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GILLETTE, WY—JUNE 23, 2024—Yo Morning Delite (11-1) drifted in under jockey Jacob Cardenas on his way to a three-quarter length win in the $100,000 Silks & Spurs Maturity at Energy Downs 307 Racing on Sunday.

The multiple stakes-winning 4-year-old by Brindis Por Cayenne raced over the 400 yards in 20.193 seconds, equaling a 92-speed index into a 3 mph headwind. Trainer Tryston Matt saddled Yo Morning Delite to his 12th win in 19 starts.

Owned and bred by Gerald Kaul, Yo Morning Delite earned $50,000 to boost his bankroll to $138,950. Bred in Wyoming, from the Southern Corona mare Rs Afternoon Delite, Yo Morning Delite won the ...



EVANSTON, WY–JUNE 23, 2024–Outlaw Jess scores his second career victory in the $88,600 Ron Cook Accredited Wyoming Bred Futurity at Wyoming Downs on Saturday.

Guillermo Suarez guided Outlaw Jess to the wire, taking the lead at the final stretch over A Dash Of Steffie and jockey Jose Figueroa for a 1/2-length victory. The son of Jess Paint Me ...



BELCOURT, ND—JUNE 23, 2024—Im Rip got his third win in four starts on Sunday when he returned to score a half-length victory in the $16,200 Rusty Wilson Memorial QH Futurity at Chippewa Downs.

Im Rip got a clean trip from the outside post under jockey Dakota Wood to clock 16.015 seconds over the 300 yards, equaling an 84-speed index into a 7 ...



ALTOONA, IA–JUNE 23, 2024–24 three-year-olds raced from three trials on Sunday afternoon for a spot in the $97,375 Prairie Meadows Gold Derby finals, to be run on Sunday, July 7.

Heavy favorite in trial #1 Cardiac Cowboy, piloted by Ramiro Garcia, broke in from the inside and held firm to the wire for a neck victory over Relentless Bay. The ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–JUNE 23, 2024–Exactly five years since he broke his maiden at Pleasanton in 2019, James Crotts’ Project Leader is officially the new king of the 1,000-yard division at Los Alamitos following an impressive win in the $35,000 Summer Stakes here on Sunday night.

Ridden by Ricardo ...



EDMONTON, ALB—JUNE 23, 2024—Starting off a troubled career debut in his trial on June 7, Sizzles Boss rolled to a 2-1/4 length win in the $36,663(US) Sales Stakes Futurity today at Century Mile Racetrack.

Jockey Amador Hernandez guided Sizzles Boss to a 15.587 clocking, equaling a 97-speed index into a 10 mph crosswind. The Sales Stakes Futurity winner's purse was valued at $16,048(US).

Trainer Buckey A. Stockwell conditions the $11,500 AQHRA Canada QH Cup Yearling Sale graduate for owner Cinch Up Syndicate.  K. Glenn Willis bred the son of third-crop sire JD Wagon Boss in Alberta from the Sizzlin Red Corona mare Northfork Sizzle.

Runner-up Ima Hott Version, the $42,000 AQHRA Canada QH Cup Yearling Sale high-seller, earned $6,082(US) for finishing second. Trainer ...



GRANTS PASS, OR–JUNE 22, 2024–Multiple stakes winner Bee A Freight Train dug in for a wire-to-wire victory in the $15,700 Director's Handicap at Grants Pass on Saturday.

Jose Guerrero got the leg up aboard Bee A Freight Train and directed him to a 3/4-length victory over Dc Ladys Dashn Eagle in :17.414 seconds, clocking a 97 speed index. The ...



TULSA, OK,–JUNE 22, 2024–Og Flamingo remains undefeated in her second career start after winning the $29,625 APHA 79 and Under Speed Index Futurity (not black type) at Fair Meadows in Tulsa on Saturday.

It was a tight finish at the wire. Jockey Roman Cruz guided Og Flamingo to her victory by a head over Firstapolliticaljese and It Takes ...



