By Orlando Gutierrez CYPRESS, CA–JULY 24, 2026—The Governor’s Cup Derby and Futurity alongside the Spencer Childers California Breeders Championship Handicap get the bold headlines on a terrific 27th edition of California Breeders Champions Night, but the undercard stakes events on Sunday will feature top-level talent in each and every race.

The opening race of the night is the $25,000 California Juvenile Gold Rush, featuring a field of six firecracker runners. Miguel ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

CYPRESS, CA–JULY 24, 2026–Thompson Racing, Paul Jones, and Alexis Andrade’s Doodah Cartel, one of the marquee stars of California Breeders Champions Night, puts his unblemished 2026 record on the line this Saturday in the $160,000 Governor’s Cup Derby (RG2) at 400 ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

CYPRESS, CA–JULY 24, 2026– The richest jewel of California Breeders Champions Night is the running of the $285,000 Governor’s Cup Futurity (RG1) on Sunday night at Los Alamitos. An exceptional field of eight 2-year-olds—loaded with elite pedigrees—will battle over 350 yards for the season’s ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

CYPRESS, CA–JULY 24, 2026–The ageless wonder Cattail Cove will seek his second career Grade 1 victory—and a historic spot in the track's record books—when he defends his title in Sunday night's Restricted Grade 1, $100,000 Spencer Childers California Breeders Championship ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

CYPRESS, CA–JULY 23, 2026–There will likely be a future graded stakes finalist or two in action during Saturday’s trials to the $54,000 Los Alamitos Claiming Futurity. Over the years, Grade 2 derby winner Show N Tell Cartel, multiple stakes winner Hay Shaker, and El Primero Derby finalist Unmarked are among the top-tier runners claimed out of the Claiming Futurity final.

This year’s lineup features 22 juveniles competing across three 350-yard trials, ...

By Jeff Maday

SHAKOPEE, MN–JULY 22, 2026–Canterbury Park’s eight-race program on Thursday begins with a pair of quarter horse stakes, the $29,500 Bob Morehouse and the $49,354 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity. Canterbury Hall of Fame trainer Jason Olmstead has won the Morehouse eight times including the past four renditions.

He will saddle even-money favorite Relentless Legacy who won the 350 yard stake last year. Olmstead also has the top four favorites in the futurity, a race that he has won four times. The MQHRA ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

EVANSTON, WY–JULY 22, 2026–The Friday afternoon card at Wyoming Downs will feature 10 races beginning at 3:00 p.m., highlighted by the ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

EVANSTON, WY–JULY 21, 2026–Wyoming Downs will be the center of attention Thursday afternoon as a talented group of Wyoming-bred juveniles begins the road to the Ron Cook Accredited Wyoming Bred Futurity Finals. A nine-race card, with each race serving as a trial, will feature 88 two-year-olds competing for a spot in the $30,000-added Ron Cook Accredited Wyoming Bred Futurity Finals on August 8. The first trial is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., and all races will be run at 330 yards.

The top ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–JULY 21, 2026–The spotlight turns to Retama Park this weekend as Texas racing takes center stage following the annual TQHA Yearling Sale. Fans can look forward to an exciting Friday evening with an 11-race program starting at 6:45 p.m. Six stakes races restricted to Texas-Breds headline the card, led by the Grade 2 $60,000 TQHA Classic Stakes, the Grade 3 $52,000 TQHA 550 Stakes, and the Grade 2 $52,000 Benny Pennington Memorial Stakes. Also featured are the $50,000 Miss Retama Stakes, the $52,000 TQHA 250 Stakes, and the $32,000 Jones Bloodstock Insurance Starter ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–JULY 21, 2026–The spotlight turns to Retama Park this weekend as Texas racing takes center stage after the annual TQHA Yearling Sale. Fans can expect an action-packed Saturday evening with a 12-race program starting at 6:30 p.m., highlighted by the Grade 1 $683,700 TQHA Sale Futurity and the $181,000 Retama Park Derby.

The featured event of the evening, the Grade 1 TQHA Sale Futurity, is scheduled as the eleventh race at approximately 10:50 p.m. The field will include the ten fastest Texas-bred juveniles from the July 2 trial ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

EVANSTON, WY–JULY 18, 2026–Sunday afternoon at Wyoming Downs will feature a 10-race card with a first post at 1:05 p.m. The featured event on the program is the $23,750 Unita County Accredited Wyoming Bred Maturity Stakes, in which a field of 10 Wyoming-breds, ages four and up, will sprint 400 yards in race five at approximately 2:45 p.m.

