’s ...



PHOENIX, AZ–MAY 2, 2024–Hes My Sweetheart gets there with his third consecutive win this season in the $65,050 AQRA Quarter Horse Derby at Turf Paradise on Thursday afternoon.

Jockey Mark Jasso, who was aboard Hes My Sweetheart when he clocked the second fastest time to the finals, returned for the victory again today. After a jostled start from the gates, the duo quickly picked up speed and took lead at first call, crossing the wire a half-length ahead of post-time favorite wicked Cowgirl Smart.

Hes My Sweetheart clocked a 97 speed index in :17.547 seconds and the longshot's ...



PHOENIX, AZ––MAY 2, 2024–Ralph and Carrie Fales' homebred gelding Heartache Tonite gets his second career stakes win in the $50,000 Mark T Bars Stakes at Turf Paradise on Thursday afternoon.

Trainer Matt Fales saddled regular rider Cerapio Figueroa aboard Heartache Tonite for his 350-yard victory. The duo led the field from wire to wire in :17.358 seconds clocking a 103 speed index. The post-time favorite's first place ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MAY 2, 2024–Jockey Edwin Escobedo entered the night in fourth place in the jockeys’ standings and scored four big wins Thursday night at Remington Park. The victories moved him past Francisco Calderon and within one of ...



PHOENIX, AZ—MAY 1, 2024—Second fastest qualifier from the trials, Four Sweet Kid returns to Turf Paradise for his second career win in the finals of the $65,575 Desert Classic Futurity Wednesday afternoon.

Jockey Alan Hernandez piloted Four Sweet Kid to his 3/4-length victory in :15.543 seconds clocking a 97 speed index. He got the jump out of the gates and didn't look back for a wire-to-wire lead to the finish line. The post-time favorite's winning time paid $3.00 to win on a $2.00 ...



VINTON, LA–MAY 1, 2024–Delta Downs hosted a special 12-race program on Wednesday night. Each race served as a qualifying heat for this year’s $291,125 Lassie Futurity (RG2).

The 10 fastest fillies from the trials will compete in the final, which will be run on Friday, May 24.

The fastest qualifier for the Lassie came out of the ...



RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–APRIL 30, 2024–Javys Interest, a $17,000 Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale repurchase, won the 9th training race handily today at Ruidoso Downs Race Track while recording the fastest time of the day, :15.802 seconds for 300-yards.

The 2-year-old filly is owned by Javier Rodriguez of La Feliz Montana Ranch (Hondo). She is by first-crop sire Suspicious Interest from Javys Brown Sugar by First Moonflash.

"We were surprised by the time," Rodriguez said after the race. "She seems to be doing so well at this point in her development, but we were extremely happy to see that race time go up."

The filly is named after her ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 29, 2024–Jockey Bryan Candanosa concluded a massive winning week by scoring the $854,775 Remington Park Futurity with Heavens Uncle on Monday.

It was the second futurity win for Candanosa in as many nights as he also took down the $161,600 American Paint Classic Futurity on Sunday with Painted to Be Quick.

He took five trips to the winner’s circle in the past 16 races over two days and his horses’ earnings this past week were $553,672. The next highest jockey for the week was Roman Cruz’s $179,521.

Heavens Uncle, a 2-year-old gelded son of champion and leading first-crop sire Uncle D, out of the stakes winning Streak and Dash mare Heavens Assured, just got up for the victory by a head over My ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK– APRIL 29, 2024–The contenders in the $169,175 Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Derby [RG1] on Monday afternoon were all geldings. The post-time favorite Rj Having Fun didn't disappoint with his 1/2-length win over Just A Salty Candy.

Jockey Juan Pulido got the call aboard Rj Having Fun. The duo broke late in seventh from the one hole. But by the second stretch, they had a big charge for the lead and Pulido guided him to the 400-yard finish line in :19.879 seconds clocking an 89 speed index. The wagering favorite paid $6.20 to win on 11/10 odds.

Owned and trained by Toby Keeton, Rj Having Fun has lit the board in ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 29, 2024–Heavy post-time favorite Jess Good Wine raced to his third consecutive stakes victory in a determined effort under jockey Bryan Candanosa on Monday when he defeated Apollitical Payoff by a head in the $100,000 Dee Raper Sooner Stakes (RG1) at Remington Park. "This horse is just smooth," said Candanosa. "We didn’t get away well, but he did it all on his own."

Jess Good Wine took a quick lead shortly after the start while racing ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK– APRIL 29, 2024–Remington Park resumed racing on Monday afternoon after six of the stakes races were canceled on Saturday due to inclement weather, starting with race 1, the $81,400 Easy Date Stakes [G2].

