Sheza a Sugar Momma won her third futurity of the Canterbury Park mixed-meet by capturing the $46,600 Minnesota Quarter Horse Futurity Thursday. Earlier in the meet she won the $49,000 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity and the $29,000 North Star State Futurity. The 2-year-old filly is owned by Tom Maher and Paul Luedemann. She is trained by the meet’s leading trainer Jason Olmstead. His 16-year-old son Ryder Olmstead rode the winner.

Sheza a Sugar Momma broke well but Olmstead lost his right stirrup and never regained it. He managed nonetheless to steer the filly to victory holding off a surging Superona by a neck. “It was all her, to be honest,” the younger Olmstead said. Iza B Slick was third. Final time for the 350 yards was 18.369 seconds. The winner paid $2.20. Sheza a Sugar Momma has now won three of six starts and $74,867 in purses.

Jason Olmstead also won the $48,000 Minnesota Quarter Horse Derby with Spicy Cartel who paid $10.40. Owned by Magaly Sanchez, Spicy Cartel was ridden by Armando Alvidrez. Final time for 400 yards was 20.313 seconds.

“When she came out of [the gate] she took a while to get ahold of herself but she finished strong,” Alvidrez said.

Straight Takela Nite had the lead early and finished second one-half length behind the winner and a neck in front of the other Olmstead entry Sophey. Wagering favorite Holy Dynasty was fourth in the eight-horse Derby.

The program began with Foxy Cowgirl winning the $22,800 Cash Caravan. Angel Ramirez won for trainer Edward Ross Hardy and owners Luedemann, Corey Wilmes and Cole Morehead. Foxy Cowgirl paid $3.60 as the favorite. Relentless Legacy was second and Half a House was third. Final time for the only 440-yard race of the meet was 22.053 seconds.

Jason Olmstead won the quarter horse training title for the 12th consecutive season with 15 wins. Ryder Olmstead won the riding title, the first of his career, with 10 wins.

Grade 3 winner and multiple graded stakes-placed Curls Magic Wagon SI 103, a son of leading sire Pyc Paint Your Wagon, will begin his stallion career at Bob Moore Farms near Norman, Oklahoma, for the 2027 breeding season.

Owned by Martin Stacy, the 4-year-old brown stallion currently has six wins, four seconds, and three thirds from 19 career starts and earnings of $424,368.

His introductory fee is $3,000, with an early-bird special of $2,500 if paid in full by February 1, 2027. Discounts are available for black-type and multiple mares. Curls Magic Wagon is eligible for the Oklahoma Bred and Black Gold programs.

"We are thrilled to welcome Curls Magic Wagon to Bob Moore Farms," said Christine Sutton, Office Services Manager. "We believe he will be a tremendous asset to our farm and our breeding program, and we look forward to seeing the impact he will have on future generations."

Curls Magic Wagon proved himself against top-level competition throughout his three-year racing career. As a 2-year-old, he won four of seven starts and finished second in the Texas Classic Futurity(G1) while also qualifying for the Heritage Place Futurity(G1).

At 3, he added another victory and finished second in both the Mr Master Bug Stakes(RG3) and All American Invitational Stakes. He was also a finalist in the Texas Classic Derby(G1) and Heritage Place Derby(G2).

Curls Magic Wagon returned at 4 this season to capture the Keokuk Stakes(G3) and added graded placings with a runner-up effort in the Bob Moore Memorial Stakes(G2) and a third in the Boyd Morris Memorial Stakes(RG2). He was also a finalist in the Mr Jet Moore Stakes(RG2).

"Curls Magic Wagon is an exceptional horse. He’s big, handsome, sweet, loves people, and is easy to handle," Stacy said. "He comes from an outstanding family of champions, and he proved himself time and again against some of the toughest competition in the country. He’s a hard-knocking stakes horse with the talent, toughness, and consistency you want to see in a stallion. I’m very pleased that he’ll be standing at Bob Moore Farms in 2027. Come see him—I think you’ll be impressed."

Bred on one of the industry's most proven crosses, Curls Magic Wagon is by Pyc Paint Your Wagon SI 107, the Texas Classic Futurity(G1) winner whose runners have earned more than $44.5 million. From 17 crops of racing age, Pyc Paint Your Wagon has sired 132 stakes winners and five champions.

Curls Magic Wagon is out of the Dam of Distinction Eye A Spit Curl Girl SI 105, by Spit Curl Jess, an eight-time winner of $180,754 whose victories included two runnings of the Two Rivers Stakes(G3) and the Skip Zimmerman Memorial Stakes. She has produced 10 starters, all ROM, including nine winners.

The female family has been particularly productive at the championship level. Curls Magic Wagon is a full brother to AQHA Racing Champion Aged Mare Curls Joyful Wagon SI 100, winner of $479,505, and AQHA Racing Champion Aged Mare Curls Happy Wagon SI 103, winner of $360,674. He is also a full brother to stakes winner Curls Patti Wagon SI 106, winner of $110,081.

Trainer John Stinebaugh, who has trained Curls Magic Wagon as well as several other members of the immediate family, pointed to the qualities he believes the young stallion can transmit to his offspring.

"I've had the honor of training not only Curls Magic Wagon, but also several other horses out of his dam. All of the family has exemplary speed, soundness, longevity, and are also good-minded. I am certain he will pass these qualities on to the babies he sires, and can't wait to have some in my stable.

"It’s my hope that anyone breeding to Magic would be fortunate to have him pass on the qualities that made him so special," Stinebaugh said.

Curls Magic Wagon will stand at Bob Moore Farms, 4887 Broad Acres Road, Norman, Oklahoma 73072.

