OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 21, 2018—StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the 2018 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG2) from Remington Park in Oklahoma City. On this episode, StallioneSearch's Greg Thompson talks with jockey Mario Delgado about the third fastest qualifier, Jeaniologi, going towards the finals in the 330-yard event. CLICK HERE to watch the Episode 3 of the 2018 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG2). The Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity webcast can be found on Stallionesearch.com and Stallionesearch En Español ( ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 20, 2018—StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the 2018 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG2) from Remington Park in Oklahoma City. On this episode, StallioneSearch's Greg Thompson talks jockey Agustin Silva and trainer Michelle Hurdle about the 2nd fastest qualifier, Charlies Fury, going towards the finals in the 330-yard event. CLICK HERE to watch the Episode 2 of the 2018 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG2). The Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity webcast can be found on Stallionesearch.com and Stallionesearch En ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 20, 2018—StallioneSearch.com begins its webcast coverage of the 2018 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG2) from Remington Park in Oklahoma City. On this episode, StallioneSearch's Greg Thompson talks with jockey Edwin Lujan about the fastest qualifier, Memories R Golden, progression going towards Saturday's final of the 330-yard event. CLICK HERE to watch the first-preview episode of the 2018 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG2). The Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity webcast can be found on Stallionesearch.com and Stallionesearch En Español (Stallionesearchesp.com). * * * ...

BOSSIER CITY, LA—APRIL 18, 2018—Funeral services were held in Haugton, Louisiana Tuesday for 2-year-old Carly Stephanie Ortiz Osorio. Carly passed away late Friday night when a tornado came through Haughton (east of Bossier City) around midnight, causing a large tree to fall on the RV in which she was sleeping at the Hill Crest Mobile Home & RV Park on Highway 80. Carly’s father, Amaniel Ortiz, is an exercise rider at the nearby Harrah’s Louisiana Downs Casino and Racetrack. There are a few ways people can also support the Ortiz family during this time:

• Donations to the Winner’s Circle Church, P.O. Box 157, ...

VINTON, LA—APRIL 17, 2018—Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel will begin its 2018 American Quarter Horse season Friday and Saturday nights. The 46-day meeting runs through July 7 and will feature live programs each Wednesday through Saturday after opening weekend is complete. First post time nightly is set for 6:15 pm Central Time. ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—APRIL 17, 2018—The highly successful 2017-18 Sunland Park live racing season concluded today. Here are the leading horsemen for the season. Wes Giles collected another Sunland Park leading Quarter Horse trainer’s title. His precocious two-year-old Zee James won the $396,412 New Mexican Spring Futurity. Giles saddled the ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—APRIL 16, 2018— The Los Alamitos Pick Four pools reached record numbers during this past weekend of April 13-15. The biggest number was the combined total wagered in the Pick Fours last week of $955,538. The total figure set a new record for a single week at Los Alamitos, shattering the previous mark of $930,256 set on Kentucky Derby weekend last year (May 5-7). The average pool for the week in the late Pick Four of $144,616 was also a record, bettering the previous high of $141,417 posted earlier this year during the Brad McKinzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship and Los Alamitos Derby weekend on February 9-11. The average pool for the week in the early Pick ...

DALLAS, TX—APRIL 15, 2018—StallioneSearch.com launches the StallioneSearch Film Of The Month today, which is a multi-part series of short films sponsored by HorseLogic on Stallionesearch.com, as well as on Facebook. For the introductory short film to begin the series, StallioneSearch's Greg Thompson introduces a new concept to the website entitled 'Dinner With Thompson'. In these short films, Thompson interviews people of interest in the Quarter Horse racing world about their careers, as well as their achievements in the sport at an assortment of restaurants. In the first installment, Thompson interviews 2015 AQHA World Champion jockey Ricky Ramirez in Oklahoma City about his ...

AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—APRIL 13, 2018—American Quarter Horse Association, April 13, 2018 - The 2019 AQHA Graded Stakes have been approved and are now available. CLICK HERE for the complete 2019 graded stakes. Stakes grades are reviewed by the Graded Stakes Committee and ultimately approved by the AQHA Executive Committee. Effective in 2018 and continuing in 2019, the Downs at Albuquerque Fall Championship will be a Grade 1 race. There are 17 additional races that will have grades promoted in 2019. The Dash For Cash Derby, Higheasterjet Handicap, Oklahoma Futurity and ...

