Challenge News

Retama Park will kick off the final weekend of stakes action Friday evening with an 11-race card, highlighted by the Grade 3 $58,718 AQHA Racing Championship Challenge Stakes.

Jessa Southern Girl kicked clear late to win the $56,006 John Deere Prairie Meadows Juvenile Challenge Saturday at Prairie Meadows, extending her winning streak to three consecutive races.

Margarets Cowboy pulled away late to score a 1 1/4-length victory Saturday in the $48,714 Adequan Prairie Meadows Derby Challenge at Prairie Meadows.

Bee A Freight Train and jockey Jose Guerrero prevailed in a duel to win the $52,731 AQHA Emerald Downs Championship Challenge at Emerald Downs on Saturday.

Second-fastest qualifier Mysterious Hero and jockey Cesar Moreno prevailed in a three-way battle to win the $70,307 John Deere Emerald Downs Juvenile Challenge at Emerald Downs on Saturday.

The Saturday evening card at Prairie Meadows will feature another night of championship-caliber Quarter Horse racing, with a ten-race program starting at 5:00 p.m. Three stakes events headline the card: the $48,714 Adequan Prairie Meadows Derby Challenge, the $56,006 John Deere Prairie Meadows Juvenile Challenge, and the $57,575 Iowa Stallion Derby.

Veteran stakes runner Hooked N Gone returned to the winner's circle Friday evening, capturing the Grade 2 $53,856 AQHA Prairie Meadows Championship Challenge under jockey Jesus Ayala.

Catchn Southern Rays battled to a determined victory Friday evening in the Grade 3 $38,148 Cox Ranch Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge at Prairie Meadows.

The Friday evening card at Prairie Meadows will spotlight championship-caliber Quarter Horse racing, with an 11-race program beginning at 5:00 p.m. The card features three stakes’ finales: the Grade 2 $53,856 AQHA Racing Prairie Meadows Championship Challenge, the Grade 3 $38,148 Cox Ranch Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge, and the $75,650 Iowa Stallion QH Futurity.