Toby Sis (#3), under champion jockey Francisco Calderon, and Gf Shes Sinful (#4) battle for the top two times for the Grade 1 Rainbow Oaks on Sunday.

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By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—JUNE 28, 2026—Valeriano Racing Stables LLC's Toby Sis posted the fastest qualifying time from five trials for the Grade 1, $534,156 Rainbow Oaks on Sunday at The Downs at Albuquerque, leading a field of 10 qualifiers into the July 11 final for 3-year-old fillies.

A daughter of leading sire Favorite Cartel out of London Laura, by Walk Thru Fire, Toby Sis stopped the timer in 21.080 for 440 yards while winning the third of five trials by three-quarters of a length over heavily favored Ruidoso Derby(G1) winner Gf Shes Sinful. Francisco Calderon guided the bay filly for trainer Raymond G. Valerio after the pair dueled early before Toby Sis bore out slightly and inched away through the lane.

Toby Sis entered the trials off her only off-the-board finish in her nine-race career, fifth in the Grade 2 Heritage Place Derby at Remington Park on May 30. Prior to that, she had won three straight, including the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course last December.

Bred in California by Edward C. Allred, Toby Sis races for Valeriano Racing Stables LLC. She was an RNA at $45,000 during the 2024 Los Alamitos Equine Mixed Sale. Also, second in the PCQHRA Breeders' Futurity, she has won nine of seven starts and banked $890,360

The second-fastest qualifier was Gf Shes Sinful, who earned her berth with a 21.178 clocking while finishing second to Toby Sis in the third trial. The daughter of Dulce Sin Tacha out of Bf Fooserageous, by Foose, broke sharply and dueled throughout before yielding late to Toby Sis.

Trained by Wesley T. Giles for All In Partners, the filly was ridden by Noe Garcia Jr. and was bred in Oklahoma by Kevin A. Birrell. She sold for $50,000 at the 2024 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

Winner of the Ruidoso Derby(G1) in her last start, June 28 and a finalist in the Grade 1 Texas Classic Futurity last season, she has earned $361,456.

Sparks Fly Hr secured the third-fastest qualifying mark after breaking her maiden in the fourth trial in 21.235. The bay daughter of leading sire Flying Cowboy 123 out of Rtm Moonshine, by Separatist, broke alertly, opened daylight late, and crossed the wire one length in front of Illegal Cowgirl 123.

Owned by La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC, bred in Idaho by Ryan & Michelle Hanson, trained by Daniel R. Ruiz Amaya, and ridden by Luis Martinez, Sparks Fly Hr brought $40,000 at the 2024 Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale.  She raced twice last year with off-the-board performances in the Ruidoso and Rainbow trials.

Rounding out the 10 fastest qualifiers for the Rainbow Oaks final were Beuteeful (:21.361), Illegal Cowgirl 123 (:21.394), Eyedeale (:21.396), Shes Judge Tee (:21.456), Rock Star Martini (:21.462), Kj Flashing Candy (:21.485), and Bandita (:21.509).

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The Grade 1 Rainbow Oaks final will be contested July 11 at The Downs at Albuquerque over 440 yards.

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