Yo Morning Delite has been installed as the 4-1 morning-line favorite as the veteran gelding seeks to add another stakes victory to his accomplished résumé. Although his 2026 campaign has ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

FREDERICKSBURG, TX–JULY 18, 2026–Sunday afternoon at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds will feature a 10-race program beginning at 1:00 p.m., highlighted by the $163,800 GCFA Firecracker Futurity and the $30,000 GCFA Dutchman Stakes. The afternoon's featured events will bring together some of the state's most promising juveniles and an accomplished group of older sprinters for an exciting day of Quarter Horse racing.

The featured $163,800 GCFA Firecracker Futurity is scheduled as the 10th and final race of the afternoon at ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–JULY 18, 2026–Sunday afternoon at Albuquerque Downs will feature a 10-race card starting at 1:30 p.m., with New Mexico-Breds taking center stage in three featured stakes. The program is highlighted by the Grade 1 $375,000 Zia Quarter Horse Futurity, the $50,000 Zia Quarter Horse Juvenile Stakes, and the $75,000 Zia 870 Championship Stakes, offering fans an afternoon of many of the state's top young and seasoned runners.

The featured Grade 1 $375,000 Zia Quarter Horse Futurity is scheduled as race nine at approximately ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MEX–JULY 18, 2026– Sunday's nine-race program at Hipódromo de las Américas in Mexico City will feature two of the country's premier Quarter Horse events. The day opens with the XXVI Clásico Jodys Glory Trials, in which 12 promising juveniles will compete in two 350-yard trial heats for 10 qualifying spots in the $46,775 Clásico Jodys Glory Final on August 9. Later in the afternoon, the spotlight shifts to the XLIII Derby Las Américas, where six talented three-year-olds will battle for an approximate purse of $20,200 in one of Mexico's most prestigious sophomore ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MEX–JULY 18, 2026–Sunday's card at Hipódromo de las Américas in Mexico City will feature the XXVI Clásico Jodys Glory Trials, in which 12 two-year-old Quarter Horses will compete for a spot in the $46,775 Clásico Jodys Glory Final on Sunday, August 9. The 350-yard trials will be run in the first two races of the day, with the first post at 15:00. The 10 fastest qualifiers will advance to the championship final.

The second trial features the accomplished filly RG A Candy Girl, the 2-1 ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

FREDERICKSBURG, TX–JULY 17, 2026–Saturday afternoon at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds will feature an eight-race card beginning at 1:00 p.m., highlighted by the $30,000-added GCFA Paint and Appaloosa Maturity Stakes. A talented field of 10 Paints and Appaloosas, ages three and up, will sprint 350 yards in race six at approximately 3:05 p.m., showcasing many of the region's top dual-registered runners.

VP Dash for Texas has been installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite. The talented dual-registered gelding enters maturity after ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

FARGO, ND–JULY 17, 2026–Saturday afternoon at North Dakota Horse Park will feature an eight-race card beginning at noon, with the spotlight on the $10,000 NDQHRA Dash for Cash Quarter Horse Stakes. A field of six accomplished North Dakota-Breds, ages three and up, will line up in race six to sprint 220 yards, promising to be one of the day's most competitive events.

Im Rip has been installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite following another productive season. The four-year-old gelding has made four starts in 2026, winning twice, ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

EVANSTON, WY–JULY 17, 2026–Saturday afternoon at Wyoming Downs will feature a 10-race card beginning at 1:05 p.m., highlighted by the $120,200 Gary Waite Maiden Stakes and the $58,999 AQHA 870 Challenge Stakes. The rich Gary Waite Maiden Stakes has drawn a competitive field of lightly raced runners seeking the biggest victory of their young careers, while the AQHA 870 Challenge Stakes offers its winner a berth in the AQHA Distance Challenge Championship at Albuquerque Downs on October 17.

The featured $120,200 Gary Waite Maiden Stakes is ...

By Louanne Wainscott, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–JULY 17, 2026–Saturday evening at Albuquerque Downs will showcase the best of New Mexico-bred Quarter Horse racing, with a 10-race card starting at 6:05 p.m. The spotlight will be on two prestigious Grade 2 events, the $175,000 Zia Quarter Horse Derby and the $75,000 Zia Quarter Horse Stakes, featuring many of the state's top sophomores and older runners.

The featured Grade 2 $175,000 Zia Quarter Horse Derby will be run as race nine at approximately 9:25 p.m. The field of 10 New Mexico-bred three-year-olds earned ...

By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch PRINEVILLE, OR–JULY 17, 2026–Saturday night at Crooked River Roundup promises an exciting evening of racing as a 10-race card gets underway with a first post at 7:15 p.m. The spotlight will shine on two featured stakes races, the $20,000 Rhoden Memorial Stakes and the $7,850 Crooked River Hook Stakes, offering fans an outstanding blend of elite Quarter Horse sprinting and the unique challenge of mixed-breed racing around the turn. The featured $20,000 Rhoden Memorial Stakes is scheduled as race six at approximately 9:20 p.m. An accomplished field of eight runners, ages three and up, will line up to sprint 250 yards. Heading the field is the veteran gelding The Prize Ferarri, who continues to perform at the highest level at age eight. He enters Saturday's race off an impressive prep victory at Oregon Livestock, where ...

