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By Stallionesearch / Louanne Wainscott
MEXICO CITY, MEX–September 19, 2025–On Sunday, September 21, Hipódromo de las Américas will stage the featured $62,100 Alfredo Castro Rea Stakes in race seven, contested at 350 yards. A competitive field of ten is entered, with the starting gate scheduled to load at approximately 5:30 (EST).
The 5-2 morning line favorite is Dark Water Bay, who comes into the race off a sharp victory in the $38,484 Jody’s Glory Classic Finals, boosting his earnings to $40,574 from just ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 19, 2025–Double Bar S Ranch's Budderhomesngarden, the winner of the Grade 3 Abigail Kawananakoa Stakes on June 14, makes a quick turnaround for trainer Elena Andrade to headline the $13,500 feature at 110 yards on Saturday at Los ...
By Stallionesearch / Louanne Wainscott
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–SEPTEMBER 16, 2025–Forty-nine sophomores line up in five trial heats for the New Mexico State Fair Quarter Horse Derby, each set at 400 yards. With an estimated purse of $500,000 awaiting in the October 12 final, the state’s best-bred three-year-olds will look to stamp their ticket with a top-ten qualifying time.
The spotlight will fall on Kj Bad Moon Rising, the highest money earner in the trials with more than $1.1 million in career earnings. Bred and owned by ...
AJAX, ONT–SEPTEMBER 16, 2025–The Battle Of The Breeds headlines a packed eight-race card of Quarter Horse racing this Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at Ajax Downs. The popular 'hook' race, which pits Thoroughbreds versus Quarter Horses, is a 770-yard dash around a turn and is the first race of the afternoon.
Post time is 12:55 p.m.
Wednesday's race is the rubber match between Ajax Downs' remarkable mare ...
By Stallionesearch / Louanne Wainscott
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–September 15, 2025–Friday’s card at Albuquerque Downs will be dominated by trial action, with fourteen heats for the New Mexico State Fair Quarter Horse Futurity Trials.
A massive field of 132 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds has been entered, each covering the 400-yard distance in hopes of recording one of the ten fastest qualifying times of the day. Those ten will advance to the $1.2 million (est.) New Mexico State Fair Futurity finals on October ...
By Stallionesearch / Louanne Wainscott
SHELBYVILLE, IN–SEPTEMBER 13, 2025–Horseshoe Indianapolis will host the Sterlie Bertram Memorial trials on Monday, September 15, with a field of eighteen Indiana-bred three-year-olds set to contest two trial heats at 400 yards. The ten fastest qualifiers will earn their place in the $100,000 Sterlie Bertram Memorial finals on October 8.
Trainer Tim Eggleston will saddle the top three morning-line choices heading into the trials, led by ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 12, 2025–Ed Allred’s homebred filly Toby Sis, undefeated after her first three career starts, looks to keep up her unblemished record when she takes on the equally talented fillies Parsons Ranch’s The Lady Is A Vamp and Kolleen Ledgerwood’s Fancy Upp in the Grade 2, $270,000 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity on Sunday at Los Alamitos.
The three talented fillies have always shown a lot of promise, and it all came together for them on the night of the PCQHRA Breeders Futurity ...
By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 12, 2025–Lone Star Park will host 10 trials on Saturday, September 13, to determine the finalists for the $450,000-est. Grade 2 Dash For Cash Futurity, contested at 400 yards for two-year-old Quarter Horses.
The 10 fastest qualifiers will return for the final on ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 11, 2025–The best group of fillies and mares assembled for a race this year at Los Alamitos will take center stage in the running of the Grade 1, $100,000 Mildred Vessels Memorial Handicap on Saturday night.
The field is simply loaded with the likes of 2024 AQHA and PCQHRA champion aged mare Jessica Cruz heading a field that will also feature Grade 1 Charger Bar Handicap winner Rockin With Energy, Grade 1 Los Alamitos Oaks winner Shaken Goin On and Grade 1 Junos ...
AJAX DOWNS, ONT–SEPTEMBER 9, 2025–One of the biggest days of the Ajax Downs season takes place this Wednesday, September 10, with the 13th running of the Norman Picov Derby for 3-year-olds. The 400-yard dash has a purse of $59,310 and has the ten fastest finalists from two Trials in the field.
Also on Wednesday, as part of a big, nine-race card, is the $54,045 Ontario ...
By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—SEPTEMBER 8, 2025—Trials for the $175,000-est. Dash For Cash Derby will highlight Friday night’s card at Lone Star Park, with a competitive group of three-year-olds sprinting 440 yards for a chance to qualify for the October 4 final.
First post is set for 6:05 p.m. (CDT), with four Derby trials (races 7-10) slated later in the evening.
Headlining Race 8 is Apolitical ...
By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch
SHELBYVILLE, IN–SEPTEMBER 8, 2025–A full field of ten juveniles will compete for a $62,900 purse in the Leader Of The Class Sale Futurity at Horseshoe Indianapolis on Thursday, August 11.
Restricted to two-year-olds sold through the 2024 Speed Sale as yearlings or the 2023 Speed Sale as weanlings that qualified, the 350-yard stakes final is carded as Race 9 with a scheduled post time of 6:15 p.m. (EDT).
Morning-line favorite Lead Me To ...
By Stallionesearch / Louanne Wainscott
ATLOONA, IA–September 5, 2025–Prairie Meadows is gearing up for a blockbuster weekend of Quarter Horse action, with three straight days of trials leading into some of the track’s richest futurity and derby finals later this month.
The action begins Saturday, September 6, with five heats of the estimated $175,000 Iowa Bred Jim Bader Futurity in races one through five. Sunday’s card on September 7 showcases seven divisions of the estimated $250,000 (G3) Valley Junction Futurity, while Monday, September 8, features four heats of the estimated $125,000 Iowa Bred Polk County Derby.
Jim Bader Futurity Trials – Saturday, September ...
By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 16, 2025—A field of elite older Quarter Horses will clash in the $50,000 Balloon City Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Albuquerque Downs, going 400 yards in Race 9.
First post is set for 2:45 p.m. (MDT).
Morning-line favorite KJ Flying Cowgirl (2-1) headlines the lineup following a string of sharp efforts for trainer Wesley T. Giles and owners John Lee, Kathy Lee, and ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 4, 2025–Ed Allred’s Defending Champ and EG High Desert Farms’ Favorite Jesshawk will meet for the third time in a high-profile race when they face off in Grade 2, $197,500 Golden State Derby on Saturday at Los Alamitos.
Defending Champ has come out on top in those two matchups with the gelding by Favorite ...
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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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