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 to a gate-to-wire victory in :19.747 seconds. The speedster clocked a 97 speed index after crossing the wire 1 1/2-lengths ahead of Mr Crawfish with a 10 mph crosswind. The double digit upset win paid $24.60 on a $2.00 wager.

Trained by Kenneth Weeks, Corona Blue Estrella has lit the board six of eight starts with four wins and two seconds. The $30,000 winner’s purse from the Miss Polly Classic Stakes increases the daughter of ...



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 Quarter Horses.

Pk Pure Rogue, ridden by Everardo Rodriguez got a big break at the start with an early lead from wire-to-wire. He scored his second consecutive win this season by 1/2 a length in :15.243 seconds and clocked a 97 speed index. The four-year-old gelding’s 300-yard victory paid $9.40 to win on 7/2 odds.

Trainer Barbara Alcantara saddled the son of Heza Fast Rogue for owner Jose Rodriguez. Pk Pure Rogue has lit the board 15 of 20 starts with ...



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VINTON, LA–APRIL 24, 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 ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 26, 2024–Leading rider Ali Rivera put AJ Prince on the lead right out of the gate in the 440-yard allowance feature Friday night and cruised home for the gelding’s second win in a row at the distance.

AJ Prince, a 4-year-old gelded son of Apollitical Jess, out of the Fishers Dash mare Taka Puna, had previously won at 440 yards the last time he tried it on a muddy track at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Nov. 10, 2023.

When trainer James “JJ” Gonzalez III sent him from Lone Star to Sunland Park in New Mexico, the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 25, 2024–Trainer Eddie Willis, who has won 12 training titles at Remington Park, had a huge night Thursday, winning with four horses. Jimmy Brooks won with three of the horses while Justine Klaiber won with Paint This Rose.

Willis took the third, seventh, eighth and 10th races, winning with MH Spy the Lights (5-1), Paint This Rose (8-5), Flying N Gold Digger (5-1) and Favorite Politician (9-2), respectively.

The breakout night for Willis moved him from 11 wins in fifth place as the night started to fourth place with 15 trips to the winner’s circle this ...



PHOENIX, AZ–APRIL 25, 2024–Rompe Corazonez, who qualified with the third fastest time in the trials, isn't breaking hearts today. The two-year-old bay filly pulled off her victory with an upset in the finals of the $56,075 AQRA Turf Paradise Presidents Open Futurity on Thursday afternoon.

Jockey Joseph Belloc Jr piloted Rompe Corazonez to her first place finish in :15.843 seconds clocking a 89 speed index against an 8 mph headwind. After a bumped start, she held well leading the field from wire-to-wire and crossed the finish line 3/4-lengths ahead of Bartlett. The longshot's 300-yard victory paid $42.80 to win on a $2.00 wager with 19/1 odds.

Conditioned by Rigoberto Guillen, Rompe Corazonez placed third in her trial heat to the Futurity and today's victory is her first career win from two starts. The $28,938 winner's share of the purse increased her ...



PHOENIX, AZ–APRIL 25, 2024–Luis Valenzuela guided Ride Em Cowboy to his first career win by 1 1/2-lengths in the $23,000 AQRA Presidents Open Spring Juvenile at Turf Paradise on ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Ninth-fastest qualifier Kue Tiz Due pulled a big upset in the $82,466 Beehive Futurity at Webber Downs Sunday when she defeated Jg Special Dynasty by a head to take home a winner's purse valued at ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Last year's Hadley-Giles Futurity winner Jr Cowboy Cadillac returned to the winner's circle today, after a long layoff, in the $23,415 UQHRA Colts & Geldings Derby at Weber Downs.

Under jockey Uriel Dominguez, Jr Cowboy Cadillac flew from the gate to post a 1-1/2 length win over Dr B.  It was the son of leading second-crop sire Flying Cowboy 123's fourth win in five career starts.

Trainer Kylie Valenzuela saddled the black Nevada-bred gelding for owner-breeder J R Stables. Bred from the Foose mare Jr Dash Of Shania, Jr Cowboy Cadillac picked up $9,834 to increase his earnings total to $44,121.

Runner-up Dr B is a stakes-winning son of champion Duponte racing for owner Ricard Castillo and Rainee ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–APRIL 21, 2024–Much was expected of AGMW Racing's Fear N Fridays in his career debut on April 6 at Los Alamitos. The Utah-bred gelding by Pyc Fun N Fancy was the 7-5 favorite in that race, but he could only muster a fourth-place finish in that 220-yard outing.

The learning experience served the Thurston Quarter Horses-bred sprinter well, as ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Second-fastest qualifier Docs Blazin Gal returned Sunday to defeat fastest qualifier Jg Corona Virus by a neck in the $32,663 Ron Moosman Memorial Non-Winners of Two (not black type) at Weber Downs.

Jockey Jesus Valenzuela rode Docs Blazin Gal over the 330 yards in :16.657 seconds to equal a 101 speed index with a 5 mph crosswind. It was the third win in four career starts for the daughter of multiple stake sire ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 21, 2024–On a day when the extreme was the theme of the day with ostriches, zebras, turtles, camels, and Clydesdales making it to the winner’s circle, it was more the normalcy that ruled in the horse races.

Stakes winners Corona Relentless and Queen for Cash prevailed in their respective races giving some regularity to the atmosphere, but each doing it at the extreme distance of 110 yards. Neither winner had ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Kaseys Spirit got her second career win in as many starts on Sunday while turning in a track-record-setting performance in the $15,161 Beehive Juvenile Sunday afternoon at Weber Downs.

Kaseys Spirit was all class as she broke from the gate under jockey Jesus Valenzuela to win by 1-3/4 lengths. The daughter of leading third-crop sire Kvn Corona completed the 300 yards in :15.241 seconds, equaling a 109-speed index with a 5 mph tailwind.

The previous Weber 300-yard track record of :15.264 seconds was set on May 1, 2021, by B The One.

Trainer Kylie Valenzuela saddled the Utah-bred filly for owner-breeder CG Racing LLC. Bred from the Mr Jess Perry mare High Spirited Jess, Kaseys Spirit earned $6,822 to boost her earnings to ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Bouncing off a third-place effort and the eighth fastest qualifying time in her last start on April 7, Jazzing Dynasty flew for her first career win Sunday afternoon in the $40,176 UQRA Maiden Frolic (not black type) at Weber Downs.

Under jockey Julian Zavala, Jazzing Dynasty completed the 330-yard course in :16.681 seconds, equaling a 99-speed index with a 5 mph tailwind, posting a winning margin of 1-3/4 lengths. It was the first career win for the Jr Dynasty Mountain 3-year-old in seven starts.

Owned and trained by Wes Kellett, Jazzing Dynasty was bred in Utah by Ross Herrick from the Jazzing Hi mare Jazzing Jenna. Second in the Malad Futurity last season, Jazzing Dynasty used today's winner's purse valued at $16,873 to increase her earnings ...