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Truck Yeah Surprises In G1 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity
Truck Yeah, under jockey Larry Payne, winning the $89,100 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity Saturday night at Fair Meadows.

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Truck Yeah Surprises In G1 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity

TULSA, OK—JULY 30, 2016—At 37-to-1 odds, Truck yeah broke clean under jockey Larry Payne and drove to a half-length win in the Grade 1 $89,100 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity Saturday night at Fair Meadows. Crm Radio Flyer finished half-a-length in front of Ivoriona for second.

Truck Yeah completed the 350 yards in :17.787 seconds into a 5 mph crosswind to pocket the winner's purse worth $33,858. Matthew McCart trains the son of SF Royal Quick Flash for owners Wade and Charles Leggett.

Wade Leggett bred the sorrel gelding in Oklahoma from the Sweet First Down mare Crazy Mother Trucker.

Runner-up Crm Radio Flyer races for owner/breeders Dan and Kay Jones and trainer Matt Whitekiller. Cody Smith had the riding call on the Pyc Paint Your Wagon gelding out of Elaina Go Go by Texas Hero. He earned $15,147 for second.

Ivoriona picked up $9,801 for her third place finish. Stacy Charette-Hill trains the Ivory James filly for owners Randy Hill and Mickey Johnson. Mickey and Stanley Johnson bred the bay filly form the Texas Hero mare Friona. Jorge Torres had the riding call.

Truck Yeah paid $74.80 to win, $18.20 to place and $6.80 to show. Crm Radio Flyer returned $11.60 and $6.80 and Ivoriona paid $3.60 to show.

Dtl Fast Flyin Tex, Dtl Batter Up, Col Bucks, Freighttrain X, Phq Goodbye Earl and Twaynas Last Dance completed the field.