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Prairie Meadows 2025 Quarter Horse Racing Info Now Available Online

ALTOONA, IA—FEBRUARY 4, 2025—The Racing Office at Prairie Meadows is pleased to announce to all Quarter Horse owners and trainers that our 2025 Quarter Horse Racing information is now available on our website.

This information includes the following:

•  2025 Prairie Meadows Live Racing Calendar
•  2025 Prairie Meadows Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule
•  2025 Horse Health Requirements and Quarter Horse Hair
   Testing Protocols
•  2025 Prairie Meadows/IQHRA Futurity and Derby Nomination
   Forms and IQHRA 2025 Membership Form

March 1 is the deadline to begin n .. Read More

Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Shakers No Secret 1100$210,000
Boot Scootin Mama 2101$110,743
Kj Desparado 1010$70,000
Rockin With Energy 1100$55,000
Flashtoglory 1100$54,000

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Horses
Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Lopez, Abel, Lopez, Ethan and Dutchover, Manny 1100$210,000
Driggers, Robert M., Driggers, Del Rae and Ivey, Ben Lee 2101$110,743
Lee, John, Lee, Kathy and Mares, I. Ruben 3011$83,570
Parsons Family Limited Partnership 2100$55,200
David Meridyth 3100$54,486

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Owners
Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Garlyn O Shelton 2100$210,875
Mj Farms 41494$167,231
Ivey Cattle Co 4102$120,199
Bobby D Cox 33934$105,107
Steve D Burns Dvm 42389$72,125

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Breeders
Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Marc E. Jungers 15340$236,687
Wesley T. Giles 28246$198,161
Simon J. Buechler 4101$112,111
Tony E. Sedillo 22464$94,146
Paul C. Jones 17204$67,778

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Trainers
Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Christian Ramos 6211910$563,314
Luis Martinez 37765$173,186
Adrian A. Ramos 25335$153,365
Noe Garcia, Jr. 25542$149,367
Jose Luis Enriquez 54465$112,169

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Jockeys
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Sm Temp Me Boy Sets Top Schooling Race Time From 85 Juveniles at Louisiana Downs Tuesday

BOSSIER CITY, LA–FEBRUARY 4, 2025–Sm Temp Me Boy, a $15,000 TQHA Yearling Sale graduate, posted the fastest time from 85 open and state-bred juveniles that participated in 16 schooling races on Tuesday at Louisiana Downs.

Contested over a distance of 220 yards, participants had to be nominated to the Grade 2 $400,000-est.Louisiana Downs Futurity or the restricted Grade 2 $600,000-est. Mardi Gras Futurity.

State-breds and open-breds were confined to their own races today, however the card was mixed in order run. In past years .. Read More

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Six-Figure Summer Sale Yearlings Make Debut In 12 Training Races at Retama Park Wednesday

SELMA, TX–FEBRUARY 3, 2025–Sixty-seven juveniles, including five six-figure summer sale graduates, will make their career debut on Wednesday when Retama Park hosts 12 training races for newly minted 2-year-old American Quarter Horses.

To be contested over 250 yards, the schooling races are non-parimutuel. They give young horses valuable experience while they prepare for their two-year-old racing season. First post is Noon (CST).

Go Valiant Knight, a $170,000 Ruidoso Select graduate, will start from the 3 post in Race 2 for owner Valenzuelas Racing Stables and trainer Jose San .. Read More


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Regional AQHA Racing Challenge Schedule Is Available

AMARILLO, TX–JANUARY 3, 2025–The 2025 season of the AQHA Racing Challenge will kick off on February 23 with the Cox Ranch Hipodromo Distaff Challenge in Mexico.

There are 43 regional stakes races currently scheduled for this year’s Challenge, with more races expected to be added. Among them are 13 graded stakes races, and more than $1.3 million in added money alone.
Stretching from the Hipodromo in Mexico to Century Mile in Alberta, .. Read More