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RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JUNE 29, 2020—Grade 1 winners Cyber Monday and Shott Gun are among the 292 2-year-olds entered in this weekend's 400-yard Rainbow Futurity (G1) trials at Ruidoso Downs
Fifteen heats will be contested on Friday and Saturday, beginning at noon MDT each day. The five fastest qualifiers from each day will meet in the July 19, $1-million Rainbow Futurity final
Cyber Monday drew Post 2 and will be ridden by Sergio Becerra Jr. in Friday's first heat. Trained by Sergio Ibarra for owners L O S LLC and Abelardo F. Gallegos, Cyber Monday is a California-bred colt by leading sire Favorite Cartel who is coming off of a half-length victory at odds of 10-1 in the 350-yard, $1-million Ruidoso Futurity (G1) on June 7
Cyber Monday was a $140,000 purchase at last year's Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. The colt has earned $424,800 from two starts
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Other prominent entries in Friday's trials include Dalts Fancy Pistol, a stakes-winning daughter of third-crop sire Im A Fancy Pyc. Trained by Guillermo Valdivia for owners Don Anthony and Sam W. Green, Dalts Fancy Pistol will be stretching out in distance off of her half-length victory in the 330-yard, $50,000 FL Lady Bug Stakes (RG3) for Oklahoma-bred 2-year-olds at Remington Park on May 25
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Shott Gun heads the 2-year-olds entered in Saturday's Rainbow Futurity trials. A homebred son of Valiant Hero campaigned by Bobby D. Cox, the gelding is coming off of a heads victory at odds of 17-1 in the 350-yard, $826,000 Heritage Place Futurity (G1) at Remington Park on May 30.
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Trainer John Buchanan will send out another Cox homebred, Jettz, in Saturday's third heat. Jettz will be stretching out in distance off of his third-place finish in the Ruidoso Futurity.
Jettz has won one of four outs and has earned $168,834, and the son of leading first-crop sire One Fabulous Eagle gelding was a finalist in the Remington Park Futurity. Jettz drew Post 7 and will be ridden by Francisco Calderon.
Whitmire Ranch's Whistle Stop Cafe, an undefeated daughter of multiple stakes sire Freighttrain B trained by Blane Wood, drew the rail post and will be ridden by Ricky Ramirez in the fifth trial. A $42,000 buy at last year's Heritage Place Yearling Sale, the gray filly has won both of her outs -- including the May 30, $100,000 Heritage Place Juvenile Stakes on Remington Park.