GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—SEPTEMBER 24, 2016— After a brief but severe lightening storm that caused a delay in the action just before the fifth race tonight, the Dash for Cash Futurity Trials resumed without any other glitches.

There were 12 trial heats, the final being decided by the 10 fastest times. The field is now set with the finalists ready to take their places on Saturday October 8, for a share of the $427,350 purse in the 19th edition of the Grade 2 Dash for Cash Futurity.

Double A Ranch’s Paint My Pilot set the bar at 19.811 seconds for the 400 yards in the first trial Saturday where it held until the next to last. It was in race 11 that heavily favored Duponte unseated the leader by stopping the timer at 19.759 seconds. Duponte wasn’t long on top though when in the next and last race of the night, Eye N Capo ran the final heat of the night in 19.758 seconds earning the title for fastest qualifier.

There were a couple of brief rain showers, but not enough to affect the track condition. It was listed as good for all 12 trials.

Making his first career start, Eye N Capo raced to the 1 ¼ length win under jockey Damian Martinez to set the top qualifying mark of :19.758 seconds. Adrian Huitron trains the Capo de Capi colt for owner Ruben Garcia Montemayor. Dee and Betty Raper bred the $8,500 Heritage Place Yearling Sale graduate in Oklahoma from the Mr Eye Opener mare Satisfeyen.

Already a multiple graded stakes winner this season Duponte entered the trials fourth place finish in the All American Futurity(G1) trials at Ruidoso last month. Bobby D. Cox, Homero Paredes and Kristin Ashley Paredes own the Texas-bred winner of the Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity and Grade 3 Harrah's Entertainment Futurity.

He was the first of three finalists sired by champion American Runaway. Jose Ponce conditions with Manuel Gutierrez riding. Bred by Cox, from the Ivory James mare Havanah Goodtime, Duponte put in a powerful effort to win the 11th trial by 1 ½ lengths to post the second fastest time of :19.759 seconds. The sorrel colt has compiled a (6) 3-1-0 record and pocketed $581,379 this season.

Rainbow Futurity(G1) runner-up Paint My Pilot opened the trials with an impressive two-length win in the first to get the third fastest clocking of :19.811 seconds. Kellie Martin saddled the Pyc Paint Your Wagon colt for owner Double A Ranch.

Grant Farms, LLC bred the brown colt in Louisiana from the multiple graded stakes producer Ms Pilot Point, by Splash Bac. Also second in the Oklahoma Juvenile Paint My Pilot has earning of $195,546.

Amaro, Martin and Double A Ranch also teamed in the 10th trial with Political Mess who got his third consecutive win and the fourth fastest time of :19.874 seconds. Bred in California by Freda Draper, the Apollitical Jess gelding won his All American Futurity(G1) and Rainbow Futurity(G1) trials at Ruidoso last summer. This is the first stakes the gray gelding out of Jenuine Joy, by Genuine Strawfly, has qualified to.

For the complete list of Dash For Cash Futurity (G1) finalists, times, sires, dams, owners, breeders and trainers CLICK HERE.

All participants in the trials tonight that did not qualify for the final remain eligible for the Dash for Cash Juvenile Stakes on Saturday, October 8. Preference will be given to the horses based on their times in the trials. For a list of the second 10 fastest qualifiers CLICK HERE.

Live racing resumes Thursday, September 29. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Eight races carded. First race post time 6:35 p.m. CDT.