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Grade 1, $1-Million Texas Classic Futurity Headlines Saturday Program at Lone Star Park
All American Futurity(G1) Cowboy Gun Z will head a strong field in Saturday's 400-yard, $1-million Texas Classic Futurity (G1) at Lone Star Park.

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Grade 1, $1-Million Texas Classic Futurity Headlines Saturday Program at Lone Star Park

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–NOVEMBER 15, 2023–A strong field of 10 2-year-olds boasting combined earnings of $4,090,514 has been entered in Texas' richest horse race, Saturday's 400-yard, $1-million Texas Classic Futurity (G1) at Lone Star Park.

West Texas Racing Partners' Cowboys Gun Z, a son of Flying Cowboy 123 trained by Mike Joiner and the second-fastest overall qualifier, is the top earner in the field at $1,516,000 from five starts, most of which comes from his half-length victory in American Quarter Horse racing's richest race, the September 4, $3-million All American Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs.

The Oklahoma-bred gelding and $125,000 purchase at last year's Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale drew post 2 and will be ridden by Agustin Silva.

The fastest overall qualifier, TYKHE Racing's Dark NME, drew the rail post and will be ridden by Francisco Calderon for trainer Santos Carrizales Jr. A $65,000 buy at last year's Heritage Place Yearling Sale, the daughter of champion Hes Relentless has banked $1,036,062 from eight races, and her seven wins include the April 21, 330-yard Remington Park Futurity (RG1) for Oklahoma-breds, and the July 16, $1-million Rainbow Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs.

Other prominent Texas Classic Futurity finalists include San Lencho, a homebred Apollitical Jess colt racing for Rogelio Marquez Jr. from the barn of trainer Jesus M. Marquez, and Dollar Bill, a Kiss My Hocks colt owned by Genesis Tovar and trained by Juan Diaz Jr. San Lencho has won all four of his outs, including Oklahoma's richest horse race, the June 3, $1.208-million Heritage Place Futurity (G1) at Remington Park, and he has earned $532,856.

San Lencho drew post 3 and will be ridden by Bryan Candanosa.

A $39,000 purchase at last year's TQHA Yearling Sale in San Antonio, Dollar Bill brings in a five-race win streak that includes a neck victory in the 350-yard, $700,000 TQHA Sale Futurity (RG1) at Retama Park on August 5. The gelding drew post 9 and will be ridden by Jose Herbert.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:
  1. Dark NME (Francisco Calderon), 3-5
  2. Cowboys Gun Z (Agustin Silva), 5-2
  3. San Lencho (Bryan Candanosa), 20-1
  4. Shes A Jet One (Ali Rivera), 20-1
  5. Js On Fire (Noe Garcia Jr.), 20-1
  6. Gotagogh (Victor Urieta Jr.), 20-1
  7. Especially Goodcandy (Ricky Ramirez), 20-1
  8. Relentless Eagle (Luciano Duenez), 30-1
  9. Dollar Bill (Jose R. Herbert), 10-1
  10. Colleys Cartel (Nestor Duran), 15-1
The Texas Classic Futurity, and all Lone Star Park races, can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.