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Graded Stakes Winner Harken Returns in Zia Futurity Trials at Ruidoso Downs
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM--JULY 2, 2024--Harken, a graded stakes winning son of Eye Am King racing for Ernesto Soto, is one of 129 New Mexico-bred 2-year-old Quarter Horses entered in Friday’s 400-yard Zia Futurity (RG1) trials at Ruidoso Downs.

A $145,000 yearling purchase from breeder MJ Farms at last year’s New Mexico-Bred Sale, Harken has earned $157,566 from ...


Storminn Norman Seeks Ontario Bred Derby Title at Ajax Downs
AJAX, ONT–JULY 2, 2024–Some of Ajax Downs' top 3-year-old Quarter Horses will vie for the winner's share of the $56,880 purse in the 13th edition of the Ontario Bred Derby on Wednesday, July 3.

The 300-yard Derby has attracted a strong field of the ten fastest qualifiers from two Trials held on June 12. The Derby final is race six on Wednesday, and the first race post time is 1:30 p.m.

General Skywalker, ...


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Rescheduled Vista Distaff Stakes Set for Thursday at Ruidoso Downs
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–JULY 1, 2024–The 350-yard, $50,000 Vista Distaff Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares, originally scheduled for June 22, has been rescheduled to be contested this Thursday, July 4, at Ruidoso Downs.

A dozen state-bred distaffers enter the 350-yard stakes race, led by EBW ...


B Second Cowboy Draws Post 3 for Grade 3, $145,205 Firecracker Derby
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI VINTON, LA–JULY 1, 2024–Party Tyme Racing's B Second Cowboy, a stakes winner during the meet, heads a field of 10 sophomores entered back in Friday's 350-yard, $145,205 Firecracker Derby (G3) at Delta Downs. Trained by Jose R. Espinosa, B Second Cowboy has won two of his three outs during the Delta Downs meet, including the 330-yard, $110,000 Old South Derby on a muddy and sealed track on May 17. The homebred Flying Cowboy 123 gelding drew post 3 and will be ridden by ...


TQHA Sale Futurity Trials Set for Thursday, Friday at Retama Park
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

SELMA, TX–JULY 1, 2024–An even 100 state-bred 2-year-olds are entered in this week's Texas QHA Sale Futurity (RG1) trials at Retama Park.

A total of 12 trials will be contested, six on Thursday and six on Friday. The five fastest qualifiers from each night of trials will meet in the July 27, $200,000-added TQHA Sale Futurity final.

Joose Boxx and Kiss My Maruska headline Thursday's trials. A gray son of Kiss My Hocks trained by Juan Diaz Jr. for owner Javier De Los Santos Muzquiz, Joose Boxx is coming off of a Remington Park spring campaign during which the gelding ...


Fire Cowboy Headlines Retama Park Derby Trials
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

SELMA, TX–JUNE 30, 2024–Fire Cowboy, a multiple graded stakes winning Flying Cowboy 123 gelding owned by Emmanuel Villarreal, is one of 32 sophomores entered in Wednesday's 350-yard Retama Park Derby trials at Retama Park

Fire Cowboy is on a seven-race win streak, which includes a 1 1/2-length victory in the 350-yard, $280,000 Sam Houston Derby (G3) on June 15. Last year, he won the 350-yard, $131,000 John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship (G2) at Lone Star Park and the 400-yard, $238,000 Evangeline Downs Futurity (G3). The ...


Thirty-Four Indiana-Bred 3-Year-Olds Entered in Tuesday's Blue River Derby Trials
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

SHELBYVILLE, IN–JUNE 27, 2024–Ricardo Martinez's Nachor Secret and Pattie Marshall's Red Headed Beach are two of 34 state-bred sophomores entered in Tuesday's 400-yard Blue River Derby (R) trials at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

A gray Habits Secret colt trained by Martinez, Nachor Secret has won the first two outs of his 3-year-old season, and he will be stretching out in distance off of his three-quarter length victory in the 350-yard, $99,000 Harley Greene Derby (R) on ...


Y O At A Glance Heads $50,000-added Wyoming Bred Futurity at Energy Downs On Saturday
GILLETTE, WY—JUNE 27, 2024—Fastest qualifier Y O At A Glance will be looking for his first career stakes win on Saturday when he faces a full field in the $50,000-added Wyoming Bred Futurity at Energy Downs 307 Racing.

For accredited Wyoming-bred 2-year-old Quarter Horses, the $50,000-added event will be contested as Race 6 over 300 yards. The estimated post time is 3:35 p.m. (MDT).

Trainer Jess Matt has named jockey Jarred Journet to ride the gelded son of multiple stakes sire Fiftyshadezofgrey. Gerald F. Kaul is the owner-breeder of ...


Rainbow Derby, Oaks Trials Set for Sunday
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–JUNE 24, 2024–Some of the best 3-year-old American Quarter Horses will be on display during Sunday's Rainbow Derby (G1) and Rainbow Oaks (G1) trials at Ruidoso Downs. Forty-two sophomore fillies -- led by Flying Sophia, Asscher, and Running To The Moon -- are entered in five 440-yard Rainbow Oaks trials. A homebred Flying Cowboy 123 filly trained by Mike Joiner for owners Calder and Candy Ezzell of Roswell, New Mexico, Flying Sophia will be facing 3-year-olds off of her half-length victory over aged distaffers in the ...


Double the Fun! Two stakes races at Ajax Downs this Wednesday
AJAX, JUNE 24, 2024–Racing fans coming out to Ajax Downs this Wednesday, June 26, are in for a treat with two stakes races on a big, seven-race card. The final for the $34,020 Unclassified Stakes has a competitive field of 10 going 330 yards, and the second running of the $35,650 Stallion Auction Futurity has a fascinating field of nine 2-year-olds. The first race post time is 1:30 p.m

Cindy Loo, Who, winner of the faster trial for the Unclassified Stakes, has drawn post position four in the final, and Robert Bailey's 3-year-old filly seeks her third win since ...


Thirty-Four Rainbow Futurity Trials Set for Friday, Saturday
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–JUNE 23, 2024–Triple One Ranch’s Hezgothelook Z, a Grade 1-winning son of Favorite Cartel trained by Toby Keeton, will make his next start in this week’s 400-yard Rainbow Futurity (G1) trials at Ruidoso Downs.

A total of 34 trials will be contested Friday and Saturday, 17 each day. Post time is set for 11 a.m. (MDT) each day. The five fastest qualifiers from each day of trials will meet in the July 14, $1-million Rainbow Futurity ...