Veteran distance specialist Flight Club continued his remarkable career Saturday afternoon when he rolled to a commanding 6½-length victory in the $14,293(US) CTD Distance #2 Stakes at Century Downs.

Sent off as the overwhelming favorite, Flight Club went immediately to the front and was never seriously threatened while completing the 770 yards in :39.786, earning a 107 Speed Index over a fast racing surface. The 8-year-old gelding collected $7,810(US) for the victory.

Alexander Marti rode Flight Club for owner Jerry Stojan and trainer William H. Leech. Bred in California by Steve D Burns, DVM, the gray gelding is by champion Foose out of the Separatist mare Seperate Flight. Flight Club was purchased for $19,000 at the 2019 Los Alamitos Equine Mixed Sale.

The victory improved Flight Club's career record to 22 wins, seven seconds, and five thirds from 39 starts, with earnings of $267,201. His stakes résumé includes victories in the Evergreen Park Juvenile Challenge, Century Mile Bonus Challenge, Evergreen Park Championship Challenge, and Alberta Aged Invitational, along with four wins in the Old Timers Classic Stakes, etc.

Not Easy Being Me rallied late to finish second, a nose in front of Splash Mountain Mia, and earned $3,831(US). The 5-year-old mare is owned, bred, and trained by Tom Kenway and was ridden by M. A. Campillo. She is by Bd Cruiser out of Eye Cruise, by Eye Take Time.

Not Easy Being Me has compiled three wins, two seconds and seven thirds from 24 career starts and has earned $35,229.

Splash Mountain Mia finished another 1¼ lengths ahead of fourth-place finisher Krash On Okey and earned $1,768(US) for third. Daniel Tavares rode the 5-year-old mare for owner James F. Cusitar and trainer Todd Kettleson. Bred by Barry And/Or Janice Sather, Splash Mountain Mia is by Gone To The Mountain out of Splashy Mamacita, by Volcom. She was a $10,000 purchase at the 2022 AQHRA Yearling and Mixed Sale.

Splash Mountain Mia has one win, one second, and one third from 11 career starts and earnings of $11,614.

Krash On Okey, who weakened in mid-stretch, completed the order of finish. Rusty Gansito was scratched by the veterinarian.

The CTD Distance #2 Stakes was contested under cloudy skies with a 20-mph headwind and a fast racing surface.

Editor’s note: A photo of this race will be posted when it becomes available from the track photographer.

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Multiple graded stakes sire Majestic Cartel, a full brother to AQHA Racing Champion Five Bar Cartel, will relocate to Snow Ranch, LLC in Gainesville, Texas, for the 2027 breeding season.

The 2011 bay son of legendary sire Corona Cartel from the Dash Ta Fame mare Five Bar Molly will stand for a fee of $2,500. Majestic Cartel is owned by Shane and Brooke Snow and is an Accredited Texas Bred stallion.

Majestic Cartel never made it to the races after suffering an injury. He was a $180,000 graduate of the 2012 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale before entering stud in 2015.

Through nine crops to race, Majestic Cartel has sired 82 winners from 154 starters, with progeny earnings of $2,923,077. His runners include three stakes winners and five stakes-placed performers with average earnings per starter of nearly $19,000.

Heading his performers is multiple graded stakes winner Eye Will Decide SI 106, winner of nine races and $273,969. The gelding's victories include the Benny Pennington Memorial Stakes (RG2), Jesse Yoakum Memorial 870 Stakes (RG3), and San Marcos Stakes.

Majestic Cartel is also the sire of New News SI 111, a five-time winner with earnings of $208,951. New News won the West Texas Derby (G3), Rio Grande Handicap (G3) and John Andreini Memorial Stakes and was runner-up in the Mr Jet Moore Handicap (G2).

Other leading runners by Majestic Cartel include Jrs Jeeses Cartel SI 100, winner of the Flashy Hemp Stakes and $122,070; Jrs Majestic Pop Pop SI 93, an earner of $83,250; Ladys Diamond SI 110, with earnings of $81,047; and Jrs Tonyas Majestic SI 89, runner-up in the Mardi Gras Futurity (RG2) and an earner of $76,462.

Majestic Cartel's pedigree adds considerably to his appeal. He is by a leding sire of sires, Corona Cartel SI 97, the $557,142 Los Alamitos Million Futurity (G1) winner whose offspring have earned more than $73.7 million and include 205 stakes winners and 10 champions.

His dam, Five Bar Molly SI 107, was herself a Grade 1 winner. The daughter of Dash Ta Fame won 12 races and earned $187,109, with victories including the Vessels Maturity (G1), Miss Princess Handicap (G3) and Utah Classic Derby (RG3).

Most notably, Majestic Cartel is a full brother to champion Five Bar Cartel SI 91, one of Corona Cartel's accomplished racing sons. Five Bar Cartel won six of 11 starts and earned $1,068,825, earning AQHA Racing Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors after winning the Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1). He also finished second in the All American Derby (G1).

The immediate family also includes graded stakes winner Fly Bar Special SI 103, an earner of $110,787, and Freedom Choice SI 88, who earned $281,423 and finished third in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1).

