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Beyond 15 Breaks Maiden, Sets Top Mark in Four Corners Futurity
Beyond 15 broke her maiden in her first career start while setting the fastest time in Friday's Four Corners Futurity at SunRay Park.

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Beyond 15 Breaks Maiden, Sets Top Mark in Four Corners Futurity

FARMINGTON, NM—JUNE 2, 2017—Making her first career start, Beyond 15 blew her completion away by winning the last of four trails to the Four Corners Futurity by 1-1/2 lengths Friday afternoon at SunRay Park.

Her time of :17.168 seconds, a 99-speed index with a 6-mph tailwind, was the fastest from 29 juveniles who went to the post.

The 350-yard $80,000-est. Four Corners Futurity finals, for two-year-olds Quarter Horses, will contested on Sunday, June 18th.

Beyond 15 blew away from the gate out of the one-hole and quickly day-lighted the field before jockey Jose Enriquez wrapped her up to cruise to an easy win in near track-record time. Trainer Shae Cox conditions the daughter of champion sire Desirio for owner Diamond Racing Stables.

Walter "Dick" Harrison bred the $8,000 Heritage Place September Yearling graduate. She is the first foal from the Feature Mr Jess mare Featuring Senorita, a half-sister to Oklahoma Derby winner Politically Correct and Harris County 550 winner Brookestone Grey.

Seminole Senator ran the best of three-race career with a second-place effort to the fastest qualifier that garnered the second fastest clocking of :17.402 seconds, a 92-speed index.

Trainer Justin Joiner saddled the first of his two finalists for the partnership of Joe David Yates, Richard Young, Richard Sturdevant and Terry Wootan.

Seminole Senator, an Oklahoma-bred son of Louisiana Senator is out of the Holland Ease mare Overeasy Annie. Wootan Racing bred the $40,000 Heritage Place September Yearling Sale graduate.

Marissa, a $22,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate, broke her maiden in the first trial to get the third fastest time of :17.673 seconds. Arturo Chavez conditions the Corona Cartel filly for owner Tomas Avitia.

McColee Land & Livestock LLC bred the bay filly in Utah from the Tres Seis mare Tres Of Linda. She entered the trials off a fourth-place maiden effort at SunRay Park on April 21st.

For the complete list of Four Corners Futurity qualifiers, times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.

Editor's note: A photo of the fastest qualifier will be posted when it becomes available from the track photographer.