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By Jeff J. Maday

SHAKOPEE, MN—SEPTEMBER 3, 2025—The history of the Minnesota Festival of Champions, an evening of racing designed to showcase horses bred in the state, has been dominated by quarter horse trainers Ed Ross Hardy and Jason Olmstead.

They have won the Minnesota Quarter Horse Futurity and Minnesota Quarter Horse Derby a combined 34 times since 2001. ...



By Stallionesearch / Louanne Wainscott

SHAKOPEE, MN–September 3, 2025–Saturday night’s card at Canterbury Park belongs to the Minnesota-breds, featuring three showcase stakes: the $47,200 Minnesota Quarter Horse Futurity, the $48,000 Minnesota Quarter Horse Derby, and the $22,800 Cash Caravan Stakes.

The evening’s quarter horse spotlight begins in race nine with a field of nine 2-year-olds.

Morning line favorite Holy Dynasty (5-2) enters off a ...



ROCK SPRINGS, WY–SEPTEMBER 3, 2025–Wyoming Horse Racing’s (WHR) Sweetwater Downs has carded a contentious field of 10 two-year-olds to contest the $250,000 Sweetwater Downs Quarter Horse Futurity this Saturday, September 6, 2025.

The $250,000 purse is the largest in Wyoming Horse Racing history and highlights a 10-race card at the Rock Springs oval. The ten fastest runners from the Aug. 23 trials earned the right to compete in the 350-yard final.

Daisy Carlson and Joe Goggins’ Deja Dulce (7-2 morning lines odds) is ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 6, 2025—A talented trio of Accredited Texas-breds — Hes A Jet One, Hollywoode, and Ima Chili — headline a competitive field in the $50,000 Dr. Glenn Blodgett Stakes, Lone Star Park's "Meeting of Champions" opening weekend on Friday, September 6.

The 350-yard dash has been drawn as Race 9 with an approximate post time of 9:33 p.m. (CDT).

Morning-line favorite Hes A Jet One (9-5) returns ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ROCK SPRINGS, WY—SEPTEMBER 1, 2025—A talented field of ten two-year-olds is set to contest the $250,000 Sweetwater Downs Futurity on Friday, September 6, at Sweetwater Downs.

The 350-yard event features some of the Southwest’s brightest juvenile stars, led by #7 Deja Dulce (7-2), #10 Fooseylady (4-1), and #8 Cowboy Cadilac (9-2).

First post ...



AJAX, ONT–AUGUST 29, 2025–The 13th running of the Ontario Sires Stakes Maturity headlines a special Labour Day weekend Sunday at the Quarter Horse races at Ajax Downs. The $39,330 Maturity at 330 yards is race 6 on August 31, and first race post time is 12:55 p.m.

Chantelle Bourgeois is the owner, trainer, and breeder of the big grey gelding Quick Willy, a charismatic fellow who seeks his first ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

VINTON, LA.–AUGUST 28, 2025–Saturday night at Delta Downs promises high-caliber action with seven stakes races showcasing some of Louisiana’s best Quarter Horses. The highlight of the evening is the (RG1) $534,640-added LQHBA Sale Futurity Finals, featuring the ten fastest qualifiers from the August 9th trial heats.

Contenders had to pass through the LQHBA Yearling Sale ring as 2023 foals and qualify through the trials to be eligible. These ten finalists now aim for one of the richest purses of the season in the 350-yard ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 28, 2025—The 2025 All American Quarter Horse Futurity (G1), boasting a $3,000,000 purse, is set for Saturday, August 16, at The Downs at Albuquerque.

The 440-yard championship for two-year-olds has attracted a field of ten qualifiers, led by Political Twist, King Of The Tide, and The Diesel Train — three standouts who headline a competitive renewal of Quarter Horse racing’s richest event.

First post ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 27, 2025—A stellar field of 10 sophomores will face off in the $702,907 All American Quarter Horse Derby (G1) at The Downs in Albuquerque on Monday, September 1, going the classic 440 yards.

The race is set as the ninth on the card with an approximate post time of 5:45 p.m. (MDT) on a program that kicks off at 1:00 p.m.

Leading the lineup is #5 House Of Lords (5-2), the morning-line favorite, who has developed into one of the premier three-year-olds in the nation. ...



By StallioneSearch

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–AUGUST 27, 2025—A star-studded field of nine fillies will line up for the $702,907 All American Quarter Horse Oaks (G1), set for Monday, September 1, at The Downs at Albuquerque.

The Oaks, contested at 440 yards, features a talented group of three-year-old fillies who earned their way into the finals through fiercely competitive trials.