Snow Ranch has also announced its 2027 stallion roster and fee schedule, with six stallions set to stand at the Gainesville facility. Joining Majestic Cartel at $2,500 is Buzzinga, a son of Jet Black Patriot, also at $2,500. Eos A Political Win, by Apollitical Jess, will stand for $3,000, while Bigtime Favorite, by Chicks Beduino; Captain Courage, by Mr Jess Perry; and Lil Kool Wagon, by Pyc Paint Your Wagon, have each been set at $2,000 for the 2027 breeding season.

Majestic Cartel will stand the 2027 season at Snow Ranch, LLC, 6736 US-HWY 82, Gainesville, Texas 76240. His fee is $2,500.

For breeding information, contact Snow Ranch at (432) 638-1620, email stallions@snowranch.com, or visit www.snowranch.com.

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Js Freightrain took command in mid-stretch and held sway to win the $28,143 Cox Ranch AQHA Distaff Challenge (G3) Sunday afternoon at Will Rogers Downs.

Ridden by Ruben Castro, Js Freightrain completed the 400 yards in :19.516, earning a 104 speed index. The 4-year-old filly defeated Flying Bandida by 1 1/2 lengths, with Carpe Diem Baby another 1 3/4 lengths back in third.

Js Freightrain is trained by Samuel Mendoza for owner Marisol Alvarado. Bred in Oklahoma by Leonardo Alcala, she is by Freighttrain B and out of champion As And Js, by Apollitical Jess. She is a half-sister to Js On Fire ($265,454), winner of the Boyd Morris Stakes (RG2), and As Moonflash ($135,859), winner of the Retama Championship Challenge (G3).

The victory improved Js Freightrain's record to nine wins, two seconds and two thirds from 18 starts. The $13,790 winner's share boosted her career earnings to $297,843.

Earlier this season, Js Freightrain scored back-to-back stakes victories in the Easy Date Stakes (G2) and Rocky Heinzig Stakes.

Flying Bandida and jockey Ramiro Garcia finished second for owners Shari Burger and Vickie McBee and trainer Jason Olmstead. The 4-year-old filly chased the winner and gained ground late but could not close the gap.

Bred by Shari Burger, Flying Bandida is by Flying Cowboy 123 and out of the PYC Paint Your Wagon mare Meaningful Memories. Coming off a runner-up finish in the Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge (G3), she now has a record of 26-6-8-3 with earnings of $220,581. She opened her 2026 campaign with a victory in the Decketta Stakes (G2).

Carpe Diem Baby, a $9,000 TQHA Yearling Sale graduate, finished third under Ruben Delarosa Jr. for owner/breeders Shane and Brooke Snow and trainer Janessa Muniz. The 3-year-old filly broke alertly and vied along the inside before yielding to the top two.

By Buzzinga and out of the Separatist Baby mare Baby Separatist, Carpe Diem Baby now has a record of 13-1-3-2 with earnings of $25,703. Still in search of her first stakes victory, she was a finalist in the Sam Houston Oaks earlier this season.

Aj Gold Player, Alliekat Dynasty, Fly N Cowgirl and Socially Fun completed the order of finish.

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The Saturday evening card at Lone Star Park will feature a 12-race program, with first post at 6:05 p.m. The night’s featured event will bring together ten Texas-Breds in the Restricted Grade 3 $50,000 B.F. Phillips, Jr. Stakes.

The field will line up for the eleventh race at approximately 10:25 p.m., with the talented group set to battle over 400 yards.

Kas Prietito leads the field as the 9-5 morning-line favorite. The four-year-old gelding enters off a win in the $39,000 Hill Country Stakes, where he delivered a strong gate-to-wire performance and drew clear to win by a length. He has made five starts this season, with three victories, including the Grade 2 Willie Hickman Memorial Stakes and Grade 2 Sam Houston Classic Stakes. He also finished second in the Grade 2 TQHA Classic Stakes, making him first or second in each of his five starts this year.

Kas Prietito has earned six career victories and $175,606 in earnings for owners Fernando Soto and Rolando Soto, Jr.

Bred in Texas by Rancho J.S., Kas Prietito is a son of Kas Tempting and out of the Azoom mare Marys Corazon. Trainer Carlos B. Sanchez will send him from post four, with jockey Luis A. Maldonado aboard.

Bludz Valiant Policy enters as the 2-1 second choice and will look to rebound after a difficult outing in the Dr. Glenn Blodgett Stakes. Prior to that effort, the talented three-year-old filly put together an impressive run, including victories in the Miss Retama Stakes and Grade 3 Selma Stakes, along with a runner-up finish in the Sam Houston Oaks.

The young filly has earned six career victories and $163,670, establishing herself as a consistent stakes competitor as she prepares to face older rivals Saturday night.

The Texas homebred races in the Three Bar T Quarter Horses. Bludz Valiant Policy is a daughter of Apollitical Blood and out of the Tres Seis mare Bp Tres Policies. Trainer Ben Olaveson will saddle her from post three, with jockey Luis L. Vivanco aboard.

With proven stakes winners and rising talent meeting under the lights, the B.F. Phillips, Jr. Stakes is set for a competitive showdown among some of the state’s accomplished Texas-breds Saturday night at Lone Star Park.

The races at Lone Star Park can be watched on Q-Racing Video.

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