Alliekat Dynasty, under jockey Roman Cruz, won the $36,660 Grade 3 Cox Ranch Will Rogers Distaff Challenge on Sunday.

© Jack Coady Photography

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

CLAREMORE, OK—SEPTEMBER 28, 2025—Alliekat Dynasty turned in a sharp effort on Sunday afternoon at Will Rogers Downs, surging to victory in the Grade 3, $36,660 Cox Ranch Will Rogers Distaff Challenge, a 400-yard test for AQHA Challenge-enrolled fillies and mares three and older.

The 4-year-old daughter of five-time world champion sire FDD Dynasty out of Pollitical Scorpion, by Apollitical Jess, broke alertly under jockey Roman Cruz and never looked back, stopping the timer in 19.832 seconds against a strong 8-mph tailwind, earning a 96 speed index.

The Oklahoma-bred filly, bred by Jahree Standridge, is owned by Arrowhead Racing (Anita Ruiz) and trained by Jesus Ruiz. With the three-quarter-length victory, she added $17,963 to her career bankroll and punched her ticket to the Grade 1 $125,000 Cox Ranch Distaff Challenge Championship set for October 18 at Albuquerque.

A multiple graded stakes winner, Alliekat Dynasty has won 10 of 17 career starts and earned $338,930. She won the restricted Grade 2 Easy Date Stakes and was second in the Junos Request Stakes (G1) at Remington Park earlier this year.

The winning connections of Alliekat Dynasty accept the Cox Ranch Will Rogers Distaff Challenge stakes trophy on Sunday. © Jack Coady Photography

Runner-up honors went to Sunday Sylence, a 5-year-old mare by champion sire Ivory James and out of Featuring Jessie, by Feature Mr Jess. Bred in Louisiana by Bobby D. Cox, Sunday Sylence is campaigned by Marisol Alvarado and trained by Heber Deyta-Melendez, with Juan Pulido aboard.

A $13,000 purchase from the 2021 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale, Sunday Sylence made a strong late bid to finish three-quarters of a length behind the winner. A multiple graded stakes-placed winner, she earned $7,699 for her effort, boosting her earnings to$ 206,154.

Finishing third was Kool Dynasty, a 3-year-old daughter of multiple stakes sire Lil Kool Wagon out of Midnite Dynasty, by FDD Dynasty. She was bred in Oklahoma by Vickie Tebow and Bill Robbins, who also co-own the filly. Trained by Stacy Charette-Hill and ridden by Francisco Calderon, Kool Dynasty showed early speed before settling for third, 1¾ lengths behind the runner-up, to earn $3,849.

Pari-mutuel payoffs reflected Alliekat Dynasty’s status as a solid choice. She returned $4.40 to win, $2.60 to place, and $2.10 to show. Sunday Sylence paid $2.60 to place and $2.40 to show, while Kool Dynasty returned $6.60 to show.

The order of finish for the also-rans was: Lipstick Lou, O Seeyalater, and BV Miss Mona.

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