By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 18, 2026–Rgs Debutant delivered a determined performance Saturday evening at Remington Park, edging past a stubborn Mister Sinatra and a game Whiskey Doc to break his maiden while capturing the $75,000 Laico Bird Stakes for Oklahoma-bred 2-year-olds at 330 yards.

Clocked ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 18, 2026–Surprise Temptation surged to a dramatic nose victory Saturday night in the Grade 2 $58,000 Bob Moore Memorial Stakes at Remington Park, capturing the 300-yard dash for 3-year-olds and up in 15.077 seconds over a fast track.

The 3-year-old sorrel gelding earned ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 17, 2026– Heavy rain and a 21mph tailwind hit Remington Park as the field loaded the gate for the Grade 2, $57,760 SLM Big Daddy Stakes on Friday night. A Sweet Arthur had a clean start and rallied to gain victory in the 550-yard race by a half-length.

Lightnin Strikes, the wagering favorite at 7-5 odds, did not have a clean break, flipping over and sitting down as the starting gates opened and the field of eight was dispatched. Since he caused his own problem, Lightnin Strikes was an official starter. With ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

HOUSTON, TX–APRIL 17, 2026– Sam Houston Race Park hosted 15 trials for the Texas Breeders Futurity to determine the 10 fastest qualifiers to the $541,000 final. The trials were contested at 330 yards.

Flying Cowboy 123 made a major impact on the trials, ...

By Turfeeunapolis

SOROCABA, BRAZIL–APRIL 16, 2026–The biggest Quarter Horse competition in Brazil was held last weekend at the Jockey Club de Sorocaba, in São Paulo, with a total of 30 two-year-old colts and fillies competing for total prize money of R$ 1,200,000 (equivalent to US$ 240,000), at the distance of 350 yards.

They were divided into six trials, with only the respective winners advancing to the deciding race, contested the following day, Sunday, April 12, which left an incredible page in Brazilian racing ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 16, 2026– She the CEO was hammered at the betting windows like she couldn’t lose and then the filly backed it up on the track, winning the Remington Park featured allowance under jockey Roman Cruz on Thursday night.

The win in the 11th race, the finale on the card, gave Cruz bookend wins as he also was the winner of the first race of the evening aboard ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MEX–APRIL 12, 2026–DK Crystal Favorite delivered another impressive performance on Sunday evening at Hipódromo de las Américas, winning the 350-yard Chirina Glorys Classic. This victory extended her winning streak to six consecutive races against a tough field of older mares, including last year's reigning champion, La Feature This Bell.

Breaking from the rail, DK Crystal Favorite was forwardly placed early before taking control through the stretch and drawing clear to win in :17.44 over a fast track. Ridden by Paul Osvaldo Rodriguez, the filly secured the victory by open daylight while under confident ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MEX–APRIL 12, 2026–Trials for the first leg of the Mexican Triple Crown series, the $147,000 México Futurity-RG3, were contested over two days, April 11-12, at Hipódromo de las Américas. A strong group of juveniles competed for a spot in the lucrative 250-yard final set for May 3.

Topping the list was race favorite DK Chispada Two, who delivered the fastest qualifying effort of the weekend with a time of :13.124, clocking an 88 speed index. Breaking from the rail in the fourth trial of day one, the filly showed immediate speed, took control early, and drew off to win easily by 2 1/2 lengths.

Bred by Cuadra La ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 12, 2026–Trainer Leo Alcala tightened up the race for the lead among conditioners at Remington Park on Sunday night by winning twice, including Shes EC to Tempt’s sixth win in a row.

Shes EC to Tempt’s victory in the featured allowance race was Alcala’s 21st win of the meet, moving him to within three of leader Dee Keener’s 24. Keener only had one horse entered on the day and did not make it to the winner’s circle.

Shes EC to Tempt, a 3-year-old ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–APRIL 11, 2026–Lex Fabrizio’s One Sweet Duck proved she still has plenty of "fly" left in her, as the 6-year-old mare rebounded from a second-place finish in the $35,000 Virginia Hyland Stakes a year ago to win this year’s running of the 350-yard event on Saturday night at Los Alamitos.

Sent off at odds of 6-1, One Sweet Duck rewarded her supporters with a $15.80 payout by using her usual quickness away from the gate and then running a very professional race on the ...

By Emily Paulk, Stallionesearch

FARMINGTON, NM–APRIL 10, 2026– HM Bigdad Relentless edged clear late to win the $68,950 New Mexico Breeders Stakes (G3) on April 10 at SunRay Park, getting the better of 4-5 favorite Woodcutt after a prolonged stretch duel. The colt covered 400 yards in :19.747 seconds over a fast ...

By StallioneSearch

VINTON, LA–APRIL 10, 2026–Delta Downs hosted its second night of schooling races Friday, April 10, setting the stage for the upcoming Old South Futurity and Laddie Futurity. Juvenile colts and geldings were entered across 11 races, with the first race going off at 7:30 p.m.