TULSA, OK,–JUNE 22, 2024–After breaking his maiden two weeks ago at Fair Meadows, The Prince Of Grips (APHA) returns on Saturday evening for another victory in the $14,000 Tulsa State Fair Stakes for Paint and Appaloosa (not black type).

It was a photo finish at the wire between The Prince Of Grips and Cuz Pistols Firing. Cordarelton Benn ...



ALTOONA, IA—JUNE 22, 2024—Five Bar Phi rolled to a 2-1/4 length win while setting the fastest qualifying time for the Cyclone Derby at Prairie Meadows Saturday evening.

The 10 fastest qualifiers, from two trials for accredited Iowa-bred 3-year-olds, will return on ...



VINTON, LA–JUNE 21, 2024–Delta Downs hosted the most important trials of the season on Friday night as 12 heats took place to qualify 10 horses for this year’s richest race, the $654,014 Lee Berwick Futurity (RG1).

Fans didn’t have to wait long to witness the fastest qualifier of the night as Eleazar Martinez, Sr.’s Jess Pretty N Black ($10.40) won the opener with a time of 17.663 (91 speed index) seconds for 350 yards under jockey Jasiel Aquino. The score came over a fast track.

Breaking from post position five in a field of eight, Jess Pretty N Black had her mind on business and led throughout her trial. The Guillermo Martinez trainee won by a neck over Ace Trains R Forever, who also qualified for the final.

Jess Pretty N Black’s running time held up ...



SHELBYVILLE, IN–JUNE 20, 2024–Tres Of Blood gets his second win of the season in the $126,000 QHRAI Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis on Thursday.

Jockey Edgar Diaz got the leg up aboard Tres Of Blood. The son of Apollitical Blood scored the 400-yard victory on 4/1 odds in :19.960 seconds, clocking a 92 speed index. The slight upset by a neck paid $10.80 to win on a $2.00 wager.

Trainer Claudio Barraza saddled Tres Of Blood, who earned $69,300 for his winning effort in the derby, boosting his lifetime earnings to $124,845. He just broke his maiden in his last start of 2023 and now has three career wins and two seconds from nine ...



VINTON, LA–JUNE 20, 2024–18 three-year-olds vied for one of ten spots in the $137,415 Delta Downs Louisiana Bred Derby [RG2], scheduled to return on July 13 for the finals. Hoztile Takeover scored his sixth career win in the second of two trials, setting the time to beat in :19.705 seconds.

Regular rider Ubaldo Luna got the mount aboard Hoztile Takeover for his 1 1/4-length victory over longshot Explosive ...



VINTON, LA–JUNE 19, 2024–It was a tight finish at the wire, but Pk Pure Rogue remains undefeated for 2024 with his third victory in a row after winning the $50,000 Vals Fortune Stakes. With jockey Everardo Rodriguez in the irons, the four-year-old gelding drifted in from the outside and crossed the wire first over One Sweet Rogue and Into The Grey.

During the final 100 yards, Pk Pure Rogue forged a narrow lead before holding off a late charge by One Sweet Rogue, who finished a head back of the winner in second. Into the Grey also came on late and finished third, another neck behind the runner-up.

Even though Rodriguez lost his whip on the muddy track, it didn't slow down Pk Pure Rogue, who clocked a 95 speed index in :19.835 seconds. The post-time favorite's 400-yard winning effort paid $5.80 ...



VINTON, LA–JUNE 19, 2024–Starting off Mother's Day Stakes win in her last start on May 11, All About Rogue stepped up again Wednesday night to set the fastest qualifying time for Delta Downs Louisiana Oaks.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Delta Downs on Saturday, July 13th, to vie for the winner's share of a $139,647 purse going a distance of 400 yards.

All About Rogue dueled early under jockey Yaidel Rodriguez and proved best to defeat Sheza Bye Bye by half-a-length in the second of two trials. The daughter of multiple stakes sire Heza Fast Rogue clocked 19.770 seocnds over a muddy (sealed) racnig surface, ...