The first post time for the day’s card is ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

ATLOONA, IA–AUGUST 27, 2025–Sunday evening at Prairie Meadows will feature the $45,000-added Grade 3 Covered Bridges Stakes, showcasing some of the best hook horses in the country. The 870-yard contest, slated as Race 3 on the card, is scheduled for approximately 4:50 p.m. and has drawn a competitive field of eight talented runners.

Installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite, Cash Back Hero will break from post seven. The four-year-old gelding showed promise late in his three-year-old ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

VINTON, LA—AUGUST 26, 2025—A competitive field of ten will square off in the $185,865 Big Easy Futurity on Friday, August 29, at Delta Downs.

The 350-yard test for two-year-old Quarter Horse foals of 2023 headlines the evening card, with the first post set for 6:15 p.m. and the Big Easy Futurity scheduled as Race 4 with an approximate 9:30 p.m. (CDT) post time.

Leading the field is #7 Shes ...



By Louanne Wainscott / Stallionesearch

SHELBYVILLE, IN.–AUGUST 26, 2025–Wednesday afternoon at Horseshoe Indianapolis, the spotlight will shine on the Escondido Beach Overnight Stakes, run in memory of the recent passing of the influential Indiana stallion, Escondido Beach. A field of ten Indiana-breds will line up in race nine, covering 350 yards for a $34,000 added purse, with a scheduled post time of 6:15 p.m.

Headlining the field is Streakindownthebeach, a seasoned five-year-old gelding who finished runner-up in this same race last year. Known for his remarkable consistency, he has visited the winner’s circle seven times, along with six seconds and seven thirds from 28 career starts, ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ROCK SPRINGS, WY–AUGUST 20, 2025—Sweetwater Downs will host the $17,000 Governor’s Handicap on Saturday, August 30, featuring a strong field of three-year-olds and older competing at 400 yards.

The fourth race on the card carries a purse of $17,000 and is scheduled for an approximate post time of 2:15 p.m. (MDT). Several proven stakes performers are expected to battle for the winner’s share.

Morning-line favorite ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 22, 2025–Mike Casselman’s Mayor Humdinger, the winner of the Governor’s Cup Futurity in his most recent start, and Keith Nellesen’s Trident IOT, who took home the top prize in the John Deere California Juvenile Challenge, are among the 49 juveniles that will race in the trials to the Grade 2, $260,000 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity on Sunday night at Los Alamitos.

Seven trials are on tap starting with race number two with the ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 22, 2025–Steve Holt and Jeff Jones’ Empressum, a six-time AQHA champion, returns for 2025 racing debut while going after a stake record third victory in the Grade 1 Go Man Go Handicap when he faces a star-studded cast in the 400-yard race on Sunday at Los Alamitos.

The two-time Champion of Champions winner won the Go Man Go in 2022 and then in 2024 to become only the sixth horse to have won this race more than once in the 65-year history of the race. The other two-time winners are Heza Dasha Fire (2017-18), Jess You And I (2008-09), Charger Bar (1971 and 1974), Go Derussa Go (1968-69) and Duplicate Copy (1966-67). Empressum and Charger Bar are the only ones with their wins coming in non-consecutive ...



AJAX, ONT–AUGUST 22, 2025–Ajax Downs' popular Family Fun Day is back this Sunday, August 24, for kids and families, plus an exciting card of Quarter Horse racing.  The events begin at 10 a.m. with the 'Try the Track' for the kids, and throughout the day, there will be games, prizes, treats, Zoo To You, Dan the Music Man, and more.  All proceeds go to the Ajax Pickering Hospital (aphfoundation.ca).

The first 1,000 kids receive a goodie bag with a nominal donation. Family Fun Day is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Quarter Horse racing has a first race post time of 12:55 (EDT) and the seven-race card includes two Trials, at 400 yards, for the important Norman Picov Derby ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO–August 20, 2025—Hipódromo De Las Américas is gearing up for an eventful weekend that blends top-tier racing with Mexico’s premier Quarter Horse sale. The festivities begin with the Subasta Selecta Yearling Sale, which began today , August 21, through Saturday, August 23, followed by a full day of stakes racing on Sunday, August 24, highlighted by the (RG2) $393,413 Subasta Selecta Futurity.

The Subasta Selecta Sale remains a cornerstone of Mexico’s Quarter Horse industry, offering some of the ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 21, 2025–Caliche Walls Venture LLC, Alan Isbell, Lance Bland and Jimmy Barton’s Lethal Cowboy 123, the winner of the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity and Grade 1 Golden State Million Futurity, will make his first local start of the year when he heads the running of the $30,000 Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap for 3-year-olds on Saturday night at Los Alamitos.

