This Cowboys An Eagle held off favored Dw Showin D Off by a head Thursday afternoon at Lone Star Park to capture the $17,400 TPHBA I'm Single Juvenile for 2-year-old Paints and Appaloosas.

The Texas-bred gelding broke sharply from the outside post and led throughout the 330-yard event, stopping the clock in :16.913 seconds over a fast track while earning an 89 speed index. Dw Showin D Off challenged the winner but came up a head short, while Catalina Scratch rallied late to finish third, another 1 1/4 lengths back.

Ridden by Raul Hernandez Jr. for trainer Joseph Manucy, This Cowboys An Eagle earned $10,266 for owner Jesus Molina. The 2-year-old gelding was bred in Texas by Sandra Garnett and is by This Is An Eagle, out of the Awesome Chrome mare Camo Cowgirl.

The victory improved his record to two wins and two seconds from eight career starts, boosting his earnings to $35,591. Earlier this season, he captured the Colors of Houston Juvenile (G2).

Dw Showin D Off finished second under Roman Cruz for owner Danny Watkins and trainer Dee Keener. Also bred by Watkins, the 2-year-old colt is by Uncle D, out of the Sf Royal Quick Flash mare Shez Showin Off.

The runner-up effort improved his record to three wins, two seconds and one third from eight starts, with earnings of $61,988. Earlier this season, he won the Victoria Ennis Memorial Stakes (G2) and finished third in the Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity (G1).

Catalina Scratch finished third under Olvin Martinez for owner Melissa Dehoyos and trainer Oscar Nunez. Bred by Orlando Gonzalez, the 2-year-old filly is by Cat Scratch Dash, out of the Class King mare Eyes Truley.

The third-place finish improved her record to one win and one third from three career starts, with earnings of $6,444. She entered Thursday's race off a victory in the TPHBA Maiden Juvenile at Lone Star Park on September 11.

Trillion, Star 94, Riohot, Peace Out Homies and Cowboys Success completed the order of finish.

Books are now open for Just A Kool Boy SI 110, the Grade 2-winning son of Favorite Cartel standing the 2027 breeding season at Red River Equine LLC. His 2026 weanlings and foals born in 2027 will now be eligible for the Ember Flight of the Fuego Stallion Incentive Program.

Just A Kool Boy’s 2027 breeding fee is $2,500. A discounted fee of $2,250 is available for bookings made by December 31, 2026 and his first foals are expected to hit the tracks in 2027.

Owned by Adina Baker, Just A Kool Boy won or placed in 10 of 17 career starts and earned $211,861. The AQHA Racing Champion Aged Stallion won the Bob Moore Stakes (G2) and finished second in the Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Derby (RG2). He placed third in the Boyd Morris Memorial Stakes (RG2), Jack Brooks Stakes (RG3) and Ruidoso Overnight Stakes, and fourth in the Golden State Million Futurity (G1).

He was also a finalist in the Leo Stakes (G1), Mr Jet Moore Handicap (G2), Rainbow Invitational and Oklahoma Horsemen’s Association Mystery Derby.

Just A Kool Boy is eligible for more than 20 additional programs, including the Minnesota Futurity, Cowboy State Stallion Incentive, QHRAI, TQHA, Oklahoma Bred, Kentucky Accredited, MQHRA, Ruby Buckle, Future Fortunes, Tomorrow’s Legends, Young Guns, Triple Crown 100, VBGRA, Glacier Chaser Classic, Black Gold, Blue Collar Breeders, Colorado Classic, Select Stallion Stakes, C-N Futurity, Pro Elite Sire Incentive, Legends of the South, Ropers Classic and WPRA.

His sire, Favorite Cartel, is one of the industry’s top leading sires. From 12 crops to race, he has sired 158 stakes winners, eight champions and 1,006 winners with combined earnings of $67.5 million. His leading runners include All American Futurity (G1) winner Hezgotthelook Z SI 99 ($2,358,400), champion Trane Station V SI 97 ($1,754,152), three-time champion Cyber Attack SI 101 ($1,721,346), Bomb Cyclone SI 104 ($1,446,063), AQHA Supreme Race Horse Powerful Favorite SI 106 ($1,226,875), 2025 Rainbow Oaks winner Toby Sis SI 102 ($1,114,819), 2026 All American Derby winner Effortless Favorite SI 103 ($1,094,823) and Sicario V SI 97 ($1,051,398).

