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2026 Rainbow Futurity (G1) Preview
Preview webcast coverage of the Rainbow Futurity brought to you by StallioneSearch.com

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2026 Rainbow Futurity (G1) Preview

By Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch.com

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–JULY 11, 2026–StallioneSearch.com begins its webcast coverage of the 2026 Rainbow Futurity, Derby and Oaks(G1) weekend, with the preview episode of the upcoming Grade 1 $1,000,000 Rainbow Futurity to be contested on Sunday, July 12, 2024.

In this episode, StallioneSearch discusses with both trainer Jason Olmstead and JJ Gonzales about the two fastest qualifiers from the two-days of trials for the 400-yard contest taking place at the Downs At Albuquerque.

Third-place finisher in the Ruidoso Futurity(G1) Ask Her To Fly, with jockey Ramiro Haro aboard, qualified for her second consecutive Grade 1 race on the second day of the time trials. Bred and owned by Randy Geiselman in Oklahoma, this daughter of leading sire Flying Cowboy 123 was the overall fastest qualifier and is trained by World Champion trainer Jason Olmstead.

First-time starter Cartel Cowgirl 123 went to post on day 1 for her owner/breeder Johnny Trotter in the trials from the Rainbow Futurity(G1), and posted the fastest time of the day for the 400-yards in a time of :19.625. This Texas-bred daughter of Flying Cowboy 123 goes into the finals as one of two horses trained by trainer James "JJ" Gonzales II on Sunday in Albuquerque, NM.

Webcast coverage of the Rainbow Futurity (G1), Rainbow Derby (G1), and the Rainbow Oaks (G1) on StallioneSearch.com is sponsored by the nation's second leading third-crop sire, Uncle D. The Grade 1-winning stallion and sire of a Grade 1 winner stands at Prestige Equine in Roswell, New Mexico.

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