Hes Pullin Gs prevailed in a tight finish Sunday afternoon to win the $36,398 Utah Classic Derby at Weber Downs.

Ridden by Jesus Valenzuela, Hes Pullin Gs dueled throughout the 400-yard contest before getting the nod by a head over Thought It Deluxe. The gelding stopped the clock in :19.851, earning a 90 speed index. Thought It Deluxe was just a nose ahead of Secret Of The Conn for second.

Hes Pullin Gs is bred, owned and trained by Dabid Romero. The Idaho-bred gelding is sired by Hes Innocent and out of the Dale Badon mare La Choriada.

He improved his record to 13-3-1-4, and the $15,287 winner's share of the purse boosted his lifetime earnings to $30,382. He placed third in the Bitterroot Derby earlier this season.

Second-fastest qualifier Thought It Deluxe crossed the wire in second under jockey Luis Collazo after dueling for the lead and just missing at the wire. A homebred for Jorge Murillo, the gelding is trained by Jose Pulido. He is sired by Eagle Deluxe and out of the Foose mare Thought It Through.

Thought It Deluxe now has a record of 15-2-8-1 with earnings of $27,728. He also placed second in the Oneida County Mixed Breed Derby and Five Livestock Company/Rod Mills Memorial Derby this season.

Secret Of The Conn produced a late effort from the outside to finish third under Jayden Ironeyes. The filly is owned and bred by Larry and Joyce Mower and trained by Joe Hadley. She is sired by Conn Creek and out of the We Have A Secret mare Sheza Vital Secret.

Secret Of The Conn now has a record of 15-2-4-4 with earnings of $26,678. She finished second in last year's Beehive Juvenile and fifth in the Elko Intermountain Futurity.

Flashing Lights finished fourth and was followed by fastest qualifier Rtm Hot Milk, Shamrock S, High Flying Storm, Chicks Favorite Five and Flay Min John. Dabble Dee was scratched.

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Multiple graded stakes sire Majestic Cartel, a full brother to AQHA Racing Champion Five Bar Cartel, will relocate to Snow Ranch, LLC in Gainesville, Texas, for the 2027 breeding season.

The 2011 bay son of legendary sire Corona Cartel from the Dash Ta Fame mare Five Bar Molly will stand for a fee of $2,500. Majestic Cartel is owned by Shane and Brooke Snow and is an Accredited Texas Bred stallion.

Majestic Cartel never made it to the races after suffering an injury. He was a $180,000 graduate of the 2012 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale before entering stud in 2015.

Through nine crops to race, Majestic Cartel has sired 82 winners from 154 starters, with progeny earnings of $2,923,077. His runners include three stakes winners and five stakes-placed performers with average earnings per starter of nearly $19,000.

Heading his performers is multiple graded stakes winner Eye Will Decide SI 106, winner of nine races and $273,969. The gelding's victories include the Benny Pennington Memorial Stakes (RG2), Jesse Yoakum Memorial 870 Stakes (RG3), and San Marcos Stakes.

Majestic Cartel is also the sire of New News SI 111, a five-time winner with earnings of $208,951. New News won the West Texas Derby (G3), Rio Grande Handicap (G3) and John Andreini Memorial Stakes and was runner-up in the Mr Jet Moore Handicap (G2).

Other leading runners by Majestic Cartel include Jrs Jeeses Cartel SI 100, winner of the Flashy Hemp Stakes and $122,070; Jrs Majestic Pop Pop SI 93, an earner of $83,250; Ladys Diamond SI 110, with earnings of $81,047; and Jrs Tonyas Majestic SI 89, runner-up in the Mardi Gras Futurity (RG2) and an earner of $76,462.

Majestic Cartel's pedigree adds considerably to his appeal. He is by a leding sire of sires, Corona Cartel SI 97, the $557,142 Los Alamitos Million Futurity (G1) winner whose offspring have earned more than $73.7 million and include 205 stakes winners and 10 champions.

His dam, Five Bar Molly SI 107, was herself a Grade 1 winner. The daughter of Dash Ta Fame won 12 races and earned $187,109, with victories including the Vessels Maturity (G1), Miss Princess Handicap (G3) and Utah Classic Derby (RG3).

Most notably, Majestic Cartel is a full brother to champion Five Bar Cartel SI 91, one of Corona Cartel's accomplished racing sons. Five Bar Cartel won six of 11 starts and earned $1,068,825, earning AQHA Racing Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors after winning the Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1). He also finished second in the All American Derby (G1).

The immediate family also includes graded stakes winner Fly Bar Special SI 103, an earner of $110,787, and Freedom Choice SI 88, who earned $281,423 and finished third in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1).

Snow Ranch has also announced its 2027 stallion roster and fee schedule, with six stallions set to stand at the Gainesville facility. Joining Majestic Cartel at $2,500 is Buzzinga, a son of Jet Black Patriot, also at $2,500. Eos A Political Win, by Apollitical Jess, will stand for $3,000, while Bigtime Favorite, by Chicks Beduino; Captain Courage, by Mr Jess Perry; and Lil Kool Wagon, by Pyc Paint Your Wagon, have each been set at $2,000 for the 2027 breeding season.

Majestic Cartel will stand the 2027 season at Snow Ranch, LLC, 6736 US-HWY 82, Gainesville, Texas 76240. His fee is $2,500.

For breeding information, contact Snow Ranch at (432) 638-1620, email stallions@snowranch.com, or visit www.snowranch.com.

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Js Freightrain took command in mid-stretch and held sway to win the $28,143 Cox Ranch AQHA Distaff Challenge (G3) Sunday afternoon at Will Rogers Downs.

