GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALB—AUGUST 23, 2019—Multiple stakes winner Stripsteak broke on top under jockey Ricardo Moreno then widened his lead to 1 ¼ lengths while defeated JD Wagon Boss in the $39,433(US) Bank of America Evergreen Challenge Championship Friday night at Evergreen Park. The 4-year-old son of multiple stakes sire ...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALB—AUGUST 23, 2019—In only his second career start Honeys Painted Pop was much the best as he defeated fastest qualifier Light Footed by 1-½ lengths in the $34,581(US) John Deere Evergreen Juvenile Challenge Friday night at Evergreen Park. Under jockey D.I. Benitez, Honeys Painted Pop completed the 350 yards in :18.346 ...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALB—AUGUST 23, 2019—Coming off a win in the Grande Prairie Sprint Stakes last month, graded stakes winner True Copy held off First Prize Cruise to win the $22,253(US) ARC Distaff Evergreen Challenge Stakes by a neck Friday night at Evergreen Park. Ridden by jockey Ricardo Moreno, True Copy completed the 400 yards in :20.480 ...

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALB—AUGUST 22, 2019—Stripsteak, a multiple stakes winning 4-year-old son of Gone To The Mountain owned by Charles G. Stojan, is one of five aged runners entered in Friday’s 440-yard, $39,457 Bank of America Grande Prairie Championship Challenge at Evergreen Park. A California-bred gelding trained by ...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALB—AUGUST 18, 2019—The entire eight-race card on Sunday for Evergreen Park at Grande Prairie was canceled due to weather conditions. Three AQHA Racing Evergreen Park Challenge finals, the $39,457 Bank of America Championship Challenge, $34,595 John Deere Juvenile Challenge and the $22,253 ARC Distaff Challenge we all be ...

SELMA, TX—AUGUST 17, 2019—In the final race of the night at Retama, Armando Ramirez II and The Legend Stone finished strong to win the $71,341 John Deere Retama Park Juvenile Challenge.

The final time for the 350-yard race was 17.966; the winning duo earned an 89 speed index.

The Legend Stone ($17.60) won his trial on July 27 ...

SELMA, TX —AUGUST 17, 2019 —Paint Me a Sinner returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in 2019 as the gate-to-wire winner of the $64,889 Adequan Retama Park Derby Challenge on Saturday night.

The sixth fastest qualifier from trials on July 26, Paint Me a Sinner and jockey Alejandro Medina came back to win the final in 20.060 ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—AUGUST 17, 2019—For the second time in the last three years, Reliance Ranches LLC and trainer Mike Robbins celebrated a victory in the John Deere California Juvenile Regional Challenge at Los Alamitos. The owner/trainer combination won the 2017 running with the homebred Corona ...

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI SELMA, TX—AUGUST 15, 2019—Santander, a homebred son of champion Fdd Dynasty owned and trained by Jorge Haddad, is one of 10 3-year-olds entered back in Saturday’s 400-yard, $64,889 Adequan Retama Derby Challenge Stakes at Retama Park. Santander brings in a four-race win streak that includes a neck victory in the ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—AUGUST 15, 2019—A berth to the John Deere Juvenile Challenge final will be on the line when nine 2-year-olds get together for the $43,291 California regional final on Saturday at Los Alamitos. The John Deere Juvenile Challenge is part of the 2019 AQHA Bank of America Racing Challenge, which will be held at The ...