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Preview Racing>TQHA Sires' Cup Futurity, Derby Set for Saturday at Retama Park
Grade 3 winner Ponte Trucha is in a field of 10 in Saturday's $175,000 Texas QHA Sires' Cup Futurity (RG3) at Retama Park.
© Hodges Photography / Ann Switalski
© Hodges Photography / Ann Switalski
TQHA Sires' Cup Futurity, Derby Set for Saturday at Retama Park
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
SELMA, TX–AUGUST 17 2022–Graded stakes winner Ponte Trucha and fastest qualifier Queens R Tempting headline a field of 10 2-year-olds entered back in Saturday's 350-yard, $175,000 Texas QHA Sires' Cup Futurity (RG3) at Retama Park.
Ponte Trucha set the 10th-fastest qualifying time from six trials on August 5, but the gelded son of Duponte has earned $227,701 from five races, and his four wins include a three-quarter length victory as a 22-1 longshot in the 300-yard, $324,000 Louisiana Downs Futurity (G3) on April 3. Josue Huitron trains the gelding and $18,000 purchase at last year's Heritage Place Yearling Sale for owner Armando Cortez.
Ponte Trucha drew post 9 and will be ridden by Heriberto Aguilar-Orozco.
Queens R Tempting drew the rail post and will be ridden by Victor Urieta Jr. for owner Carlos Ponce and trainer Juan Diaz Jr. A $40,000 buy at last year's Heritage Place Yearling Sale, the bay daughter of champion Tempting Dash is coming off of a half-length victory in the first TQHA Sires' Cup Futurity trial.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:
- Queens R Tempting (Victor Urieta Jr.)
- JEG Fascination (Nestor Duran)
- Phreedom (Raul Ramirez Jr.)
- Flaming Pistol Pete (Ali Rivera)
- Special Train Lelo (Luciano Duenez)
- Chilli Red (Noe Villatoro)
- LS Coronita Dancer (Froylan Ramirez)
- Lil Freighttrain (Luis Vivanco)
- Ponte Trucha (Heriberto Aguilar-Orozco)
- Famous Corona Winner (Pedro C. Espinoza)
Jerry Windham's Hes No Illusion, a homebred son of The Louisiana Cartel and the fastest qualifier, scored a head victory in the first of three trials on August 6. The brown gelding has banked $34,800 from six outs this season, and his record includes second-place finishes in the 350-yard, $55,000 Leon Bard Memorial Stakes (R) for Texas-breds at Sam Houston Race Park, and the 330-yard, $44,000 Silver Eagle Stakes (R) for state-breds at Retama Park.
Hes No Illusion drew post 5 and will be ridden by Claudio Aguilar for trainer Lewis "Tooter" Jordan.
All Retama Park races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.