GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 27, 2021—It was all Kj Desparado Saturday night when the All American Futurity(G1) winner raced to a 1-¼ length win in the $1,114,815 Texas Classic Futurity(G1) at Lone Star Park. The last time an All American Futurity winner won the Texas Classic Futurity(G1) was 21 years ago when Eyesa Special scored in the ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 27, 2021—Empressum secured year end championship honors Saturday night when he raced to a new track record at Lone Star Park in the $393,415 Texas Classic Derby(G1). It was the ninth win in 10 starts this season for the son of America's leading sire Apollitical Jess. ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 27, 2021—Danjer earned his fourth Grade 1 stakes win of 2021 in the $200,000 Refrigerator Invitational Championship (G1) at Lone Star on Saturday night.

Danjer ($3.00) and his regular rider, Cody Smith, stopped the clock in :21.184 in the 440-yard race and earned a 105 speed index. The sloppy track proved to be ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 27, 2021—Whirlaway Wagon broke on top and never looked back in the $58,675 Texas Classic Juvenile Stakes, a consolation race for the Texas Classic Futurity on Saturday night at Lone Star.

Whirlaway Wagon ($9.60) and Mario Delgado finished in 19.822 for the 400-yard event and earned a 92 speed index.

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GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 27, 2021—In the second of six stakes at Lone Star on Saturday night, You Buy I Fly V earned his first career stakes win in the $50,000 Devil His Due Stakes.

Jockey Miguel Perez guided You Buy I Fly V ($9.40) to a victory by over two lengths in the 870-yard race. The final time was :45.721 with a 97 speed index. ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 27, 2021—A night of stakes races at Lone Star kicked off with an upset in the $30,500 Paragon Oaks, as Miss Famous Eagle edged out favorite Ss Classyjess by a head at 17-1.

Miss Famous Eagle ($36.40) covered the 400 yards in :19.637 and earned a 97 speed index on a sloppy track. Jose Alvarez was aboard for ...

OPELOUSAS, LA—NOVEMBER 26, 2021—Graded stakes winner El Camino Cl got his first win this season when he defeated Supa Five Bar by three-quarters to set the fastest time for the LQHBA Breeders' Derby(RG3) Saturday night at Evangeline Downs. The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Louisiana racetrack on Saturday, December 18th to vie for the $96,384 winner's share of the $216,594 purse going 400 yards. Under jockey Noe Castaneda, El Camino Cl was in control throughout from the outside post to set the top qualifying time of :19.741 seconds, a 91 speed index on a showery racing surface. Trainer Jose Sanchez, III saddled the ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 27, 2021—Cheyennenews picked up his third win this season under jockey Francisco Calderon while setting the fastest time for the Grade 1 Texas Hero Paint & Appaloosa Futurity Saturday night at Lone Star Park. The 10 fastest qualifiers will return Saturday, December 18th to vie for the winner's share of a $79,070 ...

OPELOUSAS, LA—NOVEMBER 26, 2021—Evangeline Downs held a 13-race card of qualifiers for the 2021 Louisiana Million Friday night. The finals, with the largest purse regardless of breed in Louisiana, will be contested on Saturday, December 18. The fastest qualifier for the $1,000,000 Louisiana Million was the Rosendo Valdez, Jr. trained ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 22, 2021—The magical cross of sire Favorite Cartel and the mare Remember Me Rose continues to be a headline making machine in the Quarter Horse racing industry. From the Grade 1 stakes winning exploits of Powerful Favorite, Runforyourlife and Cyber Monday to the big yearling purchases of Cyber Attack and So So Beautiful, this family has been purely spectacular. It was another weekend of successes for the full siblings from this family at Los Alamitos Race Course. On Saturday, Burns Ranch’s Go To Girl became a stakes winner ...

HOBBS, NM—NOVEMBER 21, 2021—Frankie B, under jockey Noe Garcia, Jr., raced to neck win over Tlc Signature to get his first career stakes win in Sunday's Grade 2 $50,000 Lovington Stakes at Zia Park. Flying Afar was another neck back in the blanket-finish to get third. The 4-year-old gelding completed the 400 yards in :19.235 seconds, ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 20, 2021—M.C. Stucks’ Astranomical was moved up from second to first in the Grade 2, $50,000 Las Damas Handicap following the disqualification of multiple stakes winner Kiss Thru Fire from first place after drifting in late to bother her outside rivals on Saturday at Los Alamitos. Kiss Thru Fire was placed seventh ...

