HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 1, 2017— The Saturday, April 1 card featured 12 trials for the $109,500 Sam Houston Maiden Classic (not black type).

The fifth trial of the evening produced the fastest qualifier when Streamlyner, a 3-year-old colt by Brimmerton out of the Corona Cartel mare Allamerican Corona covered 350 yards in :17.572.

Bred by AQHA champion breeder Bobby D. Cox, Streamlyner was making his sixth career start for owner Gilbert Morales. Breaking from the rail under jockey Luis Vivanco, he was in complete control, drawing off by 2 ¼ lengths. He is trained by Jorge Luis Barrera.

Streamlyner's dam is a half-sister to champion and multiple stakes sire American Runaway.

Hotscotch N Courage, a 3-year-old daughter of Captain Courage, owned and bred by Pamela S. Stone, broke her maiden impressively in the eleventh trial. The filly is out of Hotscotchn by Jumpn.

Making just her second start, she closed powerfully from her outside post under Francisco Calderon in :17.648. The bay filly is conditioned by Leon Bard, who won last year’s Sam Houston Maiden Classic with fastest qualifier, Kid Can Dash.

It was a big night for Vivanco, who won five races on the card. The 34-year-old jockey has been honored as Sam Houston Race Park leading rider four times, including last year when he finished in a tie with Rodrigo Vallejo.

The final will be run on Saturday, April 15 and the winner will pocket $43,800. CLICK HERE for a complete list of qualifiers, times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys.

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Trials for the Sam Houston Futurity Set for Next Weekend Sam Houston Race Park will host 18 trials next weekend for the richest race of the 2017 Quarter Horse Meeting, the $100,000-added Sam Houston Futurity (G2).

There will be a two-day format this year, with nine trials to be run on Friday, April 7, beginning at 7 pm and the remaining nine heats set for Saturday, April 8, with the first post of 6 pm.

The five fastest qualifiers from each evening will return on Saturday, April 29.

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