By Jennifer Morrison

AJAX, CAN–JULY 16, 2026–Three-year-old Quarter Horse fillies seeking to become the next 'princess' compete in two Trials for the $50,000-added Princess Derby on Sunday, July 19 at Ajax Downs. The afternoon of racing, with a first race post time of 12:30 p.m. Is a ticketed event (you must purchase a ticket ...

By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch FARGO, ND–JULY 16, 2026–Friday evening at North Dakota Horse Park will feature a seven-race program beginning at 6:00 p.m., spotlighting the next generation of North Dakota-bred Quarter Horses. Ten juveniles will compete in two trial heats for the NDQHRA Quarter Horse Futurity Trials, with the top eight fastest times earning a return trip to the $25,000-added NDQHRA Quarter Horse Futurity Finals on July 25. The two trial heats will be contested over 350 yards in races three and four, where every fraction of a second will be crucial as the youngsters race against both their rivals and the clock for a spot in the championship final. The opening trial, race three, is led by Effort Sixes, the 8-5 morning-line favorite. The promising filly enters the trials after winning her trial heat and finishing second in the Rusty Wilson ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

CYPRESS, CA–JULY 16, 2026–PV Quarter Horse Farms’ explosive I Am Candy returns to the friendly Southern California confines this Saturday night at Los Alamitos, headlining a compact but highly competitive $13,000 allowance sprint at the lightning-fast distance of 110 yards.

After sweeping to victory in the Grade ...

By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch

PRINEVILLE, OR–JULY 16, 2026–Friday evening at Crooked River Roundup promises an exciting night of Quarter Horse racing, with a 10-race program kicking off at 7:15 p.m. The card is highlighted by two featured stakes events, the $8,000 Prineville Quarter Horse Futurity for juveniles and the $13,000 Eduardo Gutierrez-Sosa Memorial Stakes for older fillies and mares, offering fans and horseplayers an outstanding evening of competition.

The featured $13,000 Eduardo Gutierrez-Sosa Memorial Stakes will be run as the seventh race of the evening ...

By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch

TULSA, OK–JULY 14, 2026– After severe weather forced the cancellation of races three through ten last Saturday, Fair Meadows will officially conclude its summer meet on Sunday, July 19. However, the marquee stakes program remains intact on Saturday evening, with fans treated to a spectacular night of Quarter Horse, Paint, and Appaloosa racing. The 10-race card begins at 6:00 p.m. and features seven stakes events, highlighted by the Grade 3 $85,000-added Speedhorse Quarter Horse Futurity, the $25,000-added Speedhorse Quarter Horse Derby, and the ...

By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch

TULSA, OK–JULY 14, 2026–After severe weather forced the cancellation of races three through ten last Saturday, Fair Meadows will officially conclude its summer meet on Sunday, July 19. However, the marquee stakes program remains intact on Saturday evening. Fans will be treated to a spectacular night of Quarter Horse, Paint, and Appaloosa racing, with a 10-race card beginning at 6:00 p.m. The card is highlighted by seven stakes events, led by the Grade 3 $85,000-added ...

By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch

TULSA, OK–JULY 14, 2026–Fair Meadows closes out its summer meet on Friday evening with a competitive 12-race program highlighted by the $25,000 Walter Merricks Stakes. A field of seven seasoned 3-year-olds and older will line up to run 870 yards in the featured event, scheduled for approximately 8:14 p.m.

O Donovan Rossa, the 5-2 morning-line favorite, leads the field. The eight-year-old gelding has remained competitive in his 2026 campaign, with one win and one runner-up finish in four ...

By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM–JULY 11, 2026–The Sunday afternoon card at The Downs at Albuquerque will showcase one of Quarter Horse racing's premier events, with the Grade 1, $1 Million Rainbow Futurity taking center stage as the second leg of the Quarter Horse Triple Crown for 2-year-olds. Although this year's running has been moved to The Downs at Albuquerque due to the temporary closure of ...

By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch

FARGO, ND–JULY 10, 2026–North Dakota Horse Park welcomes fans to a seven-race program on Saturday morning, with first post at 11:30 a.m. Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds will share the spotlight throughout the day, highlighted by the $13,000 NDQHRA Streakin Zoomer Quarter Horse Stakes. The featured event is the sixth race on the card, with a field of 10 runners aged 3 and up, which will go 350 yards at approximately 2:00 p.m.

Leading the field is 7-2 morning-line favorite Im Rip, a consistent four-year-old gelding who enters off another ...