Some of the industry's top athletes were racing for the Easy Date trophy, with eight of the ten contenders having six-figure incomes attached to their resumes. Relentless Diamond maintained her win streak under jockey James Flores for her third consecutive in ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 29, 2024–Let go at odds of 21-1, I Got Thiss snapped a seven-race win streak of heavy post-time favorite Alliekat Dynasty (who finished third) in the $188,975 Remington Park Oaks Monday afternoon at Remington Park. Sequoyah (44-1) was second.

I Got Thiss dug in under jockey Cristian Esqueda to complete the 400 yards in :19.849 seconds, for a half-length winning margin into a 5 mph headwind.  It was the second ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK– APRIL 29, 2024–Relentless American had the advantage after a quick break from the gates winning the $100,000 Remington Park ...



RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–APRIL 29, 2024–Apprehensive, a two-year-old gelding, broke sharply and held on to win the 3rd training race at Ruidoso Downs Race Track today while recording the fastest time of the day, 15.875 seconds for 300-yards.

"We’ve been working him at La Feliz Montana Ranch (Hondo, NM) in preparation and liked what we’ve seen thus far," trainer Chris O’Dell said. "No mistakes were made today which ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–APRIL 29, 2024–"Parabéns ao orgulho das corridas de Quarto de Milha no Brasil!"

The English translation to the above is "Congratulations to the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 28, 2024–The top five finalists in the $161,600 PSBA American Paint Classic Stakes [G1] at Remington Park on Sunday were all conditioned by leading APHA trainer Matt Whitekiller, who qualified a total of six and the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 28, 2024–Every finalist on the program for race #3 at Remington Park on Sunday was sired by the #1 Leading APHA sire CRM Livewire. His son Wire Tap got his third consecutive victory remaining undefeated for 2024 after winning the $26,000 PSBA Paint Classic Stakes for ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 28, 2024–Osc Is On Fire (P) picked up his first career victory on Sunday at Remington Park in the $20,000 Victoria Ennis ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 27, 2024–Ls Jacks Back, winner of the Mighty Deck Three Stakes last month, was a neck winner on Saturday in the Grade 2 $48,000 Bob Moore Memorial Stakes at Remington Park.

Under jockey Ali Rivera, the post-time ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 27, 2024–Coronados Fate surged late from the outside post to run down heavy post-time favorite Flyin Rabbit 123 in the $68,000 Oklahoma-Bred Mr Master Bug Stakes at Remington Park Saturday.

Jockey Jimmy Brooks guided Coronados Fate to a head win while completing the 350 yards in :17.740 seconds, an 88-speed index into a 24 mph ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 27, 2024–The second stakes race on Saturday night’s card at Remington Park was slated for Oklahoma-bred two-year-olds. Lews Muddybuddy got his second career win from two starts in the $68,000 Laico Bird Stakes [G3].

Lews Muddybuddy, piloted by Roman Cruz, broke late but quickly surged between RR God And Cowboys and Liberty For Jess to take the lead at the wire by a head. The two-year-old gelding sired by ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–APRIL 27, 2024–Respect your elders. Burns Ranch's homebred You Can Run and Link Newcomb's Cattail Cove, a pair of 7-year-old multiple stakes winners, finished first and third respectively while facing a strong group of older horses that included six talented 4-year-olds in the running of the Grade 3, $40,000 Kaweah Bar Handicap on Saturday night at Los ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 27, 2024–Fastest qualifier Hawkabye Baby led a trio of juveniles by second-crop sire Hawkeye who dominated nine trials Saturday night for the Old South Futurity at Delta Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Vinton, Louisiana oval on Saturday, May 18 to vie for the winner's share of a $213,210 purse going 330 yards. Each race on the program was ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 26, 2024–11-1 longshot Corona Blue Estrella gets her first career stakes victory in the 400-yard $50,000 Miss Polly Classic Stakes [G3] Friday night at Delta Downs.

Jockey Ricardo Hernandez Jr guided the three-year-old filly ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 26, 2024–The first stakes race on Friday's card for opening night at Delta Downs was the $40,000 Open Me A Corona Stakes [RG2], held for Louisiana accredited bred three-year-old and up ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 26, 2024–A pair of gelded sons of leading second-crop sire Flying Cowboy 123, owned by Party Tyme Racing and trained by Jose R. Espinosa, posted the top two qualifying times for the Old South Derby on Friday, the opening night of the 2024 Delta Downs Quarter Horse season.

Recent Oklahoma Derby(G3) runner-up B Second Cowboy returned to the winner's circle for the second time in three starts this season following a three-quarter length win in the opening trial for the Old ...