Lethal Cowboy 123 was named the 2024 Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing ...



By StallioneSearch

ROCK SPRINGS, WY–AUGUST 20, 2025– Sweetwater Downs will stage trials for the $75,000-est. Sweetwater Downs Derby on Sunday, August 24, for 3-year-olds sprinting 400 yards.

First post is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (MDT); the Derby trials are Race 5 (approx. 2:40 p.m. MDT) and Race 10 (approx. 4:45 p.m.). The Derby final is set for September 7. In addition, Races 1-4 on the Aug. 24 program will be contested as the ...



By Jeff J. Maday

SHAKOPEE, MN—AUGUST 20, 2025—If there is truly strength in numbers, then trainer Jason Olmstead has the upper hand in Thursday's $71,300 Northlands Futurity at Canterbury Park.

Olmstead qualified six of the 10 finalists through trial races held on August 7 for the 350-yard race for 2-year-olds. ...



By StallioneSearch

ROCK SPRINGS, WY—AUGUST 19, 2025—Sweetwater Downs will showcase a talented group of two-year-olds on Saturday afternoon when 11 trials are contested to determine the ten fastest qualifiers for the $200,000-est. Sweetwater Downs Futurity final is scheduled for September 6.

Each trial is set at 350 yards, and the program has drawn some of the region’s most promising juveniles.

Race 6 looks to be the ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

SHAKOPEE, MN–AUGUST 19, 2025–Thursday evening, August 21st, at Canterbury Park brings an exciting double feature of Quarter Horse racing with back-to-back stakes action in races three and four. The spotlight first shines on the $42,300-added Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby Finals, followed by the prestigious $71,300-added Northlands Futurity Finals. Both events showcase the ten fastest qualifiers from the August 7 trials and promise thrilling finishes. Race 3 – Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby Finals

Post Time: 6:06 P.M. (CDT) Distance: 400 yards Purse: $42,300 added

The 9-5 morning line favorite, Relentless Rocket, headlines the field. The ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 15, 2025–Multiple stakes winners Train B Taka and Favorite Jesshawk and Defending Champ, who delivered a tremendous knockout punch when winning the Governor’s Cup Derby three weeks ago, will headline an outstanding group of sophomores in the trials to the Grade 2, $197,500 Golden State Derby here on Saturday night.

Twenty-six sophomores will be in action in the derby trials, with the horses with the 10 fastest times advancing to the ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 15, 2025–Gary Laramie’s Jessica Cruz, the PCQHRA and AQHA champion aged mare, returns from a seven-month layoff while making her first start since receiving her championship honors when heading a field of seven in the running of the $25,000 Florentine Handicap on ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

ATLOONA, IA–August 15, 2025–The action-packed weekend at Prairie Meadows rolls into Sunday, August 17, with three stakes events anchoring the program. First post for the day’s races is set for approximately 4:00 p.m., beginning with ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

ATLOONA, IA–AUGUST 14, 2025–On Saturday evening, August 16th, Prairie Meadows will host a stellar night of Quarter Horse racing, with three stakes events highlighting the program. The first post for the stakes portion of the card is scheduled for approximately 6:00 p.m., kicking off an evening of speed, talent, and championship implications.

The action begins with the Grade 3 $38,148 Cox Ranch Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge Finals (see related story), featuring eight fillies and mares going ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–AUGUST 12, 2025–Retama Park will host the $223,000 restricted Grade 2 Sires’ Cup Futurity on Saturday, August 16, featuring a competitive field of 2-year-olds sired by participating stallions who earned their berths in the August 1 trials.

The 350-yard final is carded as Race 10, with an approximate post time of 10:24 p.m. (CDT). First post for the evening’s program is 6:15 p.m.

The 5-2 morning line favorite is the ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–AUGUST 12, 2025– Saturday night’s $110,000 Sires’ Cup Derby at Retama Park will bring together a field of 3-year-olds sired by participating stallions, all of whom earned their spots through qualifying trials on August 2.

The 400-yard final will be contested as Race 11 on ...



By StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–AUGUST 12, 2025–The $61,590 Colors of The Alamo Paint and Appaloosa Futurity is among the highlights on Saturday’s card at Retama Park, featuring a field of 2-year-old Paint and Appaloosas that qualified in the July 31 trials.

The 350-yard event, set as Race 2 with an approximate post time of 6:41 p.m. (CDT), has drawn an evenly matched group led by fastest qualifier Mrs Pyc Painted Nova and undefeated Sinnin Hot Pepper.

Mrs Pyc Painted ...



By StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–AUGUST 12, 2025–Cowboy Heartbreak, a three-time 2025 winner and one of the most consistent Paint runners in Texas, will lead a competitive field in the $30,327 Colors of The Alamo Paint and Appaloosa Maturity, set for Saturday, August 16, at Retama Park.

The 350-yard event for 3-year-olds and up Paints and Appaloosas will go as Race 1 on the card. First post for the evening’s program is 6:00 p.m. (CDT).

Cowboy Heartbreak (PT), the 7-2 morning-line ...



By Jennifer Morrison AJAX, ONT–AUGUST 12, 2025–The Queen is back.

Queen Charlotte, the 2024 Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario's Horse of the Year, is making her first start of this year in the $30,510 Princess Maturity on Wednesday, August 13. The Maturity, at 400 yards, is the final race on a seven-race card this week at Ajax Downs. First race post time is 1:45 p.m.(EDT).

Queen Charlotte, a diminutive Ontario-bred by One Fabulous Eagle - Leanintoit by ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO–August 8, 2025–Sunday’s card at Hipódromo De Las Américas promises high-powered action, featuring three stakes events and lucrative jackpots on the line. Kicking off the program is the $44,174 AQHA Hipódromo De Las Américas Championship Challenge in race one (see previous coverage). Later in the afternoon, the spotlight shifts to the $38,484 ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

VINTON, LA–AUGUST 7, 2025–Nine trials will be contested Saturday at Delta Downs to determine the ten fastest qualifiers for the $534,640 LQHBA Sale Futurity (RG1) final set for August 30.

The 350-yard trials are restricted to accredited Louisiana-bred two-year-old Quarter Horses who passed through the 2024 LQHBA Yearling Sale.

First post time is 6:10 p.m. (CDT).

Rf Fast Dash N Blood headlines the evening in Race 6. The Apollitical Blood gelding has won four of six starts and earned $476,120 ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

VINTON, LA—AUGUST 5, 2025—A full slate of promising juveniles will take center stage at Delta Downs on Friday night when the track hosts seven trials for the $200,000-est. Big Easy Futurity.

 The 350-yard trials, open to two-year-old Quarter Horses, will determine the ten fastest qualifiers for the lucrative final on Friday, August 29. The first post time is set for 6:10 p.m. (CST).

Headlining the evening’s card are Davsam in ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

SHAKOPEE, MN–AUGUST 5, 2025–Thursday evening’s card at Canterbury Park will continue with three action-packed trial heats to the $71,300 Northlands Futurity Finals, set for August 21, 2025. A total of 24 promising two-year-olds are entered across races three through five, all looking to post one of the ten fastest times of the night and punch their ticket to the prestigious final.

Trainer Jason L. Olmstead commands the spotlight with 15 of the 24 runners, including some of the most accomplished juveniles on the grounds.

Headlining the first trial heat is the undefeated filly Nme 123, installed as the 2-1 morning line ...



By Louanne Wainscott / Stallionesearch

SHAKOPEE, MN–August 5, 2025–Thursday evening at Canterbury Park, the spotlight turns to the sophomore class as fourteen 3-year-olds line up for the $42,300 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby Trials. Split into two heats, the top ten fastest times across both trials will earn coveted spots in the Canterbury Park Derby Finals on August 21, 2025.

With a mixture of proven stakes runners, local stars, and rising contenders, the trials ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 5, 2025–A field of the best 3-year-old Quarter Horses in the county will line up at The Downs at Albuquerque on Wednesday, August 6, for five trial heats to determine the 10 qualifiers for the $700,000-est. Grade 1 All American Derby/ The final will be run on Sunday, August 31.

The trials, contested at 440 yards, are scheduled as Races 5 through 10 with a first post of 12:40 p.m. (MDT). They follow Races 1 through 4, trials for the $500,000-est. All American Oaks(G1) ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

VINTON, LA–August 5, 2025–Thursday evening at Delta Downs, the spotlight turns to the distaff division as a field of nine accomplished fillies and mares lines up for the $25,000 Guaranteed French Quarters Stakes. Covering 330 yards in race eight, with a scheduled post time of approximately 9:05 PM (CDT), this high-stakes dash ...



AJAX, ONT–AUGUST 5, 2025–A field of nine 3-year-old Quarter Horse fillies will go to post for the $51,030 Princess Derby at Ajax Downs on Wednesday, August 6, but all eyes will be on Had To Be Fabulous as she goes for her seventh straight victory.

The Ontario-bred bay comes off an easy win in the Ontario Bred Futurity, and in May, she won the QROOI Derby. The Princess Derby is contested at 350 yards.

First race post time at Ajax Downs this Wednesday is 1:45 p.m.(EDT) and the Princess Derby is race 7.

