Dark Nme and jockey Francisco Calderon return after winning the $1,000,000 Rainbow QH Futurity(G1) at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino.

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By Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch.com

RUIDOSO, NM–JULY 16, 2023– StallioneSearch.com concludes its webcast coverage of the 2023 Rainbow Futurity(G1), Rainbow Derby(G1) and Rainbow Oaks(G1) weekend on StallioneSearch.com with the recap of the $1-Million Rainbow Futurity(G1).

On this episode,  StallioneSearch was on hand to capture the track record and stakes record performance of fastest-qualifier from the trials of the Rainbow Futurity(G1), Dark NME. 

The Santos Carrizales, Jr.-trainee dominated the field to set a NTR in the time of :19.028 for the 400-yd distance.

The filly by leading sire Hes Relentless moves her record to a perfect 5-for-5 with this Grade 1 victory at Ruidoso Downs.  This is the second futurity victory for the TYHKE Racing, LLC owned filly, as earlier in the year she was victorious in the Remington Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG1) at Remington Park.

Click Below to view the Rainbow Futurity(G1) recap.
 

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The Rainbow Futurity(G1) weekend of coverage from Ruidoso, New Mexico on StallioneSearch.com is sponsored entirely by the sire Eagles Fly Higher.  The five-time graded stakes winner, and two-time AQHA Champion Stallion stands at Royal Vista Ranch, LLC in Wayne, Oklahoma.  Eagles Fly Higher's first-crop are weanlings of 2023, with his first yearlings to hit the sales in 2024.