RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—AUGUST 1, 2021—Flashin Fire stumbled at the break and jockey Juan Pulido had to shift him to the outside but the son of champion sire First Moonflash got his neck in front of Cowboy Zulu at the wire Sunday to win the $3019,804 Zia Quarter Horse Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. Daddys Mony was another head back in a blanket-finish of the top three to get third.

"We got started behind so I made the decision right away to move to the outside," Pulido said after the race. "We were able to go around them and then we finally caught the ten-horse (Cowboy Zulu) just in time."

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AJAX, ONT—AUGUST 1, 2021—A field of ten Ontario Bred 2-year-olds will do battle for the winner's share of the $61,020 for the Ontario Bred Futurity Wednesday at Ajax Downs.

This is the first stakes race for juveniles of the 2021 Quarter Horse season and it will be run at 300 yards and go as race six on the card.

Two geldings from the first crop of Ontario stallion Cold Hard Dash, a son of world class sire First Down Dash, are among many contenders in the field.

First Cold Wave, owned and bred by Robert Bailey of Oakwood, ON was an emphatic winner of his Ajax Downs debut on July 14, leading at every point of a 250-yard dash to win by a length with an impressive 86 speed i .. Read More

AUBURN, WA—AUGUST 1, 2021—Coming off a close third-place effort in the $90,000 Firecracker Futurity on July 4th at Grants Pass Downs, Apolinaria Prize defeated Empowered To Prosper by a neck to set the fastest qualifying time for the John Deere Emerald Downs Juvenile Challenge on Sunday at Emerald Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will .. Read More