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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
CLAREMORE, OK–OCTOBER 9, 2024–Nine fillies and mares, led by Double G Ranch's Relentless Diamond, are entered in Sunday's 350-yard, $24,000 Miss Ellen Stakes at Will Rogers Downs.
A 4-year-old daughter of champion Hes Relentless trained by Guillermo Valdivia, Relentless Diamond has earned $103,500 from five starts in Oklahoma this year, and he won three of ...
AJAX DOWNS, ONT–OCTOBER 8, 2024–Ontario's top older Quarter Horses meet on Wednesday, October 9, at Ajax Downs in the 51st running of the prestigious Alex Picov Championship at 440 yards.
The $50,940 dash, race seven on the card, marks the second meeting between the 2023 Horse of the Year SNOW MOOSE and the previous two-time Horse of the Year Had To Be Ivory. Five other top runners have been entered, including Princess Maturity winner Queen Charlotte and last year's Championship co-winner (in a dead-heat), Had To Be Relentless.
The first race post time is 12:55 p.m.
Snow Moose, the top 3-year-old in Canada last year who won the Picov Championship last fall only to be ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
SHELBYVILLE, IN–OCTOBER 6, 2024–Keith Bode’s Jess A Flyin Train, a chestnut son of Freighttrain B and the fastest qualifier, drew post 2 for Wednesday’s 400-yard, $142,600 Sterlie Bertram Memorial Stakes (R) for state-bred sophomores at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Jess A Flyin Train is coming off of a half-length victory in the first of three trials on September 18. Raced exclusively in Indiana this year, the gelding has earned $32,766 from five starts, and his record includes a second-place finish, a nose behind winner Tres Of Blood, in the open ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–OCTOBER 4, 2024–On a night showcasing some of the top runners in the Intermountain, Northwest and Canada, there will be two trials to the Restricted Grade 3 $77,800 Wild West Futurity plus the running of the $35,000 Blane Schvaneveldt Stakes on Sunday at Los Alamitos.
Horses in the 350-yard Wild West trials needed at least one start in 2024 in the regions listed above to be eligible for this race. The opening Wild West trial will feature juveniles who have raced at seven different racetracks in addition to Los Alamitos.
The other Wild West trial features 2-year-olds who have competed at nine different tracks in ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
SHELBYVILLE, IN–OCTOBER 3, 2024–Trials for the Miss Roxie Little Futurity (RG3) for Indiana-bred 2-year-olds and Governor’s Stakes for open juveniles dominate Saturday’s 11-race all-Quarter Horse program at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Post time for the first race is set for 10:45 a.m. (EDT).
Fifty-four state-bred 2-year-olds are entered in six 350-yard Miss Roxie Little Futurity trials. AP Political Patriot, an undefeated homebred son of EOS A Political Win owned and trained by Oscar Preciado, ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–OCTOBER 3, 2024–Led by Buckway Ranch's Ultimate Battle, twice a runner-up in major futurity races in California, and EG High Desert Farms' Favorite Jesshawk, winner of the Governor's Cup Futurity, a tremendous group of 101 juveniles will be in action in the trials to the Grade 1, $1,073,800 Golden State Million Futurity on Saturday at Los Alamitos.
Earlier on Saturday, the Los Alamitos will host the first of two sessions of the Los Alamitos Equine Sale. Close to 200 ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–OCTOBER 3, 2024–KJ Desparado, American Quarter Horse racing’s all-time leading money earner, is the morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 440-yard, $350,000 Albuquerque Fall ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–OCTOBER 2, 2024–Asscher, a Grade 1-winning daughter of champion FDD Dynasty racing for Jimmy Barton and Lance Bland, is one of 10 sophomores entered back in Saturday’s 440-yard, $175,000 Dash For Cash Derby G2 at Lone Star Park.
Asscher made her local debut with a third-place finish in one of five trials run on September 13. However, earlier this year, the filly scored a three-quarter length victory in the 400-yard, $404,000 Los Alamitos Oaks (G1), and ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
OPELOUSAS, LA–OCTOBER 2, 2024–Six sprinters, led by multiple stakes winner TF Jess Doing Curls, are entered in Saturday’s 220-yard, $20,000 Evangeline Downs Dash Stakes at Evangeline Downs.
