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Sweetwater Downs closed out the 2026 Wyoming racing season with record-setting prize money highlighted by the richest race in Wyoming history, the $300,000 Sweetwater Downs Futurity.

For owners, breeders, and trainers looking to campaign top-tier juveniles in 2027, Los Alamitos Race Course will continue to be among the premier destinations for elite Quarter Horse racing. With three million-dollar futurities returning in the upcoming racing calendar, now is also a great time to set your plans, review important late payment deadlines, and plan for what promises to be an action-packed season of rich futurities here in 2027.

The Quarter Horse racing industry lost one of its greatest champions Saturday night when Empressum SI 111, the eight-year-old World Champion and earner of more than $2.7 million, suffered a fatal injury during the $100,000 Robert L. Boniface Los Alamitos Invitational Championship (G1) at Los Alamitos Race Course.

StallioneSearch.com opened its weekend webcast coverage from Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, with highlights from the 2026 Dash for Cash Futurity (G2) and Dash for Cash Derby (G2).

StallioneSearch.com concludes its weekend webcast coverage from Lone Star Park with highlights from the 2026 Dash for Cash Derby (G2). Royalist backed up his qualifying effort with a strong closing run to win the $168,400 final Saturday night. The 3-year-old colt completed the 440 yards in :21.376 over a fast track, earning a 98 speed index.

The turmoil at Turf Paradise escalated Saturday when racetrack owner Jerry Simms reportedly locked Gary Hartunian’s Skyfall 7 management team out of its offices at the Phoenix facility, raising further concerns about the upcoming racing season.

All American Ruidoso Downs (AARD) and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie are working toward a framework agreement that could reshape the future of Quarter Horse racing's prestigious All American Triple Crown series, according to a special announcement published Friday.

James Fuser, chairman of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission (OHRC) and a longtime advocate for Oklahoma agriculture and horse racing, died Thursday, October 8, following a single-vehicle accident in Ottawa County. He was 77.

Two-time All American Futurity (G1) winning co-owner Jolene Urschel of Canadian, Texas, joins Greg Thompson on the QH Racing Talk Weekly podcast to revisit a remarkable run of classic victories that culminated in the Triple Crown.

Shake The Bank, an AQHA champion and multiple champion in Mexico whose legacy spans generations of stakes winners, producing mares and sires, died Wednesday of natural causes. She was 33.

Nominations for the $200,000-added 2027 TQHA Sale Futurity (RG1) are due November 1, according to the Texas Quarter Horse Association.

The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) is accepting nominations for its Hall of Fame, with completed nomination information due by Monday, February 1, 2027.

Eureka Downs has released its 2026 Rules Book, providing horsemen with detailed policies and procedures for the upcoming inaugural race meet in Eureka, Kansas, General Manager Mike Weiss announced.

Turf Paradise is facing a leadership change less than two months before its scheduled November 27 opening, following the departure of president and general manager Tom Ludt, according to an article written by Horse Racing Nation.

Nominations are now open for the 2027 Heritage Place Futurity, Derby and Oaks, with estimated purses totaling $1.55 million. The nomination deadline for all three races is November 15, 2026.

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With just three days remaining in the 2026 Quarter Horse season at Ajax Downs, the race for top trainer is a contentious one. Jason Pascoe, who has been the leading trainer by wins for eight consecutive seasons, currently sits second in the standings to Joe Tavares, one of the sport's all-time leading trainers in Canada. Tavares has a two-win edge over Pascoe, 31 wins to 29, heading into the October 7 card that begins at 12:55 p.m.

Reprinted with permission from the Paulick Report–Quarter Horse trainer Clinton Crawford has been suspended for three months and fined $20,000 after two horses from his barn tested positive for ractopamine on consecutive nights at Remington Park this spring.

The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) is reminding horsemen of several important nomination and payment deadlines approaching during October and November, including an October 15 late supplement deadline for the 2028 Louisiana Million Futurity.