OPELOUSAS, LA—NOVEMBER 20, 2021—Alejandro Sanchez, Jr.’s Steam Rollyr was an impressive winner of The Gentilly Dash at Evangeline Downs Saturday night. The $25,000 stakes for 3-year-olds and up was contested over a fast track at the distance of 300 yards. Jockey Everardo Rodriguez had Steam Roller out sharply and they were in control from ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 20, 2021—Jockey Ramon Sanchez became Los Alamitos’ all-time leading stakes winning Quarter Horse jockey after piloting Jess Lyndes Reason to a dead-heat for the win with Go To Girl in the $17,000 Las Chiquitas Handicap for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday night. Sanchez earned his 154th stakes win at Los Alamitos ...

PHOENIX, AZ—NOVEMBER 18, 2021—Racing to her third consecutive win, Chrissy Ledoux posted the fastest qualifying time, from four two-year-old trials contested Thursday, for the AQRA-Turf Paradise Open Quarter Horse Futurity. The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to Turf Paradise Racecourse on Thursday, December 9th to vie for the winner's share of the $80,000-est. purse going 350 yards. Under jockey Luis Valenzuela, Chrissy Ledoux was a wire-to-wire 1-1/4 length winner in :17.502 seconds, equaling a 105 speed index with an 8 mph tailwind, to establish to top qualifying mark. The Arizona homebred daughter of world champion sire ...

PHOENIX, AZ—NOVEMBER 17, 2021—After having a four-race win streak snapped in his last start, Valentin Jqm was best late to defeat Be Quiet by a neck in the $30,000 Wayne Brasher Memorial Stakes, a 300 yard event for 3-year-old & up Quarter Horses, Wednesday afternoon at Turf Paradise. Under jockey Mark Jasso, Valentin Jqm completed the 300 ...

PHOENIX, AZ—NOVEMBER 16, 2021—Grade 3 winning thoroughbred Classy Class's connections shortened the 9-year-old to 870 yards today at Turf Paradise, defeating Quarter Horse J Boy A by 1-½ lengths in the $30,000 Classy Sheikh Stakes. Another Quarter Horse Highwire Dance was half-a-length back to finish third. Under jockey Isaias Enriquez, ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 14, 2021—Dunn Ranch’s Apollitical Pence will have a chance to defend his Champion of Champions title after posting the second fastest time in the Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trials to collect one of the two presumptive berths up for grabs on Sunday at Los Alamitos. The ...

CLAREMORE, OK—NOVEMBER 13, 2021—Paint Your Lips P surprised at 17-1 odds Saturday when she won the $274,970 Black Gold Oaks Championship Futurity by one-length over another longshot Bv Poetry In Motion (17-1). Jockey Justin Klaiber rode her third winner on Saturday's card for trainer Eddie D. Willis when guided Paint Your Lips P to a ...

CLAREMORE, OK—NOVEMBER 13, 2021—Apollitical Payoff got his third consecutive win on Saturday when he defeated Assaulte by half-a-length in the $232,120 Black Gold Championship Futurity at Will Rogers Downs. Under jockey Jesus Salazar Apollitical Payoff completed the 400 yards in a quick :19.642 clocking to earn a 102 speed index into a 7 ...

CLAREMORE, OK—NOVEMBER 13, 2021—Second fastest qualifier My Midnight Candy returned Saturday to defeat Senator Volcum by a neck in a blanket finish to the $85,016 Oklahoma Horsemen's Association Mystery Derby at Will Rogers Downs. Fastest qualifier Mh Apollitical Spy was a nose back in third. Jockey Daniel Torres guided My Midnight Candy ...

OPELOUSAS, LA—NOVEMBER 13, 2021—Making her second start for new owner Paragon Farms LLC, multiple graded stakes winner Lifeinthefastlanes drove down the outside to defeat Lightemupwithcharm by a neck in the $40,000 Opelousas Stakes Saturday night at Evangeline Downs. Swamp Eagle was a nose back in a blanket-finish to get thrid. The race ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 13, 2021—Ed Allred’s Up The Ladder left the gate better than he has ever done in a stakes race and the result was a clear half-length victory in the $17,000 Dream A Secret Overnight Stakes on Saturday at Los Alamitos. In his previous two stakes appearances, Up The Ladder was fifth and seventh out of the gate. He ...

CLAREMORE, OK—NOVEMBER 13, 2021—Trap Play, a 2-year-old daughter of #4 leading second-crop Quarter Horse sire Docs Best Card, got her first career win on Saturday when she defeated My Name Is at 14-1 odds in the $44,055 Speedhorse Paint and Appaloosa Futurity (G1) at Will Rogers Downs. Post time ...

CLAREMORE, OK—NOVEMBER 13, 2021—Wl Hector Live, a 3-year-old son of multiple stakes sire Kool Wagon (QH) was a slight surprise at 11-1 when he defeated ...