Ridden by Ruben Castro, Js Freightrain completed the 400 yards in :19.516, earning a 104 speed index. The 4-year-old filly defeated Flying Bandida by 1 1/2 lengths, with Carpe Diem Baby another 1 3/4 lengths back in third.

Js Freightrain is trained by Samuel Mendoza for owner Marisol Alvarado. Bred in Oklahoma by Leonardo Alcala, she is by Freighttrain B and out of champion As And Js, by Apollitical Jess. She is a half-sister to Js On Fire ($265,454), winner of the Boyd Morris Stakes (RG2), and As Moonflash ($135,859), winner of the Retama Championship Challenge (G3).

The victory improved Js Freightrain's record to nine wins, two seconds and two thirds from 18 starts. The $13,790 winner's share boosted her career earnings to $297,843.

Earlier this season, Js Freightrain scored back-to-back stakes victories in the Easy Date Stakes (G2) and Rocky Heinzig Stakes.

Flying Bandida and jockey Ramiro Garcia finished second for owners Shari Burger and Vickie McBee and trainer Jason Olmstead. The 4-year-old filly chased the winner and gained ground late but could not close the gap.

Bred by Shari Burger, Flying Bandida is by Flying Cowboy 123 and out of the PYC Paint Your Wagon mare Meaningful Memories. Coming off a runner-up finish in the Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge (G3), she now has a record of 26-6-8-3 with earnings of $220,581. She opened her 2026 campaign with a victory in the Decketta Stakes (G2).

Carpe Diem Baby, a $9,000 TQHA Yearling Sale graduate, finished third under Ruben Delarosa Jr. for owner/breeders Shane and Brooke Snow and trainer Janessa Muniz. The 3-year-old filly broke alertly and vied along the inside before yielding to the top two.

By Buzzinga and out of the Separatist Baby mare Baby Separatist, Carpe Diem Baby now has a record of 13-1-3-2 with earnings of $25,703. Still in search of her first stakes victory, she was a finalist in the Sam Houston Oaks earlier this season.

Aj Gold Player, Alliekat Dynasty, Fly N Cowgirl and Socially Fun completed the order of finish.

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The Monday afternoon card at Will Rogers Downs will feature ten races, highlighted by the inaugural trials for the Will Rogers Oaks. Twenty-six sophomore fillies will compete in three trial heats, with races six through eight run at 440 yards. The ten fastest qualifiers will advance to the inaugural $50,000-added Will Rogers Oaks on October 19.

The afternoon will also feature some of the top Paint and Appaloosa runners in the ninth race, the $15,000 Henry Bowlan Memorial Stakes. A field of six 3-year-olds and older will compete at 300 yards. The tenth and final race of the afternoon is the Grade 1 $30,000 Pot O Gold Futurity. For a closer look at both stakes’ races, see the related story.

The Will Rogers Oaks trials have drawn a talented group of sophomore fillies, including several proven stakes winners and graded stakes performers.

In the opening trial, race six, Amarillis returns to Will Rogers Downs following an impressive victory last season in the Grade 3 $512,000 Black Gold Fillies Futurity. She continued her success this season with a win in the Grade 3 $183,000 Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Oaks. The accomplished filly has earned $311,047 from five career victories for owners Dusty Rose Ranch, LLC.

The daughter of Favorite Cartel, out of the Dominyun mare Astranomical, was bred in Oklahoma by M. C. Stucks. Stacey L. Capps trains Amarillis, who will break from post nine with her regular rider, Cody R. Smith, aboard.

Chew Bac Cah enters race seven and the second trial as the 2-1 morning-line favorite. She arrives at the trials after winning the Cy-Hawk Stakes and previously captured the Grade 2 Heritage Place Oaks. As a 2-year-old, she won the Hawkeye Futurity and finished fourth in the Grade 3 Black Gold Fillies Futurity, where she competed against Amarillis.

With eight career victories and earnings totaling $316,186, Chew Bac Cah brings one of the strongest records into the inaugural Oaks trials.

The Iowa homebred races for Lunderborg, LLC. She is a daughter of Apollitical Jess, out of the PYC Paint Your Wagon mare Paint Or More. Jason L. Olmstead trains the filly, who will leave from post five with regular rider Ramiro H. Garcia aboard.

Flying Policy 123, the 2-1 morning-line favorite, leads the final trial in race eight. The accomplished filly finished third behind Chew Bac Cah in the Grade 2 Heritage Place Oaks earlier this season.

Last year, Flying Policy 123 finished second to Amarillis in the Grade 3 Black Gold Fillies Futurity. She also finished third in the Grade 2 Mystery Futurity and qualified for the Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity. The three-time winner has earned $236,085 for owner Clay Seal.

Flying Policy 123 is a daughter of Flying Cowboy 123, out of the Tres Seis mare BP Tres Seis, and was bred in Oklahoma by the late Bill Price. Justin Joiner trains the filly, who will break from post six with jockey Mario Delgado aboard.

The inaugural Will Rogers Oaks gives sophomore fillies a chance to compete within their division, and its first set of trials has brought together an accomplished group. Amarillis, Chew Bac Cah and Flying Policy 123 have already met in major stakes company, adding another chapter to their rivalry as they pursue a spot in the October 19 final.

With three competitive Oaks trials, the Henry Bowlan Memorial Stakes, and the Grade 1 Pot O Gold Futurity completing the card, Monday afternoon at Will Rogers Downs promises an exciting showcase of Quarter Horse, Paint, and Appaloosa racing.

The races at Will Rogers Downs can be watched on Q-Racing Video.

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