BOISE, ID—APRIL 13, 2018—Save Idaho Horse Racing is asking for help from horsemen. There are approximately three weeks left to gather enough signatures to put the Save Idaho Horse Racing initiative on the ballot this coming November. The campaign — which promises to revive the Idaho horse racing industry that supports many family farms, ...

DALLAS, TX—APRIL 13, 2018—StallioneSearch.com is set to launch the StallioneSearch Film Of The Month on Sunday, which is a multi-part series of short films being sponsored by Horse Logic on StallioneSearch.com, as well as on Facebook. For the introductory short film to begin the series, StallioneSearch.com's Greg Thompson introduces a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 11, 2018—A pair of champions from the barn of trainer James Padgett worked Thursday morning at Remington Park, including two-time American Quarter Horse Association World Champion Jessies First Down. Owned and bred in Texas by Ted Abrams of Houston, Jessies First Down worked 330 yards handily in :17.64 over a fast ...

FREDERICKSBURG, TX—APRIL 12, 2018—Nominations for two futurities, scheduled during the 2018 Gillespie County Fair Association race meet, are due Monday, April 16th. The 2018 G.C.F.A. race meet will be held July 7 thru August 26. A $150 nomination fee is due Monday, April 16 for the $15,000-added Gillespie County Fair Futurity. ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—APRIL 11, 2018— Jockey Cesar De Alba begins the racing week at Los Alamitos Race Course one win shy of 1,000 career Quarter Horse victories. De Alba, the leading Quarter Horse jockey at Los Alamitos in 2016, will have a chance to reach the mark here on Friday night, as he’ll ride four Quarter Horses during the eighth race card. De Alba’s first chance to pick up the milestone win comes in race number five aboard Ron Hartley’s 2-year-old filly Bookofmatches, who is 5-2 in the morning line. He’ll also ride Sergio Salguero’s 7-2 shot Unnleashed in the sixth race, ...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—APRIL 11, 2018—Work on the new chapel at Ruidoso Downs is rapidly progressing. The new chapel is located where the public may access the chapel 24 hours per day. The previous chapel was located in the barn area, a secured area. The new chapel location helps backside security in addition to use by all people. The Ruidoso Downs season starts on May 25 with the first of two days of trials to the $1-million (est.) Ruidoso Futurity. For complete Ruidoso Downs’ information, go to www.raceruidoso.com, visit the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino Facebook page and follow ...

AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—APRIL 11, 2018—The AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, a group of 23 industry professionals, met at the 2018 AQHA Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, and approved a policy change concerning awards and publicity of horses and/or trainers with racing medication positives. In doing so, commission members felt ...

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 10, 2018—Sam Houston Race Park will increase purses on Texas-bred and Maiden Special Weight races, beginning April 20. Frank Hopf, Senior Director of Racing Operations, announced that all Texas-bred races will increase $1,000 and the purses for all Maiden Special Weight races will increase from $8,000 to $9,000. The first day of entries for the adjusted purse structure will be Thursday, April 12. The purse increases will be in effect from Friday, April 20 through the final day of the meet, Saturday, May 12. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

AQHA RACING—APRIL 9, 2018— The American Quarter Horse Association is committed to protecting the welfare of the American Quarter Horse and the integrity of American Quarter Horse racing. As part of this pursuit, AQHA is regularly teaming up with racetracks and racing commissions to deploy Racing Integrity Teams to racing events. These teams, which include trained racing investigators from many jurisdictions, are deployed to help individual racetracks and racing commissions provide a higher level of compliance with their rules and laws and to help increase the level of racing integrity at racetracks where they are deployed. The teams’ work includes assisting local racing commission and track staff; performing inspections of barns, stalls or cars; sharing knowledge and intelligence with local enforcement teams; and other general ...