Just A Kool Boy is a half-brother to stakes-placed Just Eagles Girl SI 98 ($39,933) and Red White Eagle SI 89 ($21,036). His dam, the One Famous Eagle mare Just Eagle SI 93 ($55,184), is a stakes winner and multiple black-type producer. She is a half-sister to Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity (G1) winner Endless Ocean SI 102 ($270,322) and Hialeah Laddie Futurity winner and track record holder Debs RQD SI 114 ($153,978).

His second dam, Debs Cartel SI 93 ($42,003), is a stakes-placed Grade 1 finalist by Corona Cartel. She produced 12 ROM, 10 winners and three black-type runners. Debs Cartel is a half sister to Texas Classic Futurity (G1) winner Fast Debonair SI 103 ($455,658), Oklahoma Futurity (G1) winner Lady Mara SI 101 ($83,212), Longhorn Futurity (G3) winner Fontana Beaujolais SI 94 ($31,063), Portland Meadows Derby winner Native Debonair SI 99 ($29,602) and Manor Downs Lassie Futurity winner Savona SI 88 ($25,979).

His female family also includes world champion Empressum ($2,701,248), champion Hes Judgeandjury ($2,016,522) and Grade 1 winner Okey Dokey Fantasy SI 104 ($576,251).

For breeding contracts or more information, call Lance Powers at (405) 847-9907 or email office@redriverequine.com.

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Im A Pretty Mess, a stakes-placed daughter of multiple stakes sire Tarzanito, has been installed as the 8-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday night's $20,000 Cox Ranch Distaff Challenge Stakes (G3) at Lone Star Park.

The 400-yard event for Challenge enrolled fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and older, is carded as Race 11 with an approximate post time of 10:25 p.m. CT. Eight fillies and mares are entered.

Also at stake is a berth to the $125,000-est. Grade 1 Cox Ranch Challenge Championship to be run during the AQHA Challenge Championship Night at Downs at Albuquerque on October 17.

Im A Pretty Mess, breaking from post 3 under JR Ramirez Jr., brings one of the strongest recent efforts into the race. The 3-year-old Louisiana-bred filly finished second to Shakers No Secret in the $59,000 Retama Championship Challenge (G3) at 440 yards on August 21 after leading into the final stages.

She was beaten only a half-length and earned a 102 Speed Index. One start earlier, she finished third against older horses in a 400-yard allowance at Retama Park.

Im A Pretty Mess has won two of six career starts with a second and a third and earnings of $35,504. Both victories came during her 2-year-old campaign, including a 400-yard futurity at Evangeline Downs. She is one-for-two at Saturday's 400-yard distance.

SLC Racing LLC owns the 8-5 favorite, who is trained by Shae Cox and will be ridden by Ramirez. Bred by Joshua R. Henderson, Im A Pretty Mess is from Eagle Diva, by One Famous Eagle. She was a $24,000 LQHBA Yearling Sale graduate.

Paint This Rose, the 2-1 second choice from post 8, brings considerably more experience into the Distaff. The 5-year-old mare has compiled a 2-8-1 record from 21 starts and earned $72,098. She has finished first or second in 10 of those starts.

Paint This Rose was second in consecutive Remington Park allowances earlier this year, including a nose loss to Mystery V on April 9. She crossed the wire first in another Remington allowance May 16 but was declared a non-starter and disqualified. In her two subsequent stakes appearances at Fair Meadows, she finished fourth in the Golden Driller Stakes and sixth in the Belles Stakes.

The mare also has previous experience in this race, finishing fourth, beaten one length, in last year's Lone Star Distaff Challenge after encountering trouble at the start.

Aaron Newsom owns Paint This Rose, who is trained by Kevin Willis and will be ridden by Mario Delgado. Bob and/or Jerry Gaston bred the Texas-bred daughter of Pyc Paint Your Wagon from First Tea Rose, by First Down Dash. She sold for $37,000 at the Heritage Place sale.

Lettibefirst, at 5-1, completes the top three choices on the morning line. The 4-year-old mare has won twice from 17 career starts with two seconds and two thirds while earning $43,668. She has made five starts this season, winning once and finishing second once for earnings of $19,761.

Her biggest performance this season came June 13 at Arapahoe Park, where she rallied to win the $19,000 Pen Pal Stakes at 350 yards by a half-length while earning an 102 Speed Index. In her most recent start, she encountered trouble leaving the gate and finished sixth in the $31,000 Arapahoe Park Distaff Challenge at Saturday's 400-yard distance.

Owned and trained by Zachary Quezada, Lettibefirst will be ridden by Raul Ramirez Jr. Armando Jaquez bred the New Mexico-bred daughter of Walcott from Dashing Lili, by First Down Dash. No sale information is listed in the program.

