Carl Draper reflects on his Hall of Fame career and All American Futurity victories with DM Shicago and Heartswideopen during Episode 60 of QH Racing Talk — Weekly.

By StallioneSearch

DALLAS, TX–MAY 7, 2026–StallioneSearch.com has released Episode 60 of QH Racing Talk — Weekly, featuring a special look back at an in-depth conversation with two-time All American Futurity-winning trainer Carl Draper.

Co-hosts Greg Thompson and Bailey Ivey lead the discussion as Draper reflects on his All American Futurity victories with DM Shicago and Heartswideopen, his success at the highest levels of Quarter Horse racing, and the career that earned him induction into the Ruidoso Racehorse Hall of Fame. Draper passed away in 2015, while both DM Shicago and Heartswideopen were later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012 and 2017, respectively.

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