ALTOONA, IA—JUNE 17, 2024—CT Walking Thru, a $58,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate, posted the fastest qualifying time for the Prairie Meadows Gold Futurity while making her career debut today at Prairie Meadows.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Iowa racetrack on Saturday, July 6th, to vie for the winner's share of a $213,400 purse going a distance of 350 yards.

Ridden by jockey Berkley Packer, Ct Walking Thru willingly walked away from the field in trial 4, winning by 2-3/4 lengths in the fastest time of ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–JUNE 16, 2024–Fastest qualifier Up To Party, the only filly in a highly regarded field of 10 juveniles to the Grade 1, $1,010,000 Ed Burke Million Futurity, took full advantage of a good start and then of a perfect trip to give owners Dunn Ranch plenty of reasons to celebrate after winning the rich 350-yard futurity on Sunday night at Los Alamitos.

Ridden by Armando Cervantes for trainer Monty Arrossa, Up To Party broke cleanly from post number seven, picked up speed shortly after the start and then found herself with plenty of room to accelerate while rolling home to a 1/2 length victory over Buckway Ranch LLC's Ultimate Battle in a time of :17.516.

Up To Party earned $407,400 for the win while improving her record to a perfect three for three in her young career. Bred by Ed Allred and Tom Siebly, the filly by 19-year-old ...



RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–JUNE 16, 2024–Harken, a two-year-old New Mexico-bred gelding, held off a closing field of horses to win the $351,484 restricted Grade 2 Mountain Top Futurity by a nose at Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Sunday.

"I was peaking over to my left and thought we had them," jockey Sergio Becerra Jr. said in the winner’s circle. "I'm fortunate to have some experience with this horse—I knew he was capable of the win."

Harken won the Mountain Top Futurity over Eye Im Flashin and jockey Jacob Enriquez at the wire, paying $16.80, $11.40, and $6.80 in a time of 17.765 seconds for 350 ...



RUIDOSO, NM–JUNE 16, 2024–Woody Rocks scores his second consecutive win at Ruidoso this season in the $50,000 Mountain Top New Mexico Bred Quarter Horse Juvenile Stakes on Sunday.

Trainer Tony Sedillo saddled jockey Luis Martinez aboard Woody Rocks for his neck victory over post-time favorite Macho Daddys Girl, who Adrian Ramos piloted. The son of Woodbridge broke fifth on the outside of the 350-yard race. Running into a 12 mph headwind, he made a driving finish for the wire just in time, clocking :17.979 seconds. The slight upset paid $12.60 to win on 5/1 odds.

Woody Rocks' first out was in a maiden at Sunland Park, where he ran dead last. But his next two outs were trips to the winner's circle, including today's stakes ...



JEROME ID–JUNE 16, 2024–Fastest qualifier Cosmic Marfa kept his 3-for-3 record perfect following a gate-to-wire winning performance in the $25,800 Roche Equine Veterinary Services Futurity Sunday afternoon at the Jerome County Fair.

Jockey Raphael Romero guided the son of third-crop sire The Marfa ...



JEROME ID–JUNE 16, 2024–Walking Thru, a stakes-winning daughter of Bodacious Dash, put in a strong effort to defeat Streakin Wes by a neck in the $6,500 Pete Arrossa Memorial Stakes (not black type) at Jerome County Fair Sunday.

Under jockey Oscar Villa, Walking Thru completed the 350-yard task in 17.932 seconds, equaling a 93-speed index into a 10 mph crosswind. It was the third win in 10 starts for the 3-year-old filly. The $3,380 winner's purse swelled her bankroll to $28,459.

Trainer Ramiro Fregoso conditions the Idaho-bred ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–JUNE 16, 2024–Ed Allred's London Toby followed his victory in the Grade 1 Brad McKinzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship with a solid win in the $25,000 Be A Bono Stakes here on Sunday night.

Making his first start since that February win, London Toby bumped at the start of the Be A Bono before settling into his stride ...



JEROME, ID–JUNE 16, 2024–The fastest qualifier from the trials, Separate Kisses, returns to win the $15,000 Five Livestock Company/Rod Mills Memorial Derby finals on Sunday. The heavy favorite won the 350-yard race at Jerome County Fair in namesake for her owner/breeder, Five Livestock Company LLC.