TF Jess Doing Curls is ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–OCTOBER 1, 2024–Two multiple graded stakes winners from the barn of trainer Juan Diaz Jr., Joose Boxx and DK Marney Jess, headline the ten juveniles entered back in Saturday’s 400-yard, $450,000 Dash For Cash Futurity (G1) at Lone Star Park.
A gray son of Kiss My Hocks racing for Javier De Los Santos Muzquiz, Joose Boxx has earned $561,728 from seven races, and his five wins include the March 23, $503,000 Oklahoma Futurity (G2) at Remington Park, and the July 27, $606,000 TQHA Sale Futurity (RG1) at Retama ...
AJAX, ONT–SEPTEMBER 30, 2024–Three stakes-winning 2-year-old Quarter Horses will square off in one of the features at Ajax Downs this Wednesday, October 2, a race that serves as a stepping stone to the $70,000 Alex Picov Memorial Futurity on Oct. 23.
The 330-yard allowance event is race three on a seven-race card that gets underway at 12:55 p.m.
Runaway Fate, the upset winner at 8 to 1 of the Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity on Sept. 11, was winning for the first time in his career that day for owner and breeder Heste Sport, Inc. of Nobleton, ON. The son of first-crop Ontario sire Peighnt Your Fate is trained by Bob Broadstock ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
AURORA, CO–SEPTEMBER 26, 2024–Barron Racing's Glittr Factory, a homebred daughter of Flare For Ivory and the fastest qualifier from five trials, heads a field of 10 juveniles entered back in Sunday's 330-yard, $83,500 Rocky Mountain Futurity at Arapahoe Park near Denver.
Glittr Factory broke her maiden with a three-quarter length win in the second trial on September 14. Jose Manuel Barron trains the filly.
Glittr Factory drew post five and will be ridden by ...
AJAX DOWNS, ONT–SEPTEMBER 26, 2024–The remarkable Ontario-bred Quarter Horse Had To Be Ivory romped to his 28th career victory on September 25 at Ajax Downs in his first-ever attempt at the unique 'Gridiron' distance of 110-yards.
With the win, the 9-year-old big bay gelding solidified his spot as one of this country's greatest Quarter Horses foaled. Wednesday's win, which came over a sloppy track, pushed Had to Be Ivory's earnings to over $456,000.
Owned and bred by Carol and Jaime Robertson and trained by Bryn Robertson of HIllsburgh, Ontario, Had to Be Ivory needed only a couple of strides to power to the lead ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALTOONA, IA–SEPTEMBER 25, 2024–Four Iowa-bred Quarter Horse stakes are featured on Saturday's 13-race program at Prairie Meadows Racetrack.
Ten state-bred juveniles are entered back in Saturday's richest race, the 350-yard, $163,460 Jim Bader Futurity (R). CR Freighttrain, a homebred son of Freighttrain B racing for Curt Tobin and Dick Tobin, is the lone stakes winner in the field, as the gelding has won three of his four races during the current Prairie Meadows meet, including the 330-yard, $81,000 Hawkeye ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALTOONA, IA–SEPTEMBER 24, 2024–Two graded stakes headline a Friday's stakes bonanza at Prairie Meadows.
David P. Morehead's Flashin Dynamite, an undefeated daughter of champion First Moonflash and the fastest qualifier is one of 10 juveniles entered back in Friday's 350-yard, $253,150 Valley Junction Futurity (G3). A $30,000 purchase at last year's Heritage Place Yearling Sale, the chestnut filly has won all three of her starts, including the last of six trials on September 8, 2024.
Flashin Dynamite drew post nine and will be ridden by Alfredo Triana Jr. for trainer Manuel Mojica ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–SEPTEMBER 23, 2024–Six La Fiesta Futurity trials and four La Fiesta Derby trials dominate Friday's 10-race all-Quarter Horse program at Albuquerque Downs.
Post time for the first race is set for 1:30 p.m. (MDT).
Fifty-four juveniles are entered in Friday's La Fiesta Futurity trials, with the ten fastest qualifiers from the 400-yard heats will meet in the October 20, $100,000 final. Fabian Muniz Porras' Karmalittes brings in a four-race win streak that includes victories in ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 23, 2024–Hes A Jet One, a graded stakes winning son of EC Jet One racing for Pete Scarmardo of Caldwell, Texas, is one of seven Texas-bred sprinters entered in Friday's 400-yard, $50,000 B.F. Phillips Jr. Stakes (RG3) at Lone Star Park.
