Racing News

Six of Indiana’s finest older horses lined up in the gate for the 18th running of the $81,700 Bob Woodard Memorial Classic Saturday, August 29, at Horseshoe Indianapolis. It was anyone’s race to win with Na-chor Secret and Martin Munoz scoring the win in a time of :20.179 seconds.

It was the first of seven stakes races on the card during Quarter Horse Stakes Day with heavily favored Suzys Kristine and Giovani Vazquez Gomez delivering. The duo earned their first win of 2026 in the third running of the $34,000 Julie Veltman Overnight Stakes Saturday, August 29 at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Although he just missed making the Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana (QHRAI) Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Derby Final from the trials, Caelus took that energy to the $30,000 QHRAI SSA Derby Invitational for the commanding win.

Be Myy Valentine finished strongly Friday night to capture the $159,740 Big Easy Futurity at Delta Downs, defeating Sleepy Chilitos by 1 1/4 lengths in the 350-yard final.

Red Rpg turned back a determined late bid from Pyc Socialite to score a head victory in the $25,000 Desaix Stakes for 2-year-old Quarter Horses Friday night at Delta Downs.

Cosino Rogue delivered a 14-1 upset Friday night at Delta Downs, defeating defending champion One Fast Cajun in the $25,000 Faubourg St John Stakes.

Heavenly Storm recorded the fastest qualifying time from two trials held Friday for the $15,000-added Elko Derby at the Elko County Fair.

Ashotatmeleavinyou posted the fastest qualifying time from four trials held Friday for the $20,000-added Elko Intermountain Futurity at the Elko County Fair.

J. Francisco Diaz’s Cv Fdddinasty Shan, winner of the Grade 1, $960,000 Ed Burke Memorial Futurity, improved his record to a perfect 4-for-4 while posting the fastest qualifying time of :17.680 for the Grade 2, $300,000 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity on Sunday night at Los Alamitos.

On Sunday, August 23, at Los Alamitos Race Course, a timer malfunction occurred during the fifth trial for the Grade 2, $300,000 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity at 350 yards. The trial was won by Juan Moya and Saul Acosta’s Test Pilot by a nose over James Markum and Steve Burns’ Indiana Fever. Track management and the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association immediately began a review process for the race, working closely with the track’s television department to analyze all available video data at its disposal.

Making his first start of the season, Paul Blanchard, Guadalupe Bujanda, Jose Antonio Flores, and Santos Montemayor’s Mask Mandate delivered a stunning performance at Los Alamitos, upsetting heavy favorite Lethal Cowboy 123 by a half-length in the Grade 1, $75,000 Go Man Go Handicap at 400 yards on Sunday night. Sent off at 18-1 odds, the 5-year-old gelding rewarded his backers with a $38.60 win payout.

Rancho M González’s sorrel filly Peligrosita Eagle was crowned the winner of Quarter Horse racing’s premier event, the 2026 Futurity Subasta Selecta-RG2, during the Copa Criadores QH on Sunday at Hipódromo de las Américas.

Miss Pollys Train battled through the final yards to earn her first black-type victory Sunday, defeating Bigg Judy by a neck in the $25,000 Seedskadee Overnight Stakes at Sweetwater Downs.

Multiple graded stakes winner Hard To Politic turned in the fastest qualifying time Sunday afternoon when two trials were contested for the $50,000-added Sweetwater Downs Maturity at Sweetwater Downs.

Ruse Man Crystal drew away from her rivals Saturday night at Retama Park to score an impressive 2 1/2-length victory in the $230,000 TQHA Sires' Cup Futurity (RG2).

Shes Ec To Tempt continued her outstanding sophomore campaign Saturday night, drawing away to defeat Karma Cha Ching by three-quarters of a length in the $100,000 TQHA Sires' Cup Derby (RG3) at Retama Park.

Cholulaa APHA earned her first stakes victory in record-setting fashion Saturday night, capturing the $42,737 Colors Of The Wind Paint & Appaloosa Maturity at Retama Park.

Jvm Hot Victoria APHA drew away from the field Saturday night to capture the $61,972 Colors Of The Alamo Paint & Appaloosa Futurity at Retama Park.

Overcoming a difficult start, Mike Casselman’s homebred Mayor Humdinger demonstrated his class as the heavy 1-5 favorite, surging late to win the $30,000 Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap on Saturday night at Los Alamitos.