The remainder of the field includes Mitoles Princess at 10-1, One Magic Eagle at 12-1, Dynastys Girl at 20-1, Pairadice City at 8-1 and Bm Candi Royale at 12-1. The program's mutuel ratings also list Im A Pretty Mess, Paint This Rose, Lettibefirst and Pairadice City in that order.

The Cox Ranch Distaff Challenge is part of Saturday night's Quarter Horse stakes program at Lone Star Park.

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Prairie Meadows is set for a stakes-packed Friday evening, with a 14-race program bringing together some of the region’s top Quarter Horses and first post scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

Four stakes events headline the card, led by the Grade 3 $326,110 Valley Junction Futurity, the $138,350 Altoona Derby, and the Grade 3 $50,000 Two Rivers Stakes. The $30,000 Valley Junction Juvenile Stakes adds further depth to an evening loaded with talent and championship-caliber racing.

The spotlight will shine on the 36th running of the Grade 3 $326,110 Valley Junction Futurity in race four. Ten talented juveniles return from the September 6 trial heats to compete over 350 yards, with post time set for approximately 6:15 p.m.

Jessa Southern Girl enters the final as the commanding 4-5 morning-line favorite after an impressive performance in the trials. The 2-year-old filly broke sharply, controlled the race from the start, and powered away to a 4 1/4-length victory, posting the fastest qualifying time of the day.

She enters the final race with a four-race winning streak, including a victory in the $56,000 Prairie Meadows Juvenile Challenge. Through six career starts, she has earned four victories and $44,318 for owner Robert S. Brown, who purchased her for $103,000 at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

Bred in Oklahoma by Leann J. Burns, Jessa Southern Girl is by Apollitical Jess and out of the Pyc Paint Your Wagon mare Mary Paintyourwagon. Trainer Jason L. Olmstead will send her from post nine, with Armando Alvidrez aboard.

Eyesa Chick Magnet looms as one of the leading challengers from the outside post at 6-1. The gelding turned in an impressive trial, taking command and holding clear through the wire to post the second-fastest qualifying time.

Earlier this season, Eyesa Chick Magnet finished fourth in the $264,000 Prairie Meadows Gold Futurity. He has won four of his six career starts and earned $49,848.

The Oklahoma homebred races for breeder and owner Stacy Charette-Hill. By Pyc Paint Your Wagon and out of the Country Chicks Man mare Eyesa Candy Chick, he is also trained by Charette-Hill and will break from post ten with Cristian R. Esqueda aboard.

The stakes action continues in race three with the 37th running of the $138,350 Altoona Derby. The ten fastest qualifiers from the September 7 trials return to run 400 yards, with the sophomore showdown scheduled for approximately 5:50 p.m.

Atsi Monday leads the field as the 2-1 morning-line favorite after winning her trial by 1 1/2 lengths and recording the third-fastest qualifying time.

The 3-year-old filly has put together a strong campaign, winning three of six starts this season. She has five career victories and has earned $111,024.

An Oklahoma homebred for Brenda Reiswig, Atsi Monday is by Cyber Monday and out of the Valiant Hero mare Atsi Hero. Jason L. Olmstead trains the filly, who will break from post five with jockey Ramiro H. Garcia.

Friday’s program wastes no time getting into stakes company, as the Grade 3 $50,000 Two Rivers Stakes kicks off the card in race one. Seven older Quarter Horses will square off over 400 yards in a competitive opener.

Curls Magic Wagon has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite after his victory in the Grade 3 $50,000 Keokuk Stakes. The 4-year-old went straight to the front and never gave up the lead, clearing his rivals and holding on for a three-quarter-length victory.

He has been a consistent presence in stakes company throughout the season, finishing fourth in the Restricted Grade 2 Mr Jet Moore Stakes, second in the Grade 2 Bob Moore Stakes, and third in the Restricted Grade 2 Boyd Morris Stakes.

Through 19 career starts, Curls Magic Wagon has recorded six victories, four seconds and three thirds, earning $424,368.

The Oklahoma-bred runner is owned by Martin Stacy and is by Pyc Paint Your Wagon, out of the Spit Curl Jess mare Eye a Spit Curl Girl. Trainer John A. Stinebaugh will send him from post seven with Ali Rivera aboard.

With established stakes performers, rising sophomores, and some of the region’s most promising juveniles sharing the spotlight, Friday night at Prairie Meadows promises to deliver from the opening race through the final dash. The Valley Junction Futurity may carry the richest purse of the evening, but with stakes action spread throughout the card, racing fans and bettors will have plenty to watch as another major night of Quarter Horse racing unfolds in Iowa.

The races at Prairie Meadows can be watched on Q-Racing Video.

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