Hes A Jet One has won his last two starts, both against state-bred stakes company, including the 400-yard, $67,000 TQHA Classic Stakes (RG2) ...
AJAX DOWNS, ONTºSEPTEMBER 23, 2024–This Wednesday at Ajax Downs, multiple champion Had To Be Ivory will prep for the upcoming Alex Picov Memorial Championship in the Gridiron Gallop, one of seven Quarter Horse races on tap for the September 25 card. The first race post time is 12:55 p.m.
The most successful Ontario-bred Quarter Horse in history, Had to Be Ivory, will be trying the unique Gridiron distance of 110 yards for the first time in his illustrious career, which includes 27 wins in 36 starts and over $449,000 in earnings.
The 9-year-old, owned and bred by Carol and Jaime ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
CLAREMORE, OK--SEPTEMBER 19, 2024--Shaken Goin On, a homebred daughter of Freighttrain B racing for James Sills and Abel Flores, is one of 10 state-bred 2-year-olds entered back in Monday's 350-yard, $199,872 Oklahoma QHRA Mystery Futurity (RG2) at Will Rogers Downs.
The fastest qualifier, Shaken Goin On made her local debut with a convincing 2 1/4-length victory in the ninth of 10 trials on September 9.
The filly as ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 19, 2024–It’s a day and night doubleheader Saturday at Los Alamitos, with the running of the $125,000 Dark Mirage headlining the daytime Thoroughbred program, while a big Pick 6 carryover of $42,710 topping the marquee during the eight-race evening card at the Orange County track.
With the new money that will be wagered in the Pick 6 on Saturday, the total pool could be around $175,000.
The nighttime Pick 6 sequence will start in race three with Bobby Cox’s Favorite Cartel filly Favorite Emblem hoping for a strong return to action after a less-than-ideal debut on August 17. The well-bred filly broke slow and lugged in but then showed a lot of power while running third at 18-1 odds. An improved effort could see her shine in her second bow.
The feature event on the card is an allowance event in race six, which is ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–SEPTEMBER 18, 2024–Miss Hi Tide, a Grade 1-placed daughter of Woodbridge racing for Uno Menos, heads a list of 43 stated 3-year-old Quarter Horses entered in Saturday’s 400-yard New Mexico State Fair Derby (RG3) trials at Albuquerque Downs.
The 10 fastest qualifiers from the five 400-yard heats will meet in the $250,000-added final on October 13.
Miss Hi Tide will be shortening in distance off of ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–SEPTEMBER 18, 2024–A total of 138 state-bred 2-year-old Quarter Horses -- led by multiple graded stakes winner Pavel and All American Futurity (G1) runner-up KJ Bad Moon Rising -- are entered in Friday’s 400-yard New Mexico State Fair Quarter Horse Futurity RG2 trials at Albuquerque Downs.
Fourteen trials are scheduled, starting at 12:30 p.m. (MDT). The last heat is scheduled to go off at 5:55 p.m.
A gelded son of the Corona Cartel stallion Czar Cartel MV owned and trained by Jorge Luis ...
AJAX, ONT–SEPTEMBER 16, 2024–The seventh edition of Ajax Downs' popular Battle Of The Breeds races kicks off the September 18 card of Quarter Horse racing going as the first race with a 12:55 post time. Also racing on Wednesday is reigning Horse of the Year Snow Moose in the Gridiron Gallop, and in the seventh race, stakes winner and top sire Maryland Magic makes his 2024 debut.
Marie Broadstock and Picov Cattle Company's tough mare Jess A Deal, a two-time ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 13, 2024–Dunn Ranch’s Up To Party will look to become the first filly ever to win both the Ed Burke Million Futurity and the PCQHRA Breeders Futurity when she headlines a super field of juveniles in the 350-yard dash on Sunday at Los Alamitos.
First post is 5:40 p.m. (Pacific) with the Futurity slated as the ninth and final race on the card at 9:24 p.m.
Three males have accomplished this rare double in the 43-year history ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 12, 2024–Dunn Ranch's Pattys Saint will look for a season sweep of the three richest races for fillies and mares at Los Alamitos when she headlines a terrific field in the Grade 1 $125,000 Mildred Vessels Memorial Handicap on Saturday at Los Alamitos.
Already in 2024, Pattys Saint has won the Grade 1, $100,000 Charger Bar Handicap and the $100,000 Abigail Kawananakoa Stakes.