ELGIN, TX—APRIL 9, 2018—Sustaining payments for the 2018 $1 million-est. Grade 1 Texas Classic Futurity and $400,000-est. Grade 1 Texas Classic Derby are due Sunday, April 15. TQHA has reported that 329 two-year-olds nominated for the 2018 Texas Classic Futurity and 110 three-year-olds have been nominated for the 2018 Texas Classic Derby. Owners must pay $400 to sustain their nominations to both races on or before the April 15 deadline. Late nominations can made for $1000 plus payments to day ($2,250). The remaining payment scheduled for the 2018 Texas Classic ...

ALEXANDRIA, LA—APRIL 9, 2018—A regular meeting of the LQHBA Board of Directors will be conducted Friday April 13, in the John Henry Room on the Clubhouse level of Evangeline Downs in Opelousas. Set for 10 am (CDT), all LQHBA members and the public are invited to attend. For additional information visit the association website at ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 8, 2018—Tac N Dale, a 2-year-old by two-time champion Prospect To The Top, won a shake over Jess Proved Youwrong Sunday morning at Remington Park to earn the final spot in the April 21st restricted Grade 2 $934,500 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity. Tac N Dale (trial 7) and Jess Proved Youwrong (trial 9) each won their trial on Saturday night with the exact time of :16.906. Trainer Jason Pascoe saddled Tac N Dale to his first win in two starts for owner/breeder Dusty Rose Ranch, LLC. Under jockey Berkley Packer the bay gelding bumped at the start then dueled early before pulling away to a three-quarter length win. Tac N Dale is out of the Okey Dokey Dale ...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—APRIL 6, 2018—Important dates are coming up for horsemen competing at Ruidoso Downs this summer. The season begins on May 25 with the first of two days of trials to the $1-million (est.) Ruidoso Futurity.

• On April 16, the stable area opens for barn setup.
• On April 23, the barn area is open for horses to arrive.
• On April 27, the track opens for training.
• On April 30, entries are taken for training races.
• On May 7-9, training races are contested. Many of these horses will race in the Ruidoso Futurity trials.

Additionally, festivities will be held in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby on May 5. The New Mexico-based Runaway Ghost is expected to compete after winning the Sunland Derby. He is owned by 85-year-old Joe ...

HOT SPRING, AR—APRIL 6, 2018—The Association of Racing Commissioners International’s model rules provide a set of recommended rules that individual jurisdictions are encouraged to adopt in an effort to create uniform regulations. During the AQHA Racing Committee meeting held during the Bank of America Challenge Championships, a discussion was held regarding a minimum weight for American Quarter Horse jockeys. Following the discussion, AQHA and the Jockeys’ Guild collaborated to create a recommended rule change for ARCI’s model rules providing a Quarter Horse jockey’s minimum weight at 124 pounds. At the recent ARCI meeting, ...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—APRIL 6, 2018— A new receiving barn, on the stable-area side of the tunnel that goes from the barn area to the infield and the saddling paddock at Ruidoso Downs, is near completion. As part of the increased security and dedication to racing integrity at Ruidoso Downs, horses will arrive at the receiving barn about 45 ...

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 5, 2018—According to an article published today on the PaulickReport.com, a clocker at Sam Houston Race Park and two Quarter Horse trainers have been fined and suspended by Texas Racing Commission stewards after an investigation determined that fraudulent workouts on at least 10 horses were entered into the Equibase system that documents workouts and racing results for both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing. Clocker Tiffani Hebert was fined $5,000 and her license as a racing official was suspended for five years for “providing false information for publication” and violating the “duties of morning clocker.” Trainers Javier Contreras and Carlos Saldivar were each fined $1,000 and had their licenses suspended by stewards for 30 days for violation of commission rules regarding false statements and providing ...