“Bob Moore Farms remains dedicated to providing breeders with access to elite bloodlines and exceptional stallions,” concluded Sutton. “The addition of Curls Magic Wagon further strengthens the farm's commitment to excellence and continued success within the industry.”

Breeders may contact Christine Sutton at (405) 329-8571 or email bmfarms@bobmoorefarms.com for additional information and breeding contracts.

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Shakers No Secret added another graded stakes victory to his record Friday night with a determined win in the $58,718 AQHA Retama Park Championship Challenge (G3).

Ridden by Raul Ramirez Jr., Shakers No Secret broke sharply from the outside before moving into second and taking command late. The six-year-old gelding drove clear to defeat Im A Pretty Mess by a half-length, completing 440 yards in :21.869 for a 104 speed index.

Shakers No Secret is owned by Abel Lopez, Ethan Lopez and Manny Dutchover and trained by Marc Jungers. Bred by Garlyn Shelton, the $14,000 Heritage Place Yearling Sale graduate is sired by Five Bar Cartel and out of the No Secrets Here mare Shaker Secret.

Coming off a victory in the King William Stakes (G3) in June, Shakers No Secret improved his record to 42-12-10-6. The $28,185 winner's share boosted his career earnings to $893,110.

The accomplished gelding's stakes record also includes victories in the Championship at Sunland Park (G1), AQHA Challenge Championship Stakes (G1) and West Texas Maturity (G3).

Im A Pretty Mess finished second under J.R. Ramirez Jr. The three-year-old filly broke sixth but quickly surged to the front and led into the final stages before being overtaken by Shakers No Secret. She completed the distance in :21.963 for a 102 speed index.

Owned by SLC Racing LLC and trained by Shae Cox, Im A Pretty Mess was bred by Joshua Henderson and is a $24,000 LQHBA Yearling Sale graduate. She is sired by Tarzanito and out of the One Famous Eagle mare Eagle Diva. Her female family includes Dam of Distinction Jess Sass Me ($110,503) and champions Jess Walking Thru ($447,266) and Sass Me Blue ($296,378).

Im A Pretty Mess now has a record of 6-2-1-1 with earnings of $35,504.

Eagles Up crossed the wire in third under Luis Vivanco. The four-year-old colt raced fifth early before making a bid and improving to third, finishing in :22.069 for a 98 speed index.

Owned and bred by Jumonville Farms and trained by Marc Jungers, Eagles Up sold for $32,000 at the Heritage Place Yearling Sale before later bringing $75,000 at the Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale. He is sired by champion One Famous Eagle and out of the winning Walk Thru Fire mare U R Blue.

Eagles Up is a half-brother to Mardi Gras Derby winner Jess U R Blue ($147,791), while his second dam is world champion and four-time champion Blues Girl Too ($2,032,328). He now has a record of 16-5-3-4 with earnings of $176,240.

Still seeking his first stakes victory, Eagles Up has placed in several major events, including runner-up honors in the EVD Futurity (G2) and third-place finishes in the EVD Derby and Sam Houston Derby (G3).

Dr Pepper 123 finished fourth, followed by Defours in fifth. Klass Action and Sightseeing Beauty dead-heated for sixth, followed by Apollitical Jackie.

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The road to one of Iowa’s premier Quarter Horse events begins Saturday evening at Prairie Meadows, where 28 Iowa-bred juveniles will battle for just 10 coveted spots in the Jim Bader Futurity.

The 12-race program gets underway at 5:00 p.m., highlighted by four trial heats for the Jim Bader Futurity. The 2-year-olds will compete over 350 yards in races two through five, with the first trial scheduled to load into the gate at approximately 5:25 p.m.

At the conclusion of the four heats, the 10 fastest qualifiers will advance to the September 26 final, which is expected to offer a $200,000 purse.

TS Cyber Flash enters the trials as one of the accomplished juveniles to watch. The gelding will line up in race three, the second trial, as the 8-5 morning-line favorite, aiming to extend his winning streak to three.

TS Cyber Flash has won three of his four career starts and enters Saturday’s trials after an impressive victory in the $50,000 Hawkeye Futurity. After breaking outward and bumping at the start, he recovered quickly and drew clear to win by one length. The victory followed a win in his qualifying trial and increased his career earnings to $67,902.

Thomas J. Scheckels’ Iowa homebred is by Cyber Monday and out of the First Moonflash mare Stylish Flash. Trainer Fernando Ivan Manriquez will send the gelding from post five, with jockey Francisco Calderon aboard.

Another promising young runner will take center stage in race four when Jess a Lil Whiskey goes to the gate as the even-money morning-line favorite in the third trial.

Jess a Lil Whiskey already has experience against TS Cyber Flash, finishing second by one length to him in the Hawkeye Futurity in just his second career start. He returned on August 9 against allowance company and delivered another strong performance, kicking clear to win by a half-length.

The lightly raced gelding has now won two of his three starts and earned $38,858 for owners Jose Antonio Villegas and Jim Kobett.

Bred in Iowa by HK Performance Horses, Jess a Lil Whiskey is by Flying Cowboy 123 and out of the Valiant Hero mare Jess Valiant. Trainer Tony Dean Jones will saddle the gelding from post five, with jockey Angel O. Ramirez aboard, as the pair looks to secure a place in the rich September final.

With only 10 qualifying spots available among 28 hopefuls, every fraction of a second will matter Saturday night. TS Cyber Flash and Jess a Lil Whiskey may enter their respective trials with proven form, but four competitive heats will give Iowa’s rising young stars their chance to step forward.

By the end of the evening, the field will be set, and the countdown to the estimated $200,000 Jim Bader Futurity on September 26 at Prairie Meadows will begin.

The races at Prairie Meadows can be watched on Q-Racing Video.

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