The next test for the terrific 6-year-old mare by ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALTOONA, IA–SEPTEMBER 12, 2024–Six distance specialists enter Saturday's 870-yard, $35,000 Covered Bridges Stakes (G3) at Prairie Meadows.
Two Covered Bridges contenders -- Nancy McCoy's NSM Buddy and Jane and Jim Leatherberry's RNC Cardshark Jones -- bring two-race win streaks into the race. A homebred 4-year-old son of champion Jess Louisiana Blue trained by Charley Hunt, NSM Buddy is coming off of a 1 3/4-length victory in an 870-yard optional claiming race at Prairie Meadows on August 30.
NSM Buddy drew post 3 and will be ridden by Stormy ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
NEW ORLEANS, LA–SEPTEMBER 11, 2024–Blues Train Too, a sorrel daughter of Freighttrain B owned by Carniceria Prime Meat Market Racing and the fastest qualifier, is one of 10 state-bred 2-year-olds entered back in Saturday’s 350-yard $550,714 Louisiana QHBA Sale Futurity (RG1) at Fair Grounds Racecourse.
Blues Train Too broke her maiden with a one-length victory in the fifth of 10 trials on August 24. A $25,000 ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 11, 2024–Thirteen 400-yard Dash For Cash Futurity (G2) trials will be contested Saturday at Lone Star Park.
Post time for the first trial is set for 6:05 p.m. CDT. The final heat is scheduled to go off at 11:29.
A total of 126 2-year-olds are entered, led by multiple graded stakes winners Joose Boxx and DK Marney Jess. A gray son of Kiss My Hocks trained by Juan Diaz Jr. for owner ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
NEW ORLEANS, LA–SEPTEMBER 10, 2024–Seis No More, a son of champion Tempting Dash and the fastest qualifier, is one of 10 juveniles entered back in Friday's 350-yard, $114,390 Big Easy Futurity at Fair Grounds Racecourse.
A $50,000 purchase at last year's Heritage Place Yearling Sale, Seis No More is trained by Guillermo Martinez for owner TG Horse Racing LLC. The gelding broke his maiden with a 1 1/2-length win in the third of seven Big Easy Futurity trials on August 23.
"He's run pretty well from his inside posts, so drawing the rail was fine for ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 10, 2024–Graded stakes winners RJ Having Fun and Asscher head a group of 50 3-year-olds entered in Friday's 440-yard Dash For Cash Derby G2 trials at Lone Star Park.
RJ Having Fun is a gelded son of Pyc Fun N Fancy owned and trained by Toby Keeton, who this past summer sent out Hezgotthelook Z to become American Quarter Horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 43 years. RJ Having Fun won two graded stakes during the Remington Park spring meet, including the 400-yard, $169,000 Remington Park ...
AJAX, ONT–SEPTEMBER 9, 2024–Two important stakes races, one for 2-year-olds and one for 3-year-olds, highlight a nine-race card at Ajax Downs on Wednesday, September 11.
The $59,220 Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity at 330 yards has a full field of 10 juveniles who qualified through two Trials, and the $50,490 Norman Picov Derby brings together nine of the top ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALTOONA, IA-–SEPTEMBER 7, 2024–Two sets of derby trials headline Monday’s 12-race program at Prairie Meadows Racetrack near Des Moines, Iowa.
Twenty-four sophomores are entered in three 400-yard Altoona Derby trials. Lipstick Lou, a homebred daughter of champion Jess Louisiana Blue racing for Leto Land and Cattle LLC and trainer Stacy Charette-Hill, is coming off of a 1 1/4-length victory in the 350-yard, $99,000 Prairie Meadows Gold Derby on July 7.
The filly has won five of her 10 races -- including three of six at Prairie Meadows -- and ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALTOONA, IA–SEPTEMBER 6, 2024–Fifty 2-year-olds -- led by stakes winners CT Walking Thru and Relentless Rocket -- are entered in Sunday's 350-yard Valley Junction Futurity (G3) trials at Prairie Meadows.
A $58,000 purchase at last year's Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, CT Walking Thru is a daughter of Favorite Cartel trained by Alex Wessels for owner Paul Tonderum. The filly has earned $102,264 from just three races, and her two wins include a neck victory in the 350-yard, $213,000 Prairie Meadows Gold Futurity on July 6.
