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Little Speed Wagon Fastest Qualifier For NDQHRA Derby
North Dakota Horse Park hosted two trials today for the NDQHRA Derby.

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Little Speed Wagon Fastest Qualifier For NDQHRA Derby

FARGO, ND—JULY 15, 2018—Multiple stakes-placed Little Speed Wagon dashed to a three-quarter length victory in the first of two trials Sunday for the NDQHRA Derby for Certified North Dakota-Bred 3-year-olds. Ridden by jockey Jeramie Fennell, Little Speed Wagon completed the 400 yards in :20,549 seconds, a 90 speed index into a 15 mph headwind, to set the top mark.

Little Speed Wagon was the first of four qualifiers saddled by trainer Cole Wilson. The Paintyourownwagon daughter races for owner Darrell H. Smith, who also had two additional qualifiers. Smith co-bred Little Speed Wagon with Noreen Cavanaugh from the Free Company mare Little Free Speed.

The black filly has compiled a (8) 2-2-4 record and earned $9,712. She was third in the NDQHRA Futurity and the Northern Plains Futurity last year.

Wilson's other qualifiers include 5th fastest Cowboywannab, 7th fastest Cat An Company and 8th fastest Dashing Company.

Under a confident ride from jockey Francisco Estrada, Marmolly won the second trial by one-length to get the third fastest time of :20.742 seconds, also into a 15 mph headwind. Owned-and-trained by Billy Bucholz, the daughter of multiple stakes sire Freightrain B has won five of seven career starts and banked $15,706.

Bred by David and Debra Harsche, from the Carters Cartel mare Marmalades Cartel, Marmolly won the 2017 NDQHRA Futurity at North Dakota Horse Park. She has earnings in excess of $15,700.

The eight fastest qualifiers will return to North Dakota Horse Park on Friday, July 27th to vie for the winner's share of a $16,000-est. purse.

For a complete list of qualifiers, times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.

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Two of the three trials for the NDQHRA Futurity on Saturday at North Dakota Horse Park were hand-timed due to timer malfunctions. As soon as the official list of qualifiers from the track becomes available they will be posted on StallioneSeach.