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The Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana (QHRAI) Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Futurity has come a long way in 49 years. The race began with a purse under $40,000 and was contested at several different locations around the Midwest before coming back to Indiana in 1998 during the second year of pari-mutuel racing for Quarter Horses. Today, the race is now a Restricted Grade 3 and offered its largest purse in the 49-year history of the race at $247,875. Red Sleeve took home the title, becoming the latest local Graded Stakes winner.

It was a six-pack of starters for the Tim Eggleston barn in the 44th running of the $124,145 Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana (QHRAI) Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Derby Saturday, August 29 at Horseshoe Indianapolis. As they neared the wire, it was Heza Hawkeye who put it all together for the finish and came up with the win, scoring the 400-yard dash in a time of :19.865 seconds.

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.

TW Trumps Secrets earned his first career stakes victory Saturday, August 29 to close out the all-Quarter Horse racing day at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Guided by Diego Villamil Bocanegra, the four-year-old scored the third win on the day for trainer Natasha Perez.

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.

Pretty Innocent and Alberto Ceron barely made the cut for the Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana (QHRAI) Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Juvenile Stakes. With the top 10 advancing to the QHRAI SSA Futurity Final, a Restricted Grade 3 race, the next 10 on the list of 80 from the Futurity Trials moved into the $30,000 QHRAI SSA Futurity Juvenile Stakes with Pretty Innocent qualifying in 18th place overall to find a spot among those runners. However, the freshman filly was up for the task as she powered home for the win in the QHRAI SSA Futurity Juvenile Stakes for the 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).