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Texas Classic Derby(G1) Preview (Video)
Champion Flying Cowboy 123 on the track at Lone Star Park this week.

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Texas Classic Derby(G1) Preview (Video)

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 7, 2019—StallioneSearch begins its webcast coverage of the 2019 Texas Classic Futurity(G1) and Texas Classic Derby(G1) weekend on Stallionesearch.com and Facebook.

On this episode, StallioneSearch.com's Greg Thompson visits the barn of trainer J.J. Gonzales who will saddle fastest qualifier Flying Cowboy 123 in the 2019 $344,571 Texas Classic Derby (G1) Saturday night at Lone Star Park.

With champion jockey Ricky Ramirez aboard, the champion son of Apollitical Jess is expected to make the final start of his successful racing career before retiring to stud duty at Bob Moore Farms in Norman, Oklahoma for the 2020 breeding season.

CLICK HERE to watch: 2019 Texas Classic Derby(G1) preview.

Coverage of the 2019 Texas Classic Futurity(G1) and Texas Classic Derby(G1) weekend at Lone Star Park is sponsored by the sire champion Tempting Dash, who stands at Granada Farms in Wheelock, Texas. As a runner, Tempting Dash was victorious in the 2009 version of the Texas Classic Futurity(G1) and the 2009 Dash For Cash Futurity(G2) at Lone Star Park to be named AQHA Racing Champion 2-Year-Old Colt.