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Say Somthing Hammered Home For Fastest Qualifying Time To AQRA QH Futurity
Say Somthing, ridden by Luis Valenzuela, wins her trial heat to the $80,000-estimated AQRA QH Futurity by a 1/2-length over Four Sweet Kid on Saturday at Turf Paradise.

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Say Somthing Hammered Home For Fastest Qualifying Time To AQRA QH Futurity

PHOENIX, ARIZONA–NOVEMBER 30, 2024–Twenty-one juveniles competed in three trials on Saturday at Turf Paradise for a chance to return to the $80,000-estimated AQRA Quarter Horse Futurity finals on December 23rd. Trial three proved to be the fastest of the day as Say Somthing hammered home with the fastest qualifying time of 17.593 and Four Sweet Kid followed with the second fastest time of 17.681.

Ridden by Luis Valenzuela, Say Somthing defeated Four Sweet Kid by a 1/2-length on the outside, clocking a 95 speed index. The 350-yard effort paid $4.60 to win on 6-5 odds.

The daughter of top-ten first-year-sire Tell Cartel improved her race record to 2-2-1 from seven starts, and the $4,800 payday boosted her earnings to $25,621.

Say Somthing is coming off a third-place finish in the Wild West Futurity [G3] at Los Alamitos in October after breaking her maiden in the trials with the second-fastest qualifying time.

Say Somthing is a family affair. Ralph and Carrie Fales' homebred filly is conditioned by their son, Matt Fales. She was bred in Arizona out of 12-time winner Shiftin by Gol.

Four Sweet Kid, ridden by Jesus Ayala, led out of the gates, but Say Somthing took over at the final stretch, and he crossed the wire in second. He has lit the board three of four starts with two wins and $44,287 in the bank. The son of One Sweet Jess won the Desert Classic Futurity in May, defeating Say Somthing, who placed fifth.

Jose Aguilar Mendoza owns and bred Four Sweet Kid in Arizona from the Kiddy Up mare Loud Little Kid. Diego Cervantes trains the sorrel gelding.

CLICK HERE for complete details on the $$80,000-estimated AQRA Quarter Horse Futurity trials, including horse, sex, sire, dam, dam sire, owner, breeder, trainer and jockey.

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