HAZEL PARK, MI—APRIL 5, 2018—Effective today (Thursday) after nearly 70 years of horse racing, Hazel Park Raceway is closed. The track, near Detroit, Michigan made the announcement in a news release that it has entered into an agreement to sell its assets. The deal is expected to close in the next few weeks. Terms were not disclosed. The track was scheduled to open its 2018 season, which included American Quarter Horse racing, on May 4. Horsemen, who had started setting up their stalls in anticipation of the upcoming race meet were caught off-guard by the announcement. "It basically came out of left field," George Kutlenios, president of the Michigan Horsemen's ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—APRIL 5, 2018—The 2-year-olds are here for another great Quarter Horse season of futurities, trials, and more at Los Alamitos Race Course. One of the advantages horse players have when playing the Los Alamitos Quarter Horse races is the FREE access to the gate workouts posted by the 2-year-olds training here. The workouts are available at losalamitos.com. Recently, Ed Burgart, the guru of Quarter Horse racing and perhaps the most astute watcher of video workouts in the sport, took some time to share his thoughts on what he looks for when watching 2-year-olds work in preparation for their debut race. ...

By Martha Claussen HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 4, 2018—Sam Houston Race Park will host 13 trials for the Sam Houston Futurity on Friday, April 6. It is the richest race of the annual Quarter Horse meet, and second only to the Texas Classic Futurity at Lone Star Park as the state’s most lucrative racing event. Jockey Francisco Calderon has 11 mounts on the card, which gets underway at 6:00 pm. After the first three days of the Sam Houston Quarter Horse meet, Calderon is on top of the standings with five wins, including a victory in the first stakes of the meet. The 24-year-old was born ...

VINTON, LA—APRIL 2, 2018—Delta Downs will host two nights of non-pari-mutuel schooling races for American Quarter Horses this Wednesday and Thursday beginning at approximately 7:45 pm Central Time. The programs are designed to give non-starters a chance to run under the lights before the track kicks off its 2018 season, which runs from April 20 through July 7. Featured during the schooling races will be horses paid up and eligible for this year’s $75,000-added Louisiana Lassie Futurity (RG2), the $75,000 Louisiana Laddie Futurity (RG2), and the $25,000 Old South Futurity. A total of 77 2-year-old fillies will take part in 12 races on Wednesday night’s schooling race program, while 67 colts and geldings will be featured during 11 races on Thursday. Each of the schooling races ...

LEXINGTON, KY—APRIL 2, 2018—The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) has announced that it will hold its first telethon on April 8. The telethon will be telecast on the TVG Network, in association with Betfair. America's racing community will join together to support the great work of the PDJF, which provides benefits to nearly 60 former riders each month who have suffered catastrophic on-track injuries. Superstar guest jockeys of today and yesterday will be waiting at the other end of the line from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT. Viewers, players, or fans can call 1-800-TVG-PDJF to say hello and make a donation to support the PDJF's mission. Expect current Hall of Fame stars like Mike Smith, John Velazquez, and Javier Castellano as well as retired Hall of Famers such as Pat Day, Chris McCarron, Ramon Dominguez. In addition, ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—APRIL 1, 2018—Eight Grade 1 races will qualify horses to the Grade 1, $600,000 Champion of Champions for 3-year-olds and upward to be held on Saturday, December 15 at Los Alamitos Race Course. The eight races offering berths into the Champion of Champions are: the Brad McKinzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship, which was held on February 11 and won for the second straight year by Bill Hoburg’s BH Lisas Boy; the Remington Park Championship on June 2; Vessels Maturity on July 8; All American Derby on September 2; Mildred Vessels Memorial Handicap on September 23; Robert L. Boniface Los Alamitos Invitational Championship on October 14; Bank of America Challenge Championship to be held at Los Alamitos Race Course on ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—MARCH 31, 2018—The racing community at Los Alamitos observed a moment of silence in memory of jockey Cesar Gomez prior to the first Quarter Horse race on Friday night. Gomez was killed in an airplane crash earlier this week. The sixth race on Friday night included the Ed Allred-owned Time To Leave and Light Of The Moon, a pair of fillies that Cesar piloted to victories at Los Alamitos. Cesar would have ridden Ditto Head in the El Primero Del Ano Derby here on ...

COEUR D'ALENE, ID—MARCH 30, 2018—According to article by Ralph Barthholdt published yesterday on the Coeur d'Alene Post Falls website (cdapress.com) organizers of a statewide ballot initiative that seeks to legalize the use of betting machines for wagering on past horse races have reported being ...