Owned and bred by Carol and Jaime Robertson and trained by Bryn Roberston, Had To Be Fabulous has only lost once in her 10-race career and is on her way to following in the hoofprints ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 4, 2025–A star-studded cast of three-year-old Quarter Horse fillies will compete in four 440-yard trials on Wednesday, August 6, at The Downs at Albuquerque, each vying for a spot in the Grade 1, $500,000-est. All American Oaks final, scheduled for August 31.

The first post is set for 11:00 a.m. (MDT). The ten fastest qualifiers from the trials will advance to the Oaks final, which draws many of the division’s ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 3, 2025–A loaded 16-race program of 440-yard trials will unfold Tuesday, August 5, at The Downs at Albuquerque as 2-year-old Quarter Horses compete for the final five qualifying spots in the Grade 1, $3 million All American Futurity final.

The first post is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. (MDT). Each trial offers a purse of $10,000.

The five fastest times from Tuesday will join five qualifiers from Monday’s card to complete the 10-horse field for the prestigious ...



By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 2, 2025–Day 1 of the $3 million All American Futurity (G1) trials kicks off Monday, August 4, at Albuquerque Downs, with post time for the first race set for 11:00 a.m. (MDT).

The All American Futurity is the richest race in Quarter Horse racing, and its trials are the most anticipated of the year, drawing elite two-year-olds and the sport’s top connections.

The five fastest qualifiers from today’s card ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

FARGO, ND–JULY 31, 2025–Sunday afternoon promises to deliver high-caliber racing action at North Dakota Horse Park, as the NDQHRA Dash for Cash Stakes and the NDQHRA Futurity Finals take center stage on a competitive nine-race card. First post is set for noon (CDT), and with purses totaling over $32,000, the day will showcase the state’s best Quarter Horses, Paints, and Appaloosas competing at peak form.

The afternoon's fifth race brings together a diverse group of speedsters aged three and up for the NDQHRA Dash for Cash Stakes, a 220-yard sprint with a $10,000-added purse. The field of seven will break from the gates at approximately 2:00 PM, and ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

EDMONTON, AB–JULY 31, 2025–This Saturday, August 2, Century Mile will host the eagerly anticipated Alberta Stallion Stakes Futurity Trials, carded as races one and two, featuring eleven promising juveniles. Each 2-year-old entrant will sprint 330 yards, aiming to post one of the ten fastest times to advance to the $45,000-added Alberta Stallion Stakes Futurity Final on August 16, 2025.

The trials showcase a blend of maiden winners, stakes graduates, and rising ...



By Louanne Wainscott/Stallionesearch

MEXICO CITY, MEX–JULY 31, 2025–Hipódromo de Las Américas will host two days of trials on August 2 and 3 to determine the qualifiers for the Restricted Grade 2 Subasta Selecta Futurity, which offers an estimated purse of $288,267 USD. The ten fastest qualifiers will advance to the final on August 24, with the next ten fastest earning a spot in the Subasta Selecta Futurity Consolation.

The trials for two-year-old who are graduates of the Subasta Selecta Yearling Sale will ...



By StallioneSearch

FARGO, ND–JULY 18, 2025–North Dakota Horse Park will host the $22,400 NDQHRA Derby for accredited North Dakota-bred 3-year-old Quarter Horses on Saturday, August 2.

Race 7 on the card, the Derby will be contested at 400 yards with a first post time of 3:00 p.m. (CDT).

Im Rip (PP #5) leads the field, the morning-line favorite at 2-1 for owner/breeder Tyrell R. Moody. Trained by Skip Moody and to be ridden ...



By StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–JULY 29, 2025–Quarter Horse racing continues at Retama Park this Friday, featuring seventy-seven 2-year-olds entered across eight 350-yard trials for the Restricted Grade 2 $223,000 TQHA Sires Cup Futurity. These futurity trials are open to foals sired by stallions who participated in the TQHA Stallion Auction held during the corresponding breeding year for these foals. The trials will be run in races 2 through 9, with the first trial race starting at 6:41 ...




By StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–JULY 29, 2025–The $110,000 TQHA Sires Cup Derby trials on Saturday at Retama Park spotlight four standout ...




By StallioneSearch

ALTOONA, IA–JULY 29, 2025–Saturday’s opener at Prairie Meadows will spotlight the $40,000 Cy-Hawk Stakes, a 350-yard dash for Iowa-bred Quarter Horses aged three and older.

Scheduled as Race 1 on the card with a 6:00 p.m. approximate post time, the event promises a showdown of proven stakes performers, up-and-coming sprinters, and consistent veterans.

Headlining the field is Ab Boogie (9-5), the ...