The fastest performance of the night came from race #7, where Blood Money Prize clocked the top time. The second-fastest effort came from the opening race, turned in by Da Big Red, while the third-fastest time was recorded in race #2 by ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 9, 2026– Game Favorite has improved with leaps and bounds since losing to Big Rotney in the Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity by three lengths. Those two Paints were the fastest qualifiers Thursday night at ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

VINTON, LA–APRIL 10, 2026–Delta Downs opened its first night of schooling races Thursday, April 9, setting the stage for the upcoming Old South Futurity and Lassie Futurity. A total of 13 races were dedicated to two-year-old fillies, with the first race going off at 7:30 p.m.

The fastest performance of the night came in the final race, where She B Zoomin stopped the clock in 12.197 seconds ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 9, 2026– Three-time defending Remington Park champion trainer Dee Keener qualified the fastest three Appaloosas on Thursday, in the first ever Remington Park Appaloosa Futurity trials, including the swiftest, ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

PHOENIX, AZ—April 8,2026— Annes Dynasty posted the fastest qualifying time to lead the field in the $20,000-added AQRA Turf Paradise Open Spring Futurity trials.

Ridden by Francisco Zamora for trainer Alex Torres-Casas, the homebred filly for Jose Antonio De Santiago stopped the clock in :15.623 over 300 yards, earning a 94 speed index while finishing with a strong driving effort.

The brown filly is sired by ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

PHOENIX, AZ–APRIL 6, 2026–Trials for the $25,000-added Desert Classic Futurity were run April 6 at Turf Paradise.

Cyber Buzz posted the fastest qualifying time of :15.356 seconds, winning her trial by 2 1/2 lengths while earning a 104 speed index. The filly brushed at the start, quickly took ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MX–APRIL 5, 2026–A familiar rivalry took center stage Sunday night at the Hipódromo de las Américas, where CCB Rich Ranch Boy turned the tables on Talk Of The Bar in the opening leg of the 2026 Mexican Quarter Horse Triple Crown.

The $22,000 Easily A Possum Classic at 350 yards marked the first chapter in what is shaping up to be a compelling series between the two standouts, with CCB Rich Ranch Boy delivering an impressive effort to hand his familiar foe, Talk Of ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MX–APRIL 5, 2026– Two trials were held Sunday at Hipodromo de las Americas for the $32,000 The Prize Classic Stakes, with ten two-year-olds bred in the United States advancing to the April 26 final. The top three fastest qualifiers all emerged from the 2025 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

With José Eduardo González aboard, Already Favorite topped the qualifiers list, winning his heat in 15.544 seconds for 300 yards with an 80 speed index. Ten two-year-olds will return ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

SUNLAND PARK, NM–APRIL 4, 2026– Lil Kool Panther scored a 21-1 upset victory in the Grade 2 $353,927 West Texas Futurity on April 4 at Sunland Park, covering 300 yards in :15.324 seconds over a fast track.

Ridden by Jesse Levario, the colt broke well, tracked the early pace, and surged late to get up by a neck over Tempting Lu, while Chief Keef 123 finished third. The win was worth $166,346.

Owned by Amparan Racing Stables LLC and trained by Alberto Amparan, Lil Kool Panther was bred by Shane and Brooke Snow. The Texas-bred colt is a ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

SUNLAND PARK, NM–APRIL 4, 2026– Bridger surged late to win the $389,493 New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) on April 4 at Sunland Park, covering 300 yards in :15.255 seconds over a fast track.

Ridden by Luis Angel Flores Garcia, the gelding broke a step slow, advanced through mid-stretch, and ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 4, 2026– Hard to Politic and Hooked N Gone battled for favoritism in the Mr Jet Moore Stakes and then the former won the war with ease, blowing away a strong field of black-type horses on Saturday night at ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

SUNLAND PARK, NM–APRIL 4, 2026– CQ Coyame Jessy delivered a late-running victory to win the $80,000 NMHBA Stakes on April 4 at Sunland Park, covering 400 yards in :19.647 seconds over a fast track.

Ridden by Noe Garcia Jr., the gelding overcame a slow start, rallied through the stretch, and proved ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

SUNLAND PARK, NM–APRIL 4, 2026–Hendry converted his fastest qualifying effort into a stakes victory, winning the $100,000 West Texas Juvenile on April 4 at Sunland Park, covering 300 yards in :15.170 seconds over a fast track.

Ridden by Oscar Andrade Jr., the gelding vied early, dueled past ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

CYPRESS, CA–APRIL 4, 2026– Some victories are measured by inches, while others are measured in dollars and cents. Then there are those measured by the legacy they carry. The talented Favorite Cartel colt SG Jacob Jay has made a name for himself thanks to his prowess on ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

SUNLAND PARK, NM–APRIL 4, 2026– Baby Daddy Cartel surged late to win the $100,000 New Mexican Spring Fling Stakes on April 4 at Sunland Park, covering 300 yards in :15.249 seconds over a fast track.

Ridden by Luis Angel Flores Garcia, the gelding overcame early traffic, advanced through the ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 4, 2026– JC Speeding and Cyber Command III each won their trials and there was only two-thousandths of a second difference between them as the top