AURORA, CO—AUGUST 12, 2018—Tyson Gay, a multiple stakes winning son of champion Foose, kept his perfect record in tact at 4-for-4 by defeating fastest qualifier Midnite Dash by three-quarters Sunday afternoon in the $115,300 Mile High Futurity at Arapahoe Park. Slayer finished 1-¼ lengths back to get third.

A $10,000 Los Alamitos Equine Sale graduate, Tyson Gay drifted out under jockey Eddie Aceves while completing the 400 yards in :19.610 seconds, a 101 speed index into a 10 mph headwind.

Conditioned by trainer Jose Moreno, the David Sanchez owned 2-year-old picked up the winners' purse valued at $46,120 to bring his 2018 total to $65,739.

Bred in California by Steve D. Burns DVM, the brown gelding entered the Sunday's final with the second fastest qualifying time in the July 27 trials.

Out of the Hawkinson mare Hawk Kue Pie, Tyson Gay also won the $31,825 AQRA Spring Fling Futurity at Turf Paradise in April.

Runner-up Midnite Dash entered the finals off the fastest qualifying time the July 27th trials. Trainer Hipolito Michel-Valverde conditions the son of multiple stakes sire Bodacious Dash for owners Pedro and Lilia Andazola.

Bred in Colorado by Richard and Genevieve Herrman, Midnite Dash suffered his first loss in three starts in the final. Out of the Panther Mountain mare Dg Sumit, the black gelding earned $23,060 for his effort. Jhaciel Sota was riding.

Slayer, a son of leading third-crop sire High Rate Of Return, picked up $13,836 for his third-place finish. A finalist in the Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity last spring at Remington Park, Slayer races for owner-trainer Manuel Almanza, Jr.

Bob Moore Farms LLC bred the sorrel gelding in Oklahoma from the Shazoom mare Shiv Katall. He has compiled a (5) 2-1-1 record and banked $77,248 this season.

Completing the Mile High Futurity field were Logans Favorite, Invite A Favor, Capos Sassy Laaydee, One Two, Beyond Speed, Moshi Yoshi and Aint She Kool.