Under champion jockey Fransico Calderon, Flight Risk won the $72,900 Pot O Gold Futurity at Will Rogers Downs on Monday.

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By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

CLAREMORE, OK—SEPTEMBER 29, 2025—Flight Risk turned in a determined effort to win the $72,900 Pot O Gold Futurity (GI) for Paints and Appaloosas on Monday afternoon at Will Rogers Downs.

The Oklahoma-bred filly broke sharply and showed good speed under champion jockey Francisco Calderon before holding gamely through the final yards to complete the 350-yard distance in 17.648 seconds.

The performance, aided by an eight-mile-per-hour tailwind over a fast track, earned her a 91 speed index and a half-length margin of victory.

Bred in Oklahoma by her owners, Brent and Amy Page, Flight Risk is a daughter of multiple stakes sire This Is An Eagle out of Jess Wired, by CRM Livewire. Matt Whitekiller trains her. The victory, worth $29,202 to her connections, boosted her bankroll to $60,166. With three wins in 10 starts, the filly established herself among the top 2-year-old Paints of the season.

The winning connections of Flight Risk accept the Pot O Gold Futurity stakes trophy on Monday.
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Mamasletthembecowboys, a gelded son of leading Quarter Horse sire Flying Cowboy 123 out of Aguascalientes, by Awesome Chrome, finished second after breaking inward and bumping a rival before regaining stride to mount a solid challenge.

Ridden by Raul Ramirez Jr. and trained by Stacey L. Capps, the Oklahoma-bred runner races for owners Mark and Lori Dolan, who also bred him. His runner-up effort earned $12,893 and doubled his career earnings to $25,814.

Vexing Queen, a homebred daughter of world champion Painted Turnpike out of Wired for Royalty, by CRM Livewire, finished third, missing second by only a nose while pressing the winner throughout.

Ridden by Cristian R. Esqueda for trainer Dee Keener, she races for 918 Bloodstock and was bred in Oklahoma by Jay Ross. Her effort was rewarded with $8,294 in purse money to boost her total to $27,983.

Flight Risk returned $36.80 to win, $9.40 to place, and $14.60 to show. Mamasletthembecowboys paid $9.00 to place and $5.40 to show, while Vexing Queen returned $30.00 to show.

The remaining order of finish was Turnpike Jammer, Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby, Upshot, Old Habits New Tricks, Big Poppy, Turbulent, and Og Sin City.

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