PHOENIX, AZ—NOVEMBER 9, 2021—Lethal Storm got his first career win today when he defeated Rwd Penelopes Cartel by 1-¼ lengths in the second of two trials contested for the Turf Paradise Maiden Stake at Turf Paradise Racetrack. The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Phoenix racetrack on Wednesday, December 1st to vie for the winner's share of a $30,000 purse going 350 yards. Each of the trial races today were valued at $10,000, a considerable increase due to a recent AZHR Federal Grant. Under jockey Luis Valenzuela, Lethal Storm broke well and kept clear throughout to post the top qualifying time of :17.818 seconds, a 95 ...

GRANTS PASS, OR—NOVEMBER 8, 2021—Be The One dueled Leaving Angelz by half-length to win the $83,000 Far West Futurity Monday evening at Grants Pass Downs. Under jockey Cesar Moreno, B The One covered the 400 yards, over a "good" racing surface, in :20.420 seconds, to pick up the winner's purse valued at $32,200. Jose Gomez saddled the son of multiple stakes winner Five Bar Cartel to his fourth win in eight starts this season for owner CB Stables. Bred in Oklahoma by Randy and Stacy Hill, from the Mr Jess Perry mare Kt Perry, B The One was ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 7, 2021—Running in seventh place at the beginning of the Grade 1, $925,650 Los Alamitos Super Derby, Dutch Masters III's Flash Bak appeared to have little chance to catch the turbo express named Apollitical Patty, as the millionaire filly's sizzling start gave her a 1-½ length advantage over the ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 7, 2021—Heritage Place Futurity(G1) winner Jet Black Grace remained a perfect 5-for-5 after posting an impressive 2-¾ length winning effort in the fourth of the last nine trials contested for the Grade 1 $1,114,815 Texas Classic Futurity Sunday night at Lone Star Park. The five fastest qualifiers from Night 1 ...

HOBBS, NM—NOVEMBER 7, 2021—Apollitical Papa, under jockey Noe Garcia, Jr., cruised a 1-¼ length win over post time favorite Midday News in the $50,000 Grade 2 James Isaac Hobbs Stakes Sunday afternoon at Zia Park. The 4-year-old son of leading sire Apollitical Jess completed the 350 yard task in ...

GRANTS PASS, OR—NOVEMBER 7, 2021—Dahock got his first career stakes today (Nov. 7) when he defeated Miss Fancy Alleia by a head in the $20,400 Memorial Stakes at Grants Pass Downs. Under jockey Louis Gonzalez, Dahock held off a steady bid from Miss Fancy Alleia while completing the 350 yards in :18.164 seconds over a "wet fast" racing ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 6, 2021—Mr Apollo Jess posted the biggest win of his career after romping to a 2-¼ length win Saturday night in the opening trial of two nights of trials for the $1,114,815 Texas Classic Futurity(G1) at Lone Star Park. The five fastest qualifiers from Night 1 will join the five fastest qualifiers from Night 2 ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—NOVEMBER 6, 2021—Owned by the partnership of Bland Family Investments, Robyn Gordon and S-Quarter K LLC, Just A Dasha Hero surprised a strong group of 3-year-olds to win the $25,000 Town Policy Handicap as the longshot shot on the board at 25-1 odds on Saturday at Los Alamitos. Ridden by Erasmo Gasca for trainer Jose ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 6, 2021—Two-time Grade 1 winner Empressum returned to the win column Friday night with a nothing but "impressive performance" in the last of six trials for the Grade 1 Texas Classic Futurity. Under jockey Rodrigo Vallejo the son of leading sire Apollitical Jess cruised ...

AJAX, ONT—NOVEMBER 3, 2021—To the hoots and hollers of Ajax Downs spectators and horsepeople alike, the 5-year-old mare JESS A DEAL and her jockey Cassandra Jeschke raced into the record books by winning the track's first ever 'hook' race, a longer Quarter Horse race around a turn. Jess a Deal and Jeschke broke sharply from post position ...

HOBBS, NM—NOVEMBER 1, 2021—Graded stakes winner Icy Morning Breeze returned to the winner's circle today when she defeated Winner Takes All in the $30,000 New Mexico Classic Quarter Horse Sophomore on the second day of of the two-days of New Mexico Cup races. Fifteen state-bred stakes — eight for Thoroughbreds and seven for Quarter Horses ...

HOBBS, NM—NOVEMBER 1, 2021—Dashin Approach wore down the leader to get his second career stakes win on Monday in the $30,000 New Mexico Classic QH Juvenile at Zia Park. Under jockey Jaime Leos, Dashin Approach got up by a nose over Chicksbabycartel while completing the 350 yards in :17.663 seconds, a 94 speed index. It was the fourth win ...

HOBBS, NM—NOVEMBER 1, 2021—Fireball Flash, a 5-year-old daughter of champion sire First Moonflash, got up at the wire over Mit Moonflash to get her first career stakes win in the $30,000 New Mexico Classic Distaff for state-bred fillies and mares Monday afternoon at Zia Park. Jess To Real finished ...