Jockey Oscar Villa piloted Separate Kisses to the wire in :17.721 seconds, clocking a 99 speed index. The daughter of ...



EVANSTON, WY–JUNE 16, 2024–Ms Flaming Finish raced to her second consecutive stakes win in as many starts this season on Sunday when she defeated Pappajeto by half-a-length in the $19,500 Bear River Stakes at Wyoming Downs.

Jockey Cesar Moreno guided the post-time ...



BELCOURT, ND–JUNE 16, 2024–Last year's Chippewa Downs Futurity runner-up, Lil Rider, wins the $12,100 Chippewa Downs Open Quarter Horse Derby (not black type) in record-setting time on Sunday over post-time favorite Windys Sweet Favorit.

Jockey Ricardo Martinez got the leg up on Lil Rider for a neck victory in :16.035 seconds. The ...



JEROME, ID–JUNE 16, 2024–Bg Vroom Vroom Broom (ApHC) gets first career win in the $7,750 Harvest Cup Paint and Appaloosa Futurity (not black type) at Jerome County Fair on Sunday.

It was a repeat of the Paint and Appy Overnight Futurity run on May 18th at Pocatello Downs between stablemates Bg Vroom Vroom Broom and Bg Winning Legacy. Only ...



JEROME, ID–JUNE 16, 2024–Grade 3 Bitterroot Futurity winner Shiny Nova was a three-quarter length winner in the $4,000 Bob Giltner Overnight Derby (not back type) on Sunday at the Jerome County Fair.

Jockey Oscar Villa piloted Shiny Nova over 350 yards in 17.740 seconds, equaling a 99-speed index into a 10 mph crosswind. It was the fourth ...



GILLETTE, WY—JUNE 16, 2024—Game For Tarzan broke his maiden in his second career start today while posting the fastest qualifying time from six trials contested for the 307 Horse Racing Futurity at Energy Downs 307 Horse Racing.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Gillette, Wyoming, racecourse on Sunday, June 30th, to vie for the ...



GRANTS PASS, OR–JUNE 16, 2024–Louisiana-bred Tf One Dashn Lajolla broke her maiden at first asking today while posting the fastest qualifying time for the Firecracker Futurity at Grants Pass Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers from six trial races conducted today will return to the Grants Pass, Oregon racetrack on Thursday, July 4th, to vie for ...



EVANSTON, WY–JUNE 16, 2024–Wyoming Downs hosted six trials Sunday afternoon with 55 three-year-olds running for a spot in the $22,000 added KC Carden Wyoming Bred Derby. Finals will be held on June 30th.

Jets Eyes, ridden by Cesar Moreno, won his first out of the season in trial number 2 from wire-to-wire by 3/4-lengths over D and D Dynasty. The son of Ec Jet One flew from the gates and clocked ...



ALTOONA, IA–JUNE 16, 2024–15 two-year-old Iowa-bred hopefuls vied for a spot from two 330-yard trials to the $82,300 Hawkeye Futurity at Prairie Meadows on Sunday afternoon.

From trial #1, Cr Freighttrain breaks his maiden and sets the time to beat in :17.209 seconds, clocking an 80 speed index against a ten mph headwind. With jockey Ramiro Garcia in the irons, the son of Freighttrain B broke sixth from the gates but drove clear for the wire, defeating Ajs Favorite Ia by 1 1/4-lengths. The winning effort ...



AJAX, ONT–JUNE 16, 2024–It was another successful Father's Day at Ajax Downs on June 16 as a large and enthusiastic crowd enjoyed an exciting afternoon of Quarter Horse Racing, draws for prizes, a t-shirt giveaway plus the popular Battle of the Breeds race pitting Quarter Horses versus Thoroughbreds.

Fittingly, the father and son combo ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024– Dk Marney Jess became the first double graded stakes winning 2-year-old in the nation Saturday night when she posted a neck win in the Grade 2 $621,810 Sam Houston Futurity at Sam Houston Race Park.

She won the $397,402 Louisiana Downs Futurity(G2) in March.

Jockey Juan Pulido picked up the mount after Nestor Duran pulled off to ride the fastest qualifier, Machiavelli, who finished third after breaking in at the start.  A daughter of leading sire Apollitical Jess, Dk Marney Jess completed the 330 yards in 16.644 seconds, equaling a 104-speed index into a 3 mph headwind. "Nestor Duran qualified her, so I looked at the tapes and saw that she does well in the gates and today she didn't miss, Pulido said after the race. "She took me to first! I thank the connections, Juan, and ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024–Fastest qualifier from the trials Fire Cowboy doesn't disappoint with his seventh consecutive trip to the winner's circle in the $280,450 Sam Houston Derby [G3] at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday.

Victor Urieta, Jr, who has ridden Fire Cowboy for his last three starts, got the leg up for the 350-yard Derby. The son of Flying Cowboy 123 made a quick start on the inside, going directly into the lead, and rolled clear for the wire in :17.346 seconds. The ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–JUNE 15, 2024–Dunn Ranch's Pattys Saint scored her 20th career victory while notching her 15th stakes win following her outstanding victory in the $100,000 Abigail Kawananakoa Stakes on Saturday at Los Alamitos.

Often referred at Los ...



RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–JUNE 15, 2024–Miss Hi Tide and jockey Adrian Ramos overcame a rough beginning to win the $175,258 Mountain Top Derby for three-year-old New Mexico-bred quarter horses today at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.

"I did my best to keep my filly calm and steady," Ramos said in the winner’s circle. "The filly did a nice job overcoming the early trouble and then she really got going down the race track."

Miss Hi Tide topped Wood Be Bad and champion jockey James Flores by one-length in a time of 17.667 seconds for 350-yards. The filly paid $21.80, $8.20 and $6.00 for a second career win for owner Ezra Lee and trainer Wes Giles.

"We’re going to point the filly toward the All American Oaks," said Giles. Miss Hi Tide is sired by Woodbridge out ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024– Seis Chilitos broke clean then drove to a three-quarter length win in the $69,090 Sam Houston Juvenile Stakes Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park.

Jockey Nestor Duran guided the daughter of first-crop sire Chilitos to her second victory and first career stakes win ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024–First Time For Wine is making another first with a stakes victory in the $55,000 Miss Sam Houston Stakes on Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park.

Jockey Oscar Andrade piloted First Time For Wine to the wire in :16.968 seconds, clocking a 93 speed index. The post-time favorite took the lead at the final stretch for a head victory over Wagons Moving First, ridden by Froylan Ramirez. The 330-yard effort paid ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024–Jess Star Struck raced to his second consecutive win on Saturday when he defeated Mo Delirio by a neck in the $55,000 Sam Houston 250 Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park.

Ridden by jockey Gerardo Luna, Jess Star Struck drew away early before clocking a 99-speed index in 13.196 seconds for the 250-yard task into an ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024–Dm Moonpie's owner Donna Mushinski and trainer Kie Mushinski couldn't be happier for their win in honor of Sam Houston Race Park's long-time employee Willie Hickman. The $53,750 Willie Hickman Memorial Stakes was the third quarter horse stakes race slated for closing night at Sam Houston.

Dm Moonpie had a slow start but gained ground just in time to win by a neck over Grace N Dash. Luis Vivanco piloted the son of Moonin The Eagle to victory in :19.874 seconds, clocking a 102 speed index into an ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024–Leavinematthebar closed well to score his first career stakes win on Saturday when he defeated a strong field in the $54,000 Sam Houston 550 Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park.

Leavinematthebar and jockey Luis Vivanco quickly took the lead before closing strong to hit the wire a length ahead of the field. The son of ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024–Race number five was the first of eight quarter horse stakes on the card for Sam Houston's closing night of the season and was in honor of the late great horseman Jesse Yoakum. Heavy favorite Open Jessies Corona got his second consecutive win at the track this season in the $54,000 Jesse Yoakum Memorial 870 Stakes on Saturday.

Piloted by Claudio Aguilar, Open Jessies Corona broke second from the gate but fought back on the inside for an impressive five-length victory over Eye Will Decide and ...



EDMONTON, ALB–JUNE 15, 2024–Last year's defending champion Jessaprimadonna returns to get her second stakes victory of the season with open lengths in the $15,289 (US) Century Mile Princess Stakes on Saturday.

Ridden by Daniel Tavares, Jessaprimadonna clocked a 103 speed index in :17.70 seconds for the 350-yard race. The three-length victory paid $2.40 to win on 1/5 odds.

Jessaprimadonna is in a rerun of last year's stakes victories. The six-year-old mare has ten career wins, including last year's Century Mile Princess Stakes. She won the Old Timers Classic Stakes last month, as well as in ...



HOUSTON, TX–JUNE 15, 2024–The first of eleven races for closing night at Sam Houston Race Park was held for three-year-old and up Paints and Appaloosas in the $24,500 Colors Of Texas Paint Maturity. Last year's runner-up, Wl Van Halen (PT), got the jump across the wire for his first out of the season.

Duran Nestor got the leg up on Wl Van Halen and piloted him to the wire in :18.010 seconds, clocking an 86 speed index into a 15 mph ...



RUIDOSO, NM–JUNE 15, 2024–After breaking sixth from the gates, Tres The Favorite prevailed for an all-out win by a neck in the $112,610 Ruidoso Maiden Stakes on Saturday at Ruidoso Downs.

Luis Martinez piloted Tres The Favorite to victory in 17.404 seconds, clocking a 95 speed index. The first-place finish by a neck paid $6.00 to win on 2-1 odds.

Tres The Favorite hadn't won a race in seven career starts, but on April 21, the Jose Moreno-owned gelding broke his maiden and has yet to stop winning.  The subsequent victory was in the trials to the Ruidoso Maiden Stakes, then his return for the win in the finals, which boosted his earnings to $108,955 after cashing in the $67,566 winner's check.

Trained by David Gomez-Barraza, Tres The Favorite has ...



TULSA, OK–JUNE 15, 2024–Mondays Cartel broke on top and stayed in the lead for a 3/4-length victory over Famously Dicey in the $16,850 Fair Meadows Juvenile Stakes on Saturday.

David Alvarez, Jr. rode Mondays Cartel in the 350-yard race. The post-time favorite clocked an 86 speed index in :198.052 seconds winning effort paid $5.60 on 3/1 ...



TULSA, OK–JUNE 15, 2024–Burning Follies dug in late to win his first career stakes following a blanket finish in the $17,500 Golden Driller Stakes at Fair Meadows Racecourse on Saturday night.

Jockey Salvador Martinez rode the 5-year-old Dash To ...



BELCOURT, ND—JUNE 15, 2024—Must Be Magic scored her first career win on Saturday with a one-length effort over Dcr Jess Rip in the $11,500 Rusty Wilson Memorial Futurity (not black type) at Chippewa Downs.

Ridden by jockey Ryan Morin, Must Be Magic completed the 300 yards in 16.517 seconds for the game win. Trainer Jeff Charbonneau saddled ...



VINTON, LA–JUNE 15, 2024–The filly Blue Eyed Jane ($2.10) won the second of six qualifying trials for this year’s $303,490 Firecracker Futurity (G2) on Saturday night and, in the process, set the fastest time for the July 6 final.

Jockey Jorge Javier Garcia rode Blue Eyed Jane for trainer Juan Diaz, Jr. and owner David L. ...



GILLETTE, WY—JUNE 15, 2024—BHS Futurity finalist Y O At A Glance scored his second career win in three starts on Saturday while posting the fastest qualifying time for the WY Bred QH Futurity at Energy Downs 307 Racing.

The 10 fastest qualifiers from the six trial races contested today will return to the Wyoming racetrack on Saturday, June 29th, to vie for the winner's share of a $50,000-added purse going 300 ...