By Martha Claussen AJAX, ONTARIO—MARCH 29, 2018—There is no question that the horse racing industry has battled hard for legislative backing in recent years. While many jurisdictions have been tremendously disappointed in the lack of assistance, breeders, owners, horsemen and equine businesses in Ontario are breathing a huge sigh of relief. On March 26, the Ontario Ministry of Finance announced a $2 billion funding plan, which will support jobs in rural Ontario and strengthen local economies across the province. The new agreement will provide up to $105 million a year, for 19 years. It is slated to begin on April 1, 2019 and will also aid smaller racetracks. The long-term ...

March 29, 2018 LQHBA Members & Friends, House Bill 91 by Representative Thibaut passed yesterday in the House 60-31 and is now ordered to the Senate. House Bill 266 by Representative Thibaut was voluntarily deferred yesterday in the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice and is now scheduled in committee on Thursday, ...

FARMINGTON, NM—MARCH 29, 2018—SunRay Park in Farmington, New Mexico, will open its 33-day Thoroughbred and American Quarter Horse meet on Saturday, April 21. Located in the Four Corners region of the state, SunRay plans to pay more than $4 million in purses to both breeds. The track will offer live racing primarily on a ...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—MARCH 28, 2018—The 70th running of the All American Futurity on Labor Day (September 3) caps a stakes lineup at Ruidoso Downs that features 7 Grade 1 races and more than $13.6 million in stakes purses and bonuses over 47 racing days. The 2018 summer season starts on Friday, May 25, with the first of two consecutive days of time trials for the Grade 1, $1-million (est.) Ruidoso Futurity. Trials to the Grade 1, $750,000 (est.) Ruidoso Derby follow on Sunday May 27. The Ruidoso Derby final is on June 9. The 350-yard Ruidoso Futurity final is on June 10, along with the $100,000 Ruidoso Juvenile; a race for ...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—MARCH 29, 2018—Gary and Mary West’s reigning champion three-year-old male West Coast is the early favorite for Saturday’s $10-million Dubai World Cup and wagering on the entire World Cup card is available at Billy’s Race Book adjoining Ruidoso Downs. Races six through nine from Meyden Racecourse in Dubai will be offered ...

by Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch.com OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 28, 2018—Memorial services for the late Cesar Gomez have been set for Saturday March 31st in the grandstand of Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 27-year old jockey was killed in a plane crash in rural Caddo County in Oklahoma on Sunday night (March 26). Born in Mexico, but calling Fort Lupton, Colorado as his home, Gomez was returning to Oklahoma City from West Texas at the time of the crash. The airplane was going to El Reno, but was reported missing after air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with the aircraft. As the news of ...

CASPER, WY—MARCH 28, 2018—During the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission meeting held March 23 in Casper, commissioners adopted a rule change to allow hair testing on equine athletes. The new language clarifies and gives direction regarding what equine testing samples are permissible, and it corrects language with regard to banned controlled ...

March 27, 2018 Re: Support HB 266 by Representative Thibaut House Bill 266 will be heard in the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice on Wednesday, March 28th @ 9:00 AM. Please contact the committee members listed below by calling their offices and by emailing them. Please support Representative Major Thibaut’s bill on fair revenue sharing for all small businesses in the horse industry. Contact your legislators and committee members now! This bill will be heard in committee Wednesday morning early (Wednesday, March ...

AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—MARCH 27, 2018--The racehorses BH Lisas Boy and Imperial Eagle have each earned their AQHA Supreme Race Horse titles. The Supreme Race Horse title recognizes a racing American Quarter Horse that during its career earns $500,000 or more, wins two or more open Grade 1 stakes races and at least 10 races. BH Lisas Boy is a homebred racing for Bill C. Hoburg of Kennewick, Washington. The 6-year-old sorrel gelding reached the half-million earnings mark when he won the Brad McKinzie Winter Championship (G1) on February 11. The son of Mighty Invictus and out of the Snowbound (TB) mare Apollo ...

March 27, 2018 Re: Support HB 91 - House Bill 91 by Representative Thibaut will bring parity to small businesses and Horsemen who rely on Racetrack revenue to produce jobs for the local economy. Dear Legislator (insert name), On Wednesday the 28th of March the Louisiana House of Representatives will take a floor vote on HB ...

