GRANTS PASS, OR—JULY 6, 2020—Oregon-bred Louisiana Bunny held off Relentless Six to break her maiden with a nose win in the $60,000 Firecracker Futurity at Grants Pass Downs Monday evening. It was 1-˝ lengths back to Jess Ozzy who finished third.

Ridden by jockey Luis Gonzalez, Louisiana Bunny completed the 350 yards in :17.764 seconds, equaling a 90 speed index. The winner's purse was valued at $24,000.

Nick Lowe conditions the Oregon homebred daughter of champion sire The Louisiana Cartel for owner-breeder Lee Markholt. The brown filly, out of My Best Bunny Yet, by Best Advice, entered the final off a third-place effort in the June 17th trials when she posted the 9th fastest qualifying time.

Runner-up Relentless Six earned. $10,200 for owner Silvia Carmona. Conditioned by trainer Danny Montes, the son of leading second-crop sire Hes Relentless has compiled a (4) 1-2-0 record this year and earned $13,085. Ruben Lozano had the riding call.

Carmona purchased the brown gelding at the 2019 Heritage Place September Yearling Sale for $10,500. Relentless Six was bred in North Dakota by Eddie Cramer, Tom and Bill Maher from the Struttin To Beduino mare Struttin Sixs.

Jess Ozzy, a Montana-bred son of multiple stakes sire Jess My Moon, put in a solid effort under jockey Jose Figueroa to earn $6,600 for third. Treece Figueroa trains the sorrel gelding for owners Ralph Young and Sandy Battles. Bred by Young, from the Apollo (TB) mare Jungle Song, Jess Ozzy has banked $8,600 in three starts this season.

Skyywalker, Diva This, Empire Builder and L Bar D Rosie Lee completed the Firecracker Futurity field. Fastest qualifier Cm Dillingham Advice, Coopers Best Card and Dahock were all scratched.

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