CT Walking Thru drew post 7 and ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–SEPTEMBER 5, 2024–Grade 1 stakes placed filly Rockin With Energy, who has been simply sensational in her last two starts, will headline an outstanding cast in the running of the Grade 2 $193,400 Golden State Derby on Saturday night at Los Alamitos.
Owned by Parsons Family Limited Partnership, Rockin With Energy posted the fastest qualifying time to the Golden State Derby after winning her trial in impressive fashion over a star-studded field on August 17.
The daughter of Parsons Rock was bumped early in the ...
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–SEPTEMBER 5, 2024–Just En King, a multiple graded stakes winning son of Eye Am King racing for Ronald N. Ulibarri, will make his next start in Sunday’s 440-yard, $75,000 First ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 5, 2024–Hes A Jet One, a homebred 4-year-old son of EC Jet One racing for Pete Scarmardo, is one of six Texas-bred sprinters entered in Saturday's 350-yard, $50,000 Dr. Glenn Blodgett Stakes (R) at Lone Star Park.
Hes A Jet One will be shortening in distance off of his head victory in the July 26, 400-yard TQHA Classic Stakes (RG2) at Retama Park. John Stinebaugh trains the sorrel gelding.
Hes A Jet One drew post 6 and will be ridden by Ali Rivera.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–SEPTEMBER 4, 2024–Ezee Monee, a Grade 1-winning daughter of One Fabulous Eagle racing for Isidro Esparza, will make her 4-year-old season debut in Saturday's 400-yard, $50,000 Balloon City Stakes (G2) for distaffers at Albuquerque Downs.
Ezee Monee will be making her first start since September 29, 2023, when the mare won a 400-yard La Fiesta Derby trial at Albuquerque Downs.
Ezee Monee is coming off of a sophomore campaign during which she earned $592,283 and won the 440-yard, $715,000 All American Oaks, and the 440-yard, $478,000 Rainbow ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
NEW ORLEANS, L A–SEPTEMBER 3, 2024–Four stakes headline Saturday's 10-race program at Fair Grounds Racecourse in New Orleans.
Post time for Saturday's first race is set for 12 p.m. (CDT).
Saturday's 440-yard, $50,000 Mid-City Stakes (RG2) drew a field of eight Louisiana breds, led by Rogelio Marquez Jr.'s Into The Grey. A 5-year-old son of Sir Runaway Dash trained by Jeremy Derozin, the gelding has won three of his five career starts at the classic quarter-mile distance, and he is coming off of a one-length victory on a muddy and sealed track in the July 13, 440-yard Louisiana Classic Stakes (RG2) at Delta Downs.
Into The Grey drew post 4 and will be ridden by Ubaldo ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 31, 2024–Keith Nellesen’s Jess Send Kevin, a finalist to the Grade 1 Ed Burke Million Futurity, and recent arrival BP Pink Venom, who ran second in the John Deere Oklahoma Juvenile Stakes, are among the favorites in the featured eighth race, a $12,900 allowance dash at 350 yards on Sunday at Los Alamitos.
Three allowance races for Quarter Horses will be on the card to close out the Late Pick Four.
Jess Send Kevin ran the best race of his young career in the trials to the E Burke. The gelding by Kvn Corona was quick into his stride and went ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 31, 2024–Triple One Ranch's Hezgothelook Z will attempt to become American Quarter Horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 43 years when he faces nine opponents in the sport's richest race, Monday's 440-yard, $3-million All American Futurity (G1) at Albuquerque Downs.
Trained by Toby Keeton, Hezgothelook Z was a $70,000 purchase from breeder Tommy Dinwiddie at ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM--AUGUST 30, 2024–Dashing Tres and The Marksman V will put their three-race win streaks on the line in Monday's Grade 1, 440-yard All American Derby at Albuquerque Downs.
Offering a purse of $1,076,535, the All American Derby is American Quarter Horse racing's richest race for 3-year-olds.
Dashing Tres is a homebred son of champion Tempting Dash ...
AJAX, ONT–AUGUST 30, 2024–Celebrate the long weekend of Labor Day this Sunday, September 1, at Ajax Downs with exciting Quarter Horse racing and a fun afternoon OF prizes and giveaways.
Fans will receive a free t-shirt with a program purchase (while supplies last) and have a chance to win a $50 betting voucher, a foosball table/cooler, and other prizes. The first race post time is 12:55 p.m.