GRANTS PASS, OR—NOVEMBER 1, 2021—Multiple stakes winner Cm Once Ina Bluemoon pushed his win streak to three Monday when defeated Wildfires Phantom 2 by 1-½ lengths in the $18,200 Crater Lake Handicap at Grants Pass Downs. Under jockey James Wooten, Jr., Cm Once Ina Bluemoon raced over the a "wet fast" surface in :30.528 seconds, equaling ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—OCTOBER 31, 2021—Soon after Whizkey Glasses had crossed the finish line first in the Grade 1, $1,112,300 Golden State Million Futurity and posed for the winning snapshots following his victorious return in the 400-yard race, winning jockey Jesus Rios Ayala explained just how flawless of an effort it was for the gelding by ...

HOBBS, NM—OCTOBER 31, 2021—It was speed all the way for Flashin Fire as he raced to his second stakes win this year when he defeated Jess Ring The Bell by a neck in the $300,940 New Mexico Classic Futurity(RG2) Sunday afternoon at Zia Park. Under jockey Juan Pulido, Flashin Fire covered the 350 yards in :17.480 seconds, equaling a 99 speed index with a 16 mph tailwind. The fastest qualifier from the October 10th trials went off as the post-time favorite, returning $4.20 to win. Santos Carrizales, Jr. conditions the multiple stakes winning son of First Moonflash for owner Josefina Guzman. ...

HOBBS, NM—OCTOBER 31, 2021—In a sharp effort under jockey Jorge Torres, Woodys Gold defeated Chicky Chicky Kai by a neck in the $205,940 New Mexico Classic Derby(RG2) Sunday afternoon at Zia Park. Post-time favorite Bigg Dee was a nose back in the blanket finish to take third. Racing for owner Cavenaugh Quarter Horses, LLC, Woodys Gold ...

HOBBS, NM—OCTOBER 31, 2021—With a strong rally under jockey Manuel Gutierrez, Don Chuy C got up at the wire to defeat Colby James by a neck in the $100,000 Namehimastreaker New Mexico Classic Quarter Horse Championship(RG1) Sunday afternoon at Zia Park. Don Chuy C completed the 440 yards in :21.328 seconds, with a 17 mph tailwind, to earn ...

HOBBS, NM—OCTOBER 31, 2021—Moonflash Cat, under jockey Luis Negron, stalked early and angled in best as he defeated Why Buy The Cow by 1-¾ lengths in the $100,000 New Mexico Classic Cup 870 Championship(RG3) Sunday afternoon during the day 1 of the two-days of New Mexico Cup races. Fifteen state-bred stakes — eight for Thoroughbreds and ...

OPELOUSAS, LA—OCTOBER 30, 2021—San Lorenzeaux handed RG1 stakes winner Blood Money his first lost in six starts this year while setting a new track record in the $382,415 LQHBA Sale Futurity(RG1) at Evangeline Downs Saturday night. Under jockey Raul Ramirez, Jr., San Lorenzeaux was in total control from gate-to-wire while covering the 350 ...

SHELBYVILLE, IN—OCTOBER 30, 2021—Multiple stakes winner Mr Michael got a short lead early and held on to defeat High Rolling Seize by a head in the $198,200 Miss Roxie Little Futurity Saturday afternoon at Indiana Grand Racing and Casino. Under jockey Erik Esqueda, Mr Michael covered the 350 yards in :17.615 seconds, equaling a 99 speed ...

SHELBYVILLE, IN—OCTOBER 30, 2021—Head Patron, under champion jockey James Flores, dominated the $146,360 Governors Stakes Saturday at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino by posting a 2-½ length win. The 2-year-old son of champion sire Zoomin For Bux got an alert start and widened his lead with every ...

SHELBYVILLE, IN—OCTOBER 30, 2021—With an alert start under jockey Juan Marquez, Wrs Moonin Thewagon held off Rock The Candy Wagon by a neck Saturday in the $122,240 QHRAI Derby. On A New Note was a nose back in a blanket-finish to run third. Wrs Moonin Thewagon completed the 400 yards in :19.815 seconds, a 97 speed index on a sloppy ...

SHELBYVILLE, IN—OCTOBER 30, 2021—The 13th running of the Sterlie Bertram Memorial also brought out a track favorite as Stone Lake was a gate to wire winner for jockey L.D. Martinez. The Escondido Beach sophomore was dominant in his effort, winning by one and one-half lengths in a stakes record time of :19.602. Rock Candy Almighty and Jose ...

SHELBYVILLE, IN—OCTOBER 30, 2021—Stablemates Wrs Apolliticalivory and Wrs Valentino finished 1-2 in a blanket-finish to the $108,530 Indiana Championship Saturday at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. Hooked On Jordan was a neck back to take third. Bumped at the start and forced in under jockey German Rodriguez, Wrs Apolliticalivory took a ...