Racing News

Tossin And Turnin powered home to win the $163,400 Sweetwater Downs Derby on Sept. 5 at Sweetwater Downs.

Miss Fancy Nancy added another stakes victory to her record with a convincing two-length win in the $22,016 Alberta Bred Maturity at Century Mile on Sept. 5.

Six trials were contested for the $75,000-added WABRA Wyoming Bred Derby on Sept. 5 at Sweetwater Downs, with Jess Checkem Out posting the fastest qualifying time.

Sheza a Sugar Momma won her third futurity of the Canterbury Park mixed-meet by capturing the $46,600 Minnesota Quarter Horse Futurity Thursday. Earlier in the meet she won the $49,000 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity and the $29,000 North Star State Futurity. The 2-year-old filly is owned by Tom Maher and Paul Luedemann. She is trained by the meet’s leading trainer Jason Olmstead. His 16-year-old son Ryder Olmstead rode the winner.

Spicy Cartel earned her first career stakes victory Thursday with a late-running score in the $47,800 Minnesota Quarter Horse Derby at Canterbury Park.

Foxy Cowgirl scored her second consecutive stakes victory on Thursday when she captured the $25,500 Cash Caravan Stakes at Canterbury Park.

A Perfert Legacy Df took command midway through the $203,050 Gillespie County Fair Futurity Sunday and cruised home three-quarters of a length in front to score his first stakes victory at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds.

LA Racing Stables LLC's fastest qualifier Notoryous delivered a determined late drive Sunday afternoon to capture the $126,250 Gillespie County Fair Derby at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds.

DK Goliat led a one-two finish for owner Cuadra San Martin and trainer Luis Enrique Cruz Solis Sunday night, defeating stablemate Mi Krash Favorito in the $57,330 XII Derby Desafío Crianza Mexicana at Hipódromo de las Américas.

Odds-on favorite Kas Prietito turned in a commanding performance Sunday afternoon at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds, scoring a 1-length victory in the $39,000 Hill Country Classic Stakes for 3-year-old and older Quarter Horses.

Peighntmeadiamond extended his winning streak to four straight Sunday with a victory in the $32,751 (US) Ontario Sires Stakes Maturity at Ajax Downs.

Celebratingtheeagle came out on top of a three-horse photo finish Sunday afternoon, defeating Political Looker by a nose in the $35,500 Gillespie County Fair Oaks at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds. Jes Relentless finished another nose back in third.

Jess Yaya held off his rivals Sunday to capture the $30,000 Governor's Handicap at Sweetwater Downs.

Already Favorite posted the fastest qualifying time Sunday at Hipódromo de las Américas, leading the 10 qualifiers who will return for the $81,148 XI Clásico Alfredo Castro Rea on Sunday, September 20.

KJ Meduzza turned back a furious late bid from Man For Cos Saturday night to win the $561,054 LQHBA Sale Futurity(RG1) at Delta Downs, giving leading third-crop sire KJ Mucho Macho Man a one-two finish in the rich 350-yard final.

Cash Back Hero successfully defended his title in the $45,000 Covered Bridges Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Prairie Meadows, scoring his second consecutive victory in the 870-yard event.

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.