HYDRO, OK—MARCH 26, 2018—Jockey Cesar Gomez was among two people found dead early Monday in an airplane that crashed in rural Oklahoma's Caddo County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. The airplane was located about 7 a.m. Monday between Hydro and Hinton near Caddo County roads E 1080 and N 2535. Both people aboard the airplane were pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol reports. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the airplane is a Beechcraft Bonanza that apparently crashed about 10 p.m. Sunday. The airplane was going to El Reno, but was reported missing after air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with the ...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—MARCH 26, 2018—The 2018 Grade 1 $1-million (est.) All American Derby, the Grade 1, $750,000 (est.) Rainbow Derby and the Grade 1, $750,000 Ruidoso Derby lead the stakes races at Ruidoso Downs with sustaining payments on April 1. For the first time, there will be a $1-million bonus going to the connections of any foal of 2015 that can sweep those three derbies. The payment for the All American Derby payment is $1,000 while the payment for the Rainbow Derby and the Ruidoso Derby is $800. There is a $600 payment due on April 1 for 2018 All New Mexico-bred futurities and derbies. They are the $150,000 (est.) Zia Derby, $400,000 (est.) Zia Futurity, $400,000 (est.) Zia Futurity, $350,000 (est.) Mountain Top New-Mexico Bred Quarter Horse Futurity, $175,000 ...

ONTARIO MINISTRY OF FINANCE—MARCH 26, 2018—Ontario is committing to a long-term funding agreement with the horse racing sector, supporting jobs in rural Ontario and strengthening local economies across the province. The new agreement will provide up to $105 million a year, for 19 years, for the horse racing sector, starting April 1, 2019, plus additional supports for smaller racetracks and those that are experiencing financial shortfalls. To further help transform the industry and bolster rural communities, Ontario will continue the Enhanced Horse Improvement Program and introduce a new Racetrack Sustainability Innovation Fund, providing up to $6 million over three years, ...

WASHINGTON, DC—MARCH 23, 2018—President Donald Trump signed a Fiscal 2018 omnibus appropriations bill today (March 23) that includes language that could almost double the number of H-2B visas available, potentially improving a dire situation for Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred trainers who depend on these visas for the industry's sizable foreign temporary workforce. Passed early Friday morning by the US Congress and sent to the President, the bill provides the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to raise the cap on H-2B visas if the Secretary, in consultation with the Department of Labor, determines there is an economic need. The total number of H-2B workers that may ...

ODESSA, TX—MARCH 22, 2018—Funeral services are set Friday for longtime horseman Modesto Robles, 62 of Odessa, Texas. He passed away Tuesday surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 am Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 1321 W. Monahans Street in Odessa. Burial will follow at Ector County Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 am to 9 pm at the Odessa Funeral Home Chapel on 1700 N. Jackson. A rosary will be held at 7 pm. Modesto Robles was born February 24, 1956 to Guadalupe and Maria Robles in El Por Venir Chihuahua Mexico. He married the love of his life Luz Elva Robles on ...

BOSSIER CITY, LA—MARCH 22, 2018—Racing fans may not have been familiar with rider Everardo Rodriguez one year ago, but the talented jockey surged into the spotlight in 2017 and it looks like 2018 will be ever better! The 28-year-old was born in San Luis Potosí, a city in central Mexico. Rodriguez began his career by galloping horses in ...

BOSSIER CITY, LA—MARCH 12, 2018--The 2018 Quarter Horse racing season at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs concluded with an eight-race card on Wednesday that included fastest qualifier Going Nobel winning the 12th running of the Grade 3 $238,000 Harrah's Entertainment Futurity (see related story). The 46-day meet, which got underway on January 6, showcased many exceptional horses and solid support from Quarter Horse racing fans. Patrons bet $10,551,929 on the live racing cards throughout the meet, an increase of 8% in handle from the 2017 live Quarter Horse racing season. "We are grateful for the continued support of our horsemen and for the mild weather we had this season," said Trent McIntosh, Louisiana Downs assistant general manager. "Two outstanding horses won ...