Lone Star Park has carded the $20,000 Texas Arabian Lone Star Juvenile Stakes , the Friday Night Lights Gridiron Challenge and the Grade 1, $57,725 Speedhorse Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa Futurity this weekend.

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On Friday Lone Star Park features both the $20,000 Texas Arabian Lone Star Juvenile Stakes and the third leg of the Friday Night Lights Gridiron Challenge Series. Saturday features the Grade 1, $57,725 Speedhorse Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa Futurity, plus both nights a spooky surprise appearance on the track awaits fans in attendance. Gates open Friday & Saturday at 5 p.m. First race starts at 6:05 p.m.

FRIDAY

The featured 6th race on the 12-race card is the 4th renewal of the $20,000 TEXAS ARABIAN LONE STAR JUVENILE for 3-yr-old Arabian horses going 6 furlongs on the main track. MADJESTIC, owned by Nicola Forbes Robinson & Jim Schleimer has won his last three starts, each at a different track. A colt by MADJANI (FR) he has won $20,201 this year winning four of seven starts with two seconds and one third. He is trained by Glen Rottweiler and regular rider Francisco Monroy will have the assignment.

BIG BEN AA, a colt by BURNING SAND is another to watch. Owned by Betty & Joseph Gillis this colt finished second in the Grade 3 Delaware Park Arabian Juvenile Challenge in September. He has bankrolled $23,400 this year winning two, four seconds and one third from seven starts. Jerenesto Torrez trains and Rodolfo Guerra will ride.

The field for the TEXAS ARABIAN LONE STAR JUVENILE in post-position order with jockey and morning line odds is:

1. FLEET DE SAND (Francisco Mendez, 15-1)
2. BIG BEN AA (Rodolfo Guerra, 8-5)
3. UPTOWN CRUISEDIRECTOR (Jose Garcia, 20-1)
4. MADJESTIC (Francisco Monroy, 7-5)
5. WMA ATLANTIC (Cathleen Garner, 30-1)
6. RB TEXAS HOLD EM (Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez, 5-1)
7. WMA SILVER SAND (Melody Brooks, 30-1)
8. RB SUPER DUTY (Ivan Arellano, 12-1)

Post time is approximately 8:15 p.m.

Race 9 is the Gridiron Challenge #3 for 3-yr-olds & up at 100 yards. The first and second place finishers in this super-short race will automatically qualify for the final race of the series. The series final will take place on Friday, November 9.

Saturday

The featured eighth race is the 13th running of the Grade 1, $57,725 Lone Star Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity at 400 yards. Trials were held two weeks ago with the 10 fastest earning a place in the starting gate for this futurity. The fastest qualifier was Live Moonshine, trained by Matt Whitekiller for owners Kay & Dan Jones. He is a gelding by Crm Livewire and a multiple graded stakes winner of $96,818. He will break from post position six with his regular rider Cody Smith aboard. The field for the Grade 1, $57,725 Lone Star Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity with jockey and morning line odds is:

1. Lota White Sox (Paul Nieto, 3-1)
2. Cap Attack (Rolando Raudales, 15-1)
3. Baileys & Rum (Ricky Ramirez, 12-1)
4. Wired for Sound (Jose Alvarez, 12-1)
5. Rp Livewire Papasbaby (Gonzalo Gutierrez, 20-1)
6. Live Moonshine (Cody Smith, 8-5)
7. Hotwired Daddy (Alejandro Zuniga, 20-1)
8. Admiral Tom (Augustin Silva, 5-2)
9. Gogo Maserati (Francisco Calderon, 20-1)
10. Tres Miracles (Noe Villatoro, 30-1)

Post time for the futurity is 9:07 p.m.

Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, a Class I racetrack operated by Texas Partners LSP and Global Gaming LSP. The track’s 16-day 2018 Quarter Horse Season opens Friday, September 21, and concludes on Saturday, November 10. Live racing will be held two days a week, Friday and Saturday at 6:05 p.m. For more information on Lone Star Park visit LoneStarPark.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Lone Star Park is also home to the multi-million dollar simulcast racebook, sports bar and event venue, Bar & Book. The 36,000 square foot venue is open to the public 363 days a year.

Global Gaming Solutions, LLC (GGS), is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation with a primary business focus of pursuing entertainment, gaming and racing related opportunities in emerging jurisdictions in the United States and overseas as well as acquisition of regional gaming and entertainment assets. GGS LLC is the parent company of GG RP, which owns Remington Park in Oklahoma City, OK and GG LSP, which owns a significant stake in Lone Star Park. GG LSP is the track operator who owns the license to operate Lone Star Park and leases the property from the Grand Prairie Sports Facilities Development Corporation.