The 12th running of the $39,330 (CAN) Ontario Sires Stakes Maturity is among the featured races on Sunday and offers fans a fascinating betting race with no clear standout. Last year's Maturity winner, First Cold Wave, will try to regain his ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA—AUGUST 29, 2024—Grade 1 winners Candy Blood and You Can Run, plus Grade 2 winner Hes Chickless, will headline a star-studded allowance feature on Saturday night at Los Alamitos.
A field of eight will be in action in this $14,400 allowance event at 350 yards. The field also features stakes winners El Aventurero and Space Flight. Nine races are ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 29, 2024–Running To The Moon, a Grade 1-winning daughter of champion First Moonflash and the 5-2 morning-line favorite, is one of 10 3-year-old fillies entered back in Monday's 440-yard, $626,135 All American Oaks (G1) at Albuquerque Downs.
Trained by Heath Taylor for owner Valeriano Racing Stables, Running To The Moon brings in a three-race win streak that includes a half-length victory in the 440-yard, $482,000 Rainbow Oaks (G1) at Ruidoso Downs on July 28. The filly is the third-fastest qualifier from four All American Oaks trials run August 11.
Running To The Moon drew post 2 and will be ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
SHELBYVILLE, IN–AUGUST 28, 2024–Three official American Quarter Horse stakes -- led by the 350-yard, $212,170 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Futurity (RG3) -- top Saturday's 12-race all-Quarter Horse program at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Whiting Ranch's Killin Time, a homebred daughter of Lota PYC and the fastest qualifier, drew post three and will be ridden by Salvador Martinez for ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 28, 2024–Multiple graded stakes winners Jess Good Wine and Flash Bak are two of the seven aged runners entered in Monday's 440-yard, $250,000 All American Gold Cup (G1) at Albuquerque Downs.
A 4-year-old son of Good Reason SA trained by Toby Keeton for owner Guns Up Racing, Jess Good Wine won all three of his races during the Remington Park spring meet, and he will be making his first start since June 1, when he scored a head victory as the even-money favorite in the 440-yard, $250,000 Debbie Schauf Remington Park Championship ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM–AUGUST 27, 2024–Classy Moon and Moonin The Czech are two of the ten distance specialists entered in Saturday's 870-yard, $50,000 Bill Reed Memorial Stakes at Albuquerque Downs.
Classy Moon is coming off of a wire-to-wire, 3 1/4-length victory in the July 28, $50,000 Zia 870 Championship (R) for New Mexico-breds at Albuquerque Downs. Fred Danley trains the homebred 5-year-old son of ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 23, 2024–Led by Dunn Ranch’s Up To Party and Buckway Ranch’s Ultimate Battle, the first and second place finishers in the Grade 1 Ed Burke Million Futurity on June 16, a total of 18 graded futurity finalists will be among the 48 juveniles that will race in the trials to the Grade 2 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity on Sunday at Los Alamitos.
Six trials will be contested with eight runners taking part in each of the trials at 350 yards. The horses with the 10 fastest times will advance to the PCQHRA Breeders Futurity final to be ...
LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 22, 2024–The Grade 1 Go Man Go Handicap was an instant classic last year, with Ed and Von Zae McNelis’ Scoops Dynasty scoring the best of his career by outrunning 2022 AQHA World Champion Empressum by a 1/2-length in the 400-yard stakes.
Now it's time for a rematch of superstars, with Scoops Dynasty taking on Empressum in the 64th running of the Go Man Go on Sunday night at Los Alamitos. Add top names like Grade 1 winner Jeriko, Brazilian star Edberg Verde, plus talented stakes runners Cattail Cove, That Duke, and Required First, and this year's Go Man Go should be another dandy of a race. 1
Returning to defend his Go Man Go title, Scoops Dynasty will make his first start since running third in the Grade 1 Brad McKinzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship. He will look to become the first sprinter to win back-to-back runnings of the Go Man Go ...
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
ROCK SPRINGS, WY--AUGUST 22, 2024--Fifty-three 2-year-olds, led by graded stakes winner OJD Jess A Bug, are entered in Saturday's 350-yard Sweetwater Downs Futurity trials at Sweetwater Downs.
The ten fastest qualifiers will meet in the September 7, $50,000-added final.
A homebred son of One Sweet Jess racing for Karla Diaz Gomez and Oscar Jaime Diaz, OJD Jess A Bug will be making his first start in Wyoming off of his two-length victory in the 350-yard, $100,000 ...