By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JUNE 27, 2025—The opening day of trials for the prestigious Grade 1 $1,000,000 Rainbow Quarter Horse Futurity at Ruidoso Downs showcased a strong crop of talented two-year-olds vying for a spot in the July 13 final over 400 yards.

Wr Desperado emerged as the fastest qualifier from Friday’s 16 trials, stopping the clock in 19.582 seconds, a 93 speed index with a 4 mph tailwind, under jockey Edwin G. Escobedo.

The sorrel colt by leading sire Favorite Cartel out of the world champion mare Whistle Stop Cafe, by Freighttrain B, ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–JUNE 26, 2025–Ima Chili added a second straight stakes win to his résumé with a powerful performance in Thursday night’s $44,800 Silver Bullet Stakes at Retama Park.

Contested at 330 yards for accredited Texas-bred three-year-olds, the race was run over a muddy, sealed track with a headwind of six miles per hour.

The Zackery Rios-trained gelding broke sharply from post seven and dueled early before driving clear late under jockey Nestor Duran to win by three-quarters of a length in a time of 16.847 seconds, earning a 101 Speed Index.

Owned by Darrell L. Hooper and bred in Texas by Sarah Huskey, Ima Chili is a bay gelding by second-crop sire ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX—JUNE 26, 2025—Fabulous Casina dug in late to get her first career stakes victory in the $44,200 La Villita Stakes for accredited Texas-bred 3-year-old fillies Wednesday night at Retama Park.

Over a muddy sealed track and into a 6-mph headwind, the daughter of multiple stakes sire ...

By David Smith, StallionSearch

SHELBYVILLE, IN–JUNE 26, 2025–Kiss A Favorite turned in the top qualifying time Thursday evening at Horseshoe Indianapolis, dominating the final of four trials to head the field for the restricted $134,200 Jaguar Rocket Futurity final set for July 19.

The 350-yard sprint is limited to Accredited Indiana-Sired 2-Year-Olds.

Racing from post eight under jockey Martin Munoz, Kiss A Favorite broke sharply and took command early en route to a one-length victory, stopping the clock in a swift 17.673 over a fast track, a 95 speed index with a 5-mph crosswind.

The bay filly is trained and owned by Ricardo Martinez, who also bred the first time winner in Indiana. Kiss A Favorite is by ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–JUNE 26, 2025–Longshot Jackson Davis 747 delivered a thrilling upset Thursday evening at Retama Park, edging out race favorite Vp Dash For Texas in a dramatic photo finish to win the $11,500 TPHBA Paint Horse Juvenile Stakes (not black type).

Jackson Davis 747 surged at the wire to ...

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SHAKOPEE, MN—JUNE 25, 2025—Holliewood, a sorrel filly by champion sire Hes Relentless, turned in a sharp trial performance Wednesday evening at Canterbury Park to lead all qualifiers to the $57,156 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity final, scheduled for July 10, 2025.

Racing over a sloppy track in the second of three trials, Holliewood surged to a two-length victory under jockey Armando Alvidrez, stopping the clock in 17.981 for 350 yards, the fastest qualifying time of the night.

Owned by Tom and Bill Maher and trained by Jason L. Olmstead, Holliewood is out of the stakes-placed Apollitical Jess mare Apollitical Mogul, who also hails from the prolific female ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

AJAX, ONT–JUNE 25, 2025–Annies Best Card claimed her first career win in style on Wednesday at Ajax Downs, taking the $22,622(US) Unclassified Never Better Than 79 Stakes. The three-year-old filly outran stablemate and post-time favorite Sw The Lion King, giving trainer Jason Pascoe a one-two finish in the 330-yard stakes event.

Ridden for the first time by Ismael Mosqueira, Annies Best Card broke on top and opened up in the stretch, pulling away to a commanding 3/4-length victory. She stopped the clock in 17.001 seconds, earning a 95 speed index and paying $8.40 to win at 3-1 odds.

“Since he [Pascoe] qualified quite a few horses in the trials, he thought she would fit better to my style,” said Mosqueira. ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

ALTOONA, IA–JUNE 23, 2025–Relentless Purrsuit bounced back in a big way Monday night at Prairie Meadows, posting the fastest qualifying time to the $118,375 Prairie Meadows Gold Derby and notching his first win of the season.

The victory came in the fourth and final trial of the evening, which produced the top three fastest times of the night. Relentless Purrsuit finished strongly to secure the win, while the second and third place finishers, Im Missmerized and Too Sixy By Far, hit the wire together in a tight photo finish, with Im Missmerized getting the nod by a nose. The Derby finals are set for July 13.

Breaking late but ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

GILLETTE, WY—JUNE 22, 2025—In a dramatic finish at Energy Downs 307 Horse Racing, Mi Leaving You (40-1), a brown filly by champion sire Coronas Leaving You out of Mi Stoli by Stoli, surged to her maiden-breaking victory in Sunday’s $245,800 Energy Downs QH Futurity.

