PHOENIX, AZ—DECEMBER 10, 2017—Fastest qualifier Cowgirl N Up dominated the field in the $40,280 AQRA-Turf Paradise Quarter Horse Futurity Sunday afternoon when she defeated Skinny Kyni by 1-¼ lengths. Dig Deeper finished a neck back in third.

Cowgirl N Up broke out under jockey Jorge Bourdieu then quickly drew clear of the field to complete the 400 yards in :20.041 seconds, a 90 speed index with a 13 mph tailwind.

Leading trainer Matthew Fales saddled the daughter of top ten second-crop sire Texas Icon for owner/breeder's Ralph and Carolyn Fales.

It was the fourth win (second stakes win) for the Arizona-bred filly out of Secret Return by Canth. She won the Turf Paradise Juvenile Challenge last April then traveled to West Coast and qualified for the Los Alamitos Wild West Futurity. The $20,140 winners' purse today nearly doubled Cowgirl N Up's earnings total to $43,884. She has compiled a (8) 4-1-1 record.

Multiple stakes-placed Skinny Kyni finished willing to get second-place under jockey Mark Jasso. Trainer Tyler Gibbs saddled the Utah homebred for A and C Racing and Roping.

The Winners Version filly, from the Streakin La Jolla mare Miss Mischievous, earned $8,056 to increase her bankroll to $41,255. She was also second in the Bitterroot Futurity, third in the AQRA President's Futurity and a finalist to the Western States Breeders' Futurity in 2017.

Trainer Alex Torres-Casas saddled third-place finisher Dig Deeper for owner Jesus Torres. Bred in California by Martha Wells, the son of leading third-crop sire One Sweet Jess was ridden by Joseph Belloc, Jr. Out of the Corona Cartel mare Halfpast Heartbreak, Dig Deeper earned $4,028 for the effort.

Completing the field were Dominate This, Haybeautiful, Bp Southern Hero, Baymax, Acadillac and La Reynita Dash. Excessive Dashing was scratched.