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Undefeated La Cuchara Posts Fastest Time to Four Corners Futurity at SunRay Park
La Cuchara, under jockey Adrian Ramos, setting the fastest time for the $40,000-added Four Corners Futurity Friday afternoon at SunRay Park.

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Undefeated La Cuchara Posts Fastest Time to Four Corners Futurity at SunRay Park

FARMINGTON, NM—MAY 7, 2021—The second set of trials at SunRay Park on Friday determined the field for the $40,000-added Four Corners Futurity to be held on May 23.

La Cuchara set the fastest time in two 350-yard trials with 17.625. The filly was an impressive winner by nearly two lengths and earned a 95 speed index under jockey Adrian Ramos.

La Cuchara ($3.00) is undefeated in three career starts. She won the AQRA Turf Paradise Open Spring Futurity on April 28 as well as her trial three weeks earlier. With three career wins, La Cuchara has $48,378 in earnings to date.

The Jess Good Candy filly is trained by Eric Valenzuela for owners Julie Schoenhofer and Maricela Vasquez. She was bred in Oklahoma by Paris Wixon, out of the First Down Dash mare Ms Dashin Bigtime. The filly is. half-sister to champion sire Bigtime Favorite.

The second and third fastest qualifiers emerged from the first trial despite being the two longest shots on the board. Second fastest qualifier One Fabulous Seis finished a nose in front of third fastest qualifier Tempting Dreamgirl in a debut race for both fillies.

One Fabulous Seis ($24.20) led early and held off a late charge from Tempting Dreamgirl to finish in 17.896, earning an 87 speed index. Alejandro Medina had the call for trainer Bradley Bolen.

One Fabulous Seis is owned by Debra Gotovac and was bred in Texas by Darling Farms and Jaime Gomez. She is a daughter of One Fabulous Eagle and is out of the Tres Seis mare Sissy Seis.

Fast-closing Tempting Dreamgirl gained ground as the third fastest qualifier in 17.901, also with an 87 speed index.

Tempting Dreamgirl was ridden by Juan Rivas for trainer Juan Gonzalez and owner Javier Alvarez, Jr. The Utah-bred filly was bred by the Marla K. Robinson Family Trust, by Tempting Dash and out of Allamericandreamgirl, by Strawfly Special.

For the complete list of Four Corners Futurity qualifiers with their individual times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.