The 2-year-old filly earned the winner’s share of $122,900, covering the 300-yard dash in 15.375 seconds under jockey Jose Olivo, earning a 99 speed index over a fast track. ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MEX–JUNE 22, 2025—Stablemates and the top two fastest qualifiers from the trials, Cc First Dance and Cc Regal Jack, ran one-two in the $90,000 Subasta Selecta Derby on Sunday at the Hipodromo de las Americas.

Piloted by Huberclein Gomez, Cc First Dance broke seventh but launched a ...

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BELCOURT, ND–JUNE 22, 2025–In wet and windy conditions Sunday at Chippewa Downs, Famous Speedy One broke sharply and never relinquished the lead, powering to a commanding victory in the $11,500 Chippewa Downs Open QH Derby.

Ridden by Dakota Wood, the 3-year-old brown gelding covered the 350-yard distance in 17.733 seconds, earning a Speed Index of 98 on a fast track despite a 20-mph crosswind and rainy 59-degree weather.

Owned by Wilson Racing Stables and trained by Cole Wilson, Famous Speedy One added $5,750 to his earnings with the win. The North Dakota-bred son of Famous Painted One, out of Little Free Speed by Free Company, was bred by Darrel Smith and Noreen Cavanaugh and showed grit and determination down the stretch ...

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BELCOURT, ND–JUNE 22, 2025–Lil Rider surged to a convincing victory in the $11,500 Chippewa Downs Open Quarter Horse Maturity (not black type) on Sunday, recording a fast time of 17.481 seconds over 350 yards on a fast track under cloudy skies. The 4-year-old chestnut filly scored by three lengths while registering a 106 speed index despite a strong 19-mph crosswind.

Owned, bred, and trained by North Dakota horseman Ronald W. Addicott, Lil Rider is by multiple stakes sire Pyc Fun N Fancy and out of Park Avenue Air, a daughter of Dashair.

Ridden confidently by Ricardo Martinez, Lil Rider broke sharply from post six and never looked back, pulling away late to secure the $5,750 winner's share of the ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

GILLETTE, WY—JUNE 21, 2025—R Dash Of Fire  at odds of 23-1 surged to a head victory in the $226,000 Wyoming Bred Quarter Horse Futurity at Energy Downs 307 Racing on Saturday afternoon, securing the richest race in the state’s history and stopping the clock in 15.432 seconds over a fast 300-yard course.

The 2-year-old gelding earned a 97 speed index in the win, which came with a tailwind of 8 mph on a clear 72-degree day.

Bred in Wyoming by Ron and Laurie Moosman, the sorrel son of multiple stakes sire Conn Creek, out of the FDD Dynasty mare Tribal Fire, is owned by Wagonhammer Cattle LLC and trained by Jorge Garfias.

Under jockey Valente Vorrath, R Dash Of Fire broke sharply ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–JUNE 21, 2025–In a thrilling finish to the $50,000 Vista Distaff Stakes at Ruidoso Downs, Fine Am Eye held off a furious charge from Maka Roon and Miss Baby Cartel to win by a head in a time of 17.854 seconds over a fast track, posting a speed index of 83 despite running into an 11 mph headwind.

The 5-year-old sorrel mare by Eye Am King out of Starsmith by Tres Seis was bred in New Mexico by MJ Farms and is owned ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

VINTON, LA–JUNE 21, 2025–In a thrilling blanket finish under the lights at Delta Downs, Into The Grey, a 6-year-old graded stakes-winning gelding by Sir Runaway Dash out of Sass That Chick by Chicks a Blazin, surged late to narrowly take the $50,000 HDJ Butler Stakes by a nose on Saturday night.

Ridden by Luis ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

TULSA, OK–JUNE 21, 2025– Danny J. Watkins' homebred colt Showin You Some Kvn fought valiantly down the lane to secure his first career win in the $19,550 APHA 79 & Under Speed Index Stakes (not black ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

TULSA, OK–JUNE 21, 2025–In a nail-biting finish at Fair Meadows in Tulsa, Gigis Gucci Glasses held off a hard-charging Marvelous Marv on Saturday afternoon to win the $13,265 Tulsa State Fair Stakes (not ...

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BELCOURT, ND–JUNE 21, 2025–In a competitive dash against the clock and the crosswind, Korona On The Side edged out rivals to capture the $8,900 Chippewa Downs Open Quarter Horse Futurity (not black type) on Saturday.

The 2-year-old sorrel gelding surged ahead in the 300-yard dash, stopping the timer at 16.140 seconds, earning a Speed Index of 80, and clinching victory by a neck margin over his closest competitor.

A steady crosswind of 16 mph blew across the track under cloudy skies and a fast racing surface.

Bred in North Dakota by Steve Leonard, Korona On The Side is sired by Koronaville and out of Tricks On the Side, a daughter of Favorite ...