RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JULY 3, 2015—Terry Stennett’s Tres Friends is figuring out this racing thing and with a tailwind led the qualifiers on the first day of trials to the Grade 1, $1 million Rainbow Futurity on Friday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.

The horses from the five-fastest times from Friday’s 16 400-yard trials will join the horses with the top-five times on Saturday’s 16 trials in the Rainbow Futurity on July 19.

Saturday’s first post time is noon.

Tres Friends ran an impressive race while winning by one-half length in :19.556 to win his maiden in his second start. He was fourth in his only start, his Ruidoso Futurity trial.

“He is figuring things out,” said trainer Blane Wood. “He is coming to where we wanted him to come at the right time. We’ve liked him all along.”

A son of Tres Seis and Lotta Love For Robyn, a qualifier to the All American Futurity and the All American Derby, Tres Friends was in the lucky 13th trial. There was a 15 mile-per-hour tailwind in the trial and third-fastest qualifier A Tres Of Paint and fourth-fastest qualifier Like A Gift also came out that trial.

Sara Leann Morgan’s A Tres Of Paint, trained by Duke Shults, came off a second-place finish in the $1,170,000 Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park. The Tres Seis daughter has won three of six starts.

There was a 10 mile-per-hour tailwind for the 14th trial and second-fastest qualifier My Royal Wagon took the win by an impressive two lengths in :19.609.

Brian Gunder’s My Royal Wagon, a son of Pyc Paint Your Wagon, raced for his third win from four starts. He was second in his other out.

G.R. Carter Jr. was up for one of his four wins on the program.

My Royal Wagon won his maiden at first asking at Remington Park for trainer Brian Muse and also won his Ruidoso Futurity trial.

Bobby Simmons’ Sky Bo Dash was the only horse to qualify without a tailwind. The Sleepy Gilbreath-trained son of first crop sire Bodacious Dash won the eighth trial by one-half length with the fifth-fastest qualifying time of :19.688. There was no wind.

Another winner with Carter aboard, Sky Bo Dash came off an eighth-place finish and a fourth-place run in his two previous races, both at Remington Park for trainer Sleepy Gilbreath.

For the complete list of Rainbow Futurity finalists from day 1, their times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.

The second five fastest qualifiers from each day are preferred invites for the $50,000 Rainbow Juvenile Invitational. For a list of Friday's second five fastest qualifiers CLICK HERE.

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