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LQHBA Reminds Horsemen of September 15 Payment Deadlines
ALEXANDRIA, LA — September 9, 2026

The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) is reminding horsemen of two important payment deadlines coming up on Tuesday, September 15, for major 2026 Louisiana-bred stakes programs.

A $13,850 late supplemental payment for the 2026 Louisiana Million Futurity is due September 15.

Also due September 15 is a $600 payment for the 2026 Louisiana Derby and Louisiana Oaks.

The LQHBA also reminded horsemen that Evangeline Downs will open its 2026 Quarter Horse Meet on Friday, October 2.

For additional information concerning the upcoming payment deadlines, contact the LQHBA at 318-487-9506. The association office is located at 105 Carlyon Lane in Alexandria, Louisiana.

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AJAX, ON — September 9, 2026

Fastest qualifier Stolen Ivory S Dash lived up to his billing Wednesday afternoon at Ajax Downs, drawing away to win the $44,533 Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity.

Ridden by Ismael Mosqueira for trainer Bryn Robertson, Stolen Ivory S Dash did not get away on top from post seven, breaking fifth before quickly finding his stride. The 2-year-old gelding surged from fifth to take command and drew clear late, completing the 330 yards in :17.123 as the odds-on favorite.

Owned by Carol and Jaime Robertson, Stolen Ivory S Dash was bred in Ontario by Guylaine Paquin. The son of Cold Hard Dash is out of the Ivory James mare Stolin Ivory.

Stolen Ivory S Dash came into the August 19 trials off a third-place finish in the Ontario Bred Futurity and now has a race record of 4-2-1-1 with $30,011 in earnings.

Snowy Goose broke sharply from the inside under Alexis Sanchez and grabbed the early advantage. He fought on gamely after being overtaken by Stolen Ivory S Dash, holding second by a neck in :17.435.

Snowy Goose races for owner and breeder Milena Kwiecien and trainer Jason Pascoe. The gelding is sired by Maryland Magic and out of the Favorite Cartel mare Favorite Pearl. He now has a record of 3-0-1-1 with $11,928 in earnings after qualifying to the Ontario Bred Futurity in his career debut.

Whole Lotta Moxxie, meanwhile, broke third under Brian Bell and moved into second early before settling for third, just a nose behind Snowy Goose, in :17.481.

Whole Lotta Moxxie is owned by KT Quarter Horses and bred and trained by Kim Traviss. The filly is sired by Maryland Magic and out of the Junos Back mare Lookin To Be Iconic. Wednesday’s effort marked just her second career start, bringing her earnings to $5,246.

Cold Hard Chief, Oscar The Grouch, My Gypsy Girl and Baref Kool Rush completed the order of finish. Caviar Dreamz and Eyes Of Fate were scratched.

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GUTHRIE, OK — September 10, 2026

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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Foal In-Utero by Apollitical Jess, Out of $2.3 Million Producer Swingin Cartel, Set for Fastrack September Flash Sale

A foal in-utero (implant date 3/7/26) by Leading living sire Apollitical Jess and out of Swingin Cartel, dam of last Sunday’s winner of the 2026 All American Derby (G1) winner Effortless Favorite, is offered in the Fastrack September Flash Sale on Sunday, September 13.

The offering presents buyers with a rare opportunity to acquire the 1/2 sibling to one of the newest Grade 1 winners in Quarter Horse racing, backed by a female family responsible for generations of significant race horses.

Effortless Favorite accomplished his 2nd G1 win this past Sunday, September 6, defeating a stellar field of sophomores by ¾ of a length in the $1,079,992 All American Derby (G1) stopping the clock at :20.866 and earning a Speed Index of SI-103. The G1 victory improved his record to 10 wins from 15 career starts with current earnings of $1,094,823 and helped push Swingin Cartel’s total progeny earnings beyond $2.3 million.

A daughter of Leading Broodmare Sire Corona Cartel, Swingin Cartel has established herself as a significant producer and her stakes production record extends well beyond Effortless Favorite. Swingin Cartel is also the dam of Apollitical Scout SI-105 ($380,952), winner of the Junos Request Stakes (G2) and Oklahoma Bred Derby (RG3), and Flashin Dynamite SI-99 ($96,262), winner of the Prairie Meadows Derby; One Famous Swinger SI-97 ($70,896) 1st in the O.B. Cockrell Hdcp. and Swingit Like A Man SI-97 ($56,743) 2nd in the Mile High Futurity.

The family’s success has already carried into the next generation through Apollitical Scout, who has produced FDD Scout SI-101 ($657,381), runner-up in the All American Futurity (G1), and Tempting Scout SI-101 ($165,450) G2 placed and G1 finalist.

Swingin Cartel’s maternal family is equally accomplished in the production of significant runners. Her dam, Swingin Alive SI-84, is a daughter of Special Effort and she produced Swingin Val SI-115, winner of the Rainbow Futurity (G1) and Ruidoso Derby (G1) with earnings of $480,175. Swingin Alive also produced AQHA Dam of Distinction Swingin Otoole, whose offspring include Grade 1 winner Swingin Daddyo ($718,108) and earners of $1,521,315 herself.

The resulting cross gives buyers access to a pedigree built on both immediate Grade 1 success and sustained production across multiple generations.

Butch Wise of Solo Select Horses said the timing of the offering makes the opportunity especially significant following Effortless Favorite’s All American Derby (G1) victory. This is also Swingin Cartels only foal of 2027.

“This is a rare opportunity to purchase a half-sibling to an All American Derby G1 winner from an extremely prolific family of successful runners and the pedigree represents generations of proven stakes-producing genetics,” Wise said.

The Apollitical Jess x Swingin Cartel foal in utero is cataloged to sell in the Fastrack September Flash Sale on Sunday, September. Bidding starts at 3pm and ends at 5pm.

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Sales Highlights


HERITAGE PLACE QH YEARLING SALE

DateSeptember 16–19, 2026CodeHPYLocation
Oklahoma City, OKCatalog

CANADA QUARTER HORSE CUP YEARLING AND MIXED SALE

DateSeptember 22, 2026CodeCCMLocation
Ponoka, AlbertaCatalog

LOS ALAMITOS EQUINE SALE

DateOctober 3–4, 2026CodeLAEMLocation
Cypress, CACatalog

ITOBA/QHRAI YEARLING & MIXED SALE

DateOctober 17, 2026CodeINDMLocation
Shelbyville, IN

FASTRACK OCTOBER MIXED SALE

DateOctober 25, 2026CodeFTOMSLocation
Gainesville, TX

HERITAGE PLACE FALL MIXED

DateNovember 5–7, 2026CodeHPFMLocation
Oklahoma City, OK

HERITAGE PLACE CHAMPIONS OF THE FUTURE ONLINE SALE

DateDecember 8–10, 2026CodeHPFIULocation
Oklahoma City, OK

FASTRACK DECEMBER MIXED SALE

DateDecember 13, 2026CodeFTDMSLocation
Gainesville, TX

FASTRACK NEW YEARS FOAL-IN-UTERO AND FROZEN EMBRYO SALE

DateDecember 31, 2026CodeFTFIUFESLocation
Gainesville, TX

HERITAGE PLACE WINTER MIXED SALE

DateJanuary 14–16, 2027CodeHPWMLocation
HPWM

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SELMA, TX — August 21, 2026

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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CLAREMORE, OK — September 9, 2026

Will Rogers Downs will kick off its 2026 Fall Quarter Horse, Paint, and Appaloosa Meet on Monday, September 14, with an opening-day program featuring nine trials for the $75,000-added Mystery Futurity (RG2).

First post for Monday's opening-day card is set for 12 noon (CDT).

A total of 78 Oklahoma-bred 2-year-olds are entered across the nine 350-yard Mystery Futurity trials, which will comprise the first nine races on the card. The ten fastest qualifiers will advance to the $175,000-estimated Mystery Futurity (RG2) final on Monday, September 28.

Among the youngsters entered Monday are several runners by some of the industry's leading sires, including Flying Cowboy 123, Apollitical Jess, Favorite Cartel, Kiss My Hocks, One Valiant Hero, Uncle D, Chilitos, Pyc Paint Your Wagon, Tres Seis, Jess Good Candy and Hes Relentless.

The opening trial includes Sin Tacha Gotta Go, a Flying Cowboy 123 filly trained by Clinton Crawford, while the second trial features Cyber Spy, a gelding by Hes Relentless for trainer Ramiro Zuazo.

Cowboy Code 918, another son of Flying Cowboy 123, will compete in the eighth trial for trainer Clinton Crawford. The ninth and final trial includes Kiss My Hocks filly Kiss My Special, trained by Clint Crawford, and Flying Cowboy 123 gelding Flynastrysprincess, trained by Eddie Willis.

Monday's card launches a Will Rogers Downs meet that has received significant purse increases for 2026. Quarter Horse open allowance purses have increased to $24,500, with N2L allowance races at $19,200 and maiden races at $18,500. Paint and Appaloosa purses have also been increased.

Will Rogers Downs has also introduced a $240 First Time Starter Bonus for every horse making its career debut in an overnight race during the meet. The bonus is paid directly to the owner's horsemen's account and is designed in part to help offset hair-testing costs.

The meet, originally scheduled to begin September 7, was moved to September 14 and is scheduled to continue through November 17. Racing will initially be conducted Mondays and Tuesdays before expanding to Sundays through Tuesdays later in the season.

The stakes action continues immediately on Tuesday, September 15, when Will Rogers Downs hosts trials for the $30,000-added AQHA Derby Challenge, $30,000-added AQHA Juvenile Challenge, $20,000-added AQHA Distaff Challenge (G3) and $20,000-added AQHA Distance Challenge (G2).

Additional major events during the fall include the Pot O' Gold Futurity (G1), Cricket Bars Futurity (G1), Will Rogers Oaks, Black Gold Futurity Championship (RG2), Black Gold Fillies Futurity Championship (RG2), Mystery Derby and Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Championship Futurity (G1).

For additional racing information, visit the Will Rogers Downs section of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association website.

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Type
Name
Starts
1st
2nd
3rd
Earnings
Cowboys Flying
6
6
0
0
$1,822,793
Ask Her To Fly
8
3
2
1
$700,175
El Huracano V
5
3
1
1
$632,670
Kj Meduzza
8
3
4
0
$605,092
Effortless Favorite
7
4
1
0
$574,790
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