Catalina Scratch and Trillion could not be separated at the wire Friday night, dead-heating for the victory in the $10,800 TPBHA Maiden Juvenile at Lone Star Park.

Catalina Scratch, ridden by Olvin Martinez, and Trillion, with Alejandro Medina aboard, both covered the 300 yards in :15.614, earning an 85 speed index.

Catalina Scratch was bumped at the start before taking the lead and holding on at the wire. Owned by Melissa Dehoyos and trained by Oscar Nunez, the 2-year-old filly was bred by Orlando Gonzalez. She is by Cat Scratch Dash and out of the Class King mare Eyes Truley.

The victory came in just the second career start for Catalina Scratch and increased her earnings to $4,704.

Trillion dueled with Catalina Scratch before getting up to share the victory. The homebred colt races for Guerras Racing Stables and is trained by Gilberto Gonzalez. He is by Cartel Dragon and out of the Painted Turnpike mare Cl Painted Shadows.

Coming off a third-place finish in the Colors of the Alamo Paint & Appaloosa Futurity, Trillion improved his record to 6-1-0-2 with $15,160 in earnings.

A Political Risk finished third under Gilberto Linares for owner Sergio Jimenez and trainer Oscar Nunez. Bred by Brent and Amy Page, the gelding is by PHQ Apollitical Jess and out of the Gitter Dun Turnpike mare Shez Risky Business. He now has a record of 9-0-3-1 with $14,335 in earnings.

Its Spring Break, Cowboys Success, Apolitically Wired, Riohot and Vp Silver Rose completed the order of finish.

Few stallions in Quarter Horse racing are having a year like Lainie Whitmire’s Flying Cowboy 123, and the two-time AQHA Racing Champion has added another defining achievement to a rapidly growing sire résumé.

Standing at Lazy E Ranch near Guthrie, Oklahoma, Flying Cowboy 123 currently sits atop both the AQHA Leading Sires by Money Earned and AQHA Leading Two-Year-Old Sires by Money Earned lists. His remarkable season was punctuated Monday when undefeated Cowboys Flying captured the $3 million All American Futurity (G1), giving Flying Cowboy 123 his second winner of Quarter Horse racing's most prestigious futurity from only four crops to reach the races.

As of September 9, Flying Cowboy 123 leads all sires with $9,564,588 in 2026 progeny earnings from 392 starters and 157 winners, including 22 stakes winners.

His dominance among juvenile sires has been equally impressive. Flying Cowboy 123's 206 two-year-old starters have produced 82 winners and seven stakes winners while earning $6,212,698, placing him No. 1 among the nation's leading sires of two-year-old money earners.

Leading that powerful juvenile crop is Cowboys Flying, whose perfect six-for-six season has produced earnings of $1,822,793.

The 2024 gelding from the Carters Cartel mare Cartels Lady has emerged as the nation's premier juvenile with victories in the All American Futurity (G1), TQHA Sale Futurity (RG1), and Texas Breeders Futurity.

His All American victory gave Flying Cowboy 123 an extraordinary second winner of the race in just four crops to race.

Flying Cowboy 123's first All American Futurity winner, Cowboys Gun Z, captured the 2024 edition before being named AQHA Racing Champion Two-Year-Old and Champion Two-Year-Old Gelding. The son of the Tres Seis mare CF Smokin Gun has earned $1,678,945 and later added the Refrigerator Championship Stakes (G1) to his résumé.

The depth of Flying Cowboy 123's sire record extends well beyond his two All American winners.

His lifetime performers are headed by Cowboys Flying, Cowboys Gun Z and Lethal Cowboy 123, giving the stallion three individual runners with earnings exceeding $1.5 million.

Lethal Cowboy 123, out of Pretty Lethal by First Down Dash, earned $1,547,872 while becoming an AQHA Racing Champion Two-Year-Old, Champion Two-Year-Old Gelding and AQHA Supreme Race Horse. His major victories include the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1), Golden State Million Futurity (G1) and Vessels Maturity (G1).

Other leading runners by Flying Cowboy 123 include Ask Her To Fly SI 102, runner-up in the All American Futurity (G1) with earnings of $700,175; Flying Joy 1 SI 102, the $525,212 AQHA Racing Champion Two-Year-Old Filly and 2026 All American Oaks (G1) winner; Cardiac Cowboy SI 102, a 14-time winner of $491,689; and Electrifying Cowboy SI 104, a multiple graded stakes winner of $419,203.

Overall, Flying Cowboy 123 has sired 59 stakes winners and 63 stakes-placed runners, with his progeny earning more than $26.6 million. His 570 lifetime starters have produced 336 winners.

Those numbers have already propelled the relatively young stallion to 22nd on the all-time leading Quarter Horse sires list by money earned, an impressive position for a stallion whose oldest runners are still early in their racing careers.

His success on the racetrack is also being reflected in the sale ring.

Through September 8, 68 Flying Cowboy 123 yearlings sold in 2026 for $7,402,500, an average of $108,860, and a median of $72,500.

Flying Cowboy 123's rapid rise as a sire follows an exceptional racing career of his own.

A son of all-time leading living sire Apollitical Jess, Flying Cowboy 123 was named AQHA Racing Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in 2018 and AQHA Racing Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in 2019. He won eight of 13 career starts and earned $965,811.

At 2, he won the Texas Classic Futurity (G1) and finished third in the Rainbow Futurity (G1). The following season, he captured the Texas Classic Derby (G1), finished third in the All American Derby (G1), and was a finalist in the Ruidoso Derby (G1).

His pedigree provided an equally strong foundation for success at stud.

Flying Cowboy 123 is out of Hot Cash 123, by Takin On the Cash, a Dam of Distinction whose produce also includes Cold Cash 123, the $1,409,781 World Champion, AQHA Racing Champion Three-Year-Old and Champion Three-Year-Old Gelding.

Cold Cash 123 won eight stakes during his championship career, including the Rainbow Derby (G1), Texas Classic Derby (G1), Championship at Sunland Park (G1), Remington Park Invitational Championship (G1) and Southwest Juvenile Championship (G1).

Flying Cowboy 123's sire, Apollitical Jess, is one of the most influential stallions in modern Quarter Horse racing. The World Champion has sired the earners of more than $87.6 million, including champions KJ Desparado, Empressum, Apocalyptical Jess and Apollitical Blood.

But Flying Cowboy 123 is quickly establishing a sire legacy distinctly his own.

With more than $9.5 million in progeny earnings this season, the nation's leading juvenile sire title, 22 stakes winners in 2026, and now a second All American Futurity winner from only four crops to race, Flying Cowboy 123's 2026 season has further established the Lazy E Ranch stallion among the industry's elite sires.

And with Cowboys Flying still undefeated after six starts, his biggest year yet may not be finished.

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Shakers No Secret added another graded stakes victory to his record Friday night with a determined win in the $58,718 AQHA Retama Park Championship Challenge (G3).

Ridden by Raul Ramirez Jr., Shakers No Secret broke sharply from the outside before moving into second and taking command late. The six-year-old gelding drove clear to defeat Im A Pretty Mess by a half-length, completing 440 yards in :21.869 for a 104 speed index.

Shakers No Secret is owned by Abel Lopez, Ethan Lopez and Manny Dutchover and trained by Marc Jungers. Bred by Garlyn Shelton, the $14,000 Heritage Place Yearling Sale graduate is sired by Five Bar Cartel and out of the No Secrets Here mare Shaker Secret.

Coming off a victory in the King William Stakes (G3) in June, Shakers No Secret improved his record to 42-12-10-6. The $28,185 winner's share boosted his career earnings to $893,110.

The accomplished gelding's stakes record also includes victories in the Championship at Sunland Park (G1), AQHA Challenge Championship Stakes (G1) and West Texas Maturity (G3).

Im A Pretty Mess finished second under J.R. Ramirez Jr. The three-year-old filly broke sixth but quickly surged to the front and led into the final stages before being overtaken by Shakers No Secret. She completed the distance in :21.963 for a 102 speed index.

Owned by SLC Racing LLC and trained by Shae Cox, Im A Pretty Mess was bred by Joshua Henderson and is a $24,000 LQHBA Yearling Sale graduate. She is sired by Tarzanito and out of the One Famous Eagle mare Eagle Diva. Her female family includes Dam of Distinction Jess Sass Me ($110,503) and champions Jess Walking Thru ($447,266) and Sass Me Blue ($296,378).

Im A Pretty Mess now has a record of 6-2-1-1 with earnings of $35,504.

Eagles Up crossed the wire in third under Luis Vivanco. The four-year-old colt raced fifth early before making a bid and improving to third, finishing in :22.069 for a 98 speed index.

Owned and bred by Jumonville Farms and trained by Marc Jungers, Eagles Up sold for $32,000 at the Heritage Place Yearling Sale before later bringing $75,000 at the Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale. He is sired by champion One Famous Eagle and out of the winning Walk Thru Fire mare U R Blue.

Eagles Up is a half-brother to Mardi Gras Derby winner Jess U R Blue ($147,791), while his second dam is world champion and four-time champion Blues Girl Too ($2,032,328). He now has a record of 16-5-3-4 with earnings of $176,240.

Still seeking his first stakes victory, Eagles Up has placed in several major events, including runner-up honors in the EVD Futurity (G2) and third-place finishes in the EVD Derby and Sam Houston Derby (G3).

Dr Pepper 123 finished fourth, followed by Defours in fifth. Klass Action and Sightseeing Beauty dead-heated for sixth, followed by Apollitical Jackie.

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Undefeated Grade 1 winner Cv Fdddinasty Shan leads a stellar 10-horse lineup into Sunday night’s Grade 2, $270,000 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity at Los Alamitos. Owned by J. Francisco Diaz and trained by Lindolfo Diaz, the standout gelding solidified his spot at the top of the division by setting the fastest qualifying time of :17.680 over 350 yards during trials night on August 23.

Bred in Mexico by Jgs Racing Stables, the son of FDD Dynasty out of Shangrilalala took his career mark to a perfect 4-for-4. His trial victory came in the night’s sixth trial, where he renewed rivalries with Ed Burke Memorial Futurity runner-up Faultless plus eventual PCQHRA Breeders Futurity finalist Celtic Cowboy. Despite a bit of slow break and once again drifting during the race, Cv Fdddinasty Shan showed his trademark late gear, overpowering the field to secure a half-length victory over Celtic Cowboy.

Pilot Jesus Rios Ayala, who was in the irons for the trial win, retains the mount and will pilot he Grade 1 winner from the outside post number 10. Trainer Lindolfo Diaz credited the gelding's professional demeanor for his continued success following his $960,000 Ed Burke win.

"Just an amazing horse," Diaz said. "He’s so professional. He’s the easiest horse to train with and easiest horse to deal with. He’s all class. We gave him a little bit of time, freshening him up like 10 days to two weeks (after the Ed Burke). Then we started training him a little bit lighter for about three weeks before getting after him. I gave him a little breeze about three weeks before the trials just to set him up, and he came back pretty good."

While Cv Fdddinasty Shan commands the spotlight, several top-tier juveniles posted eye-catching performances to secure their spots in Sunday’s main event.

Dale Winterton’s Nuclear Arsenal proved he is a major force in the division, recording the second-fastest qualifying time of the night by winning his trial in :17.745. Trained by Paul Jones and ridden by Eduardo Nicasio, the son of Inspyre out of the standout mare Thermonuclear Energy battled late to win his heat by a head. Having previously finished third in the Ed Burke Memorial Futurity final, Nuclear Arsenal brings proven big-race experience to the gates. He’ll start from post number three while looking for his fourth win of his juvenile campaign.

Juan Moya and Saul Acosta’s Test Pilot edged out Indiana Fever by a nose in the trials as both advanced to the final. The Golden Boi displayed grit under pressure and should be a major threat to the top two qualifiers if he can once again show his early speed. Ricardo Ramirez will ride the Jose Flores-trainee. Flores will saddle two others in the Breeders Futurity final, both sired by the outstanding Flying Cowboy123. Flores will leg up Irving Lara aboard the Arizona-bred Celtic Cowboy, while Gabriel Lara will ride Famous Cowboy To You for Javier Alvarez Rodriguez. Famous Cowboy To You debuted with a second place finish Cv Fdddinasty Shan back on April 26, making up some ground during the later part of that race.

Gamaliel Garza Garcia’s Uptick hopes to continue his upward trajectory after earning his fourth fastest qualifying mark. The Favorite Cartel colt led his trial from gate to wire to earn his second career win. Trained by Juan Aleman and to be ridden by Martin Arriaga, the Allred-bred colt out of stakes winner Up For It broke inwards before lugging out when racing from post one in the trials. He’ll move to outer post for the final, as he starts from lane number eight.

"He had trouble," trainer Juan Aleman noted. "He broke in and he’s never worked well on the inside. On a work, he did the same thing—he just doesn’t like the rail. You can see that he had a lot of horse left. Martin was holding him the whole way. I think he could have gone a lot faster."

Larry and Bobbie Rice’s AJ Your Favorite showed both fireworks and composure in her trial win. The Apollitical Jess filly unsaddled jockey Justine Klaiber on the way to the post and endured a starting delay after a gate horse broke through and was scratched. Once loaded in post three, she broke sharply to win by a head over Jessonefamouseagle.

"She just got a little hot," Klaiber said. "She handled the delay pretty good for the way she behaved. She broke pretty good and finished strong."

Juniors Quarter Horses, Inc.’s Rational, a filly by Favorite Cartel out of champion Quirky, was outstanding in winning the opening trial on the night as she advanced to the final. Bred by Steve Burns and trained by Paul Jones, she broke from post seven under Eduardo Nicasio to score a half-length victory over Ed Burke fastest qualifier Zionsville. Her trial win added to a memorable night for the family tree, as her older half-brother Mask Mandate captured the Go Man Go Handicap later on the same card.

"I really loved having the outside post for this filly and being in an early race," Paul Jones said of Rational. "She just did everything right. Nicasio did a good job riding her. This filly is just getting better and better. I’m happy for Juniors Quarter Horse. When you get a clean break, a clean race, and room to run, the good horses prevail."

Rational will start from the rail in this race while AJ Your Favorite has drawn post number six.

KEY STORYLINES TO WATCH ON SUNDAY

• The Undefeated Target: All eyes remain on Cv Fdddinasty Shan. Winning back-to-back major futurities at Los Alamitos is no small task, but his raw speed and ability to overcome minor trouble make him the undisputed horse to beat.
• Gate Manners and Post Draws: Filly AJ Your Favorite and rail-averse colt Uptick proved they have top-flight speed, but the post position draw has been kind for both, which should allow their natural speed to shine.
• The Paul Jones Barn: Hall of Fame trainer Paul Jones is represented by trio formidable threats in Nuclear Arsenal, Rational, and Jessonefamouseagle. Eduardo Nicasio rode Nuclear Arsenal and Rational in the trials, but sticks with the Bobby Cox-bred colt, while former leading rider Armando Cervantes gets the riding assignment on Rational. Jessonefamouseagle, owned by Thompson Racing and Korry Trapp, was a solid second in his trial and Henry Reynoso Lopez has piloted him in each of five starts.

The field from the rail out is as follows: Rational, Test Pilot, Nuclear Arsenal, Celtic Cowboy, Indiana Fever, AJ Your Favorite, Famous Cowboy To You, Uptick, Jessonefamouseagle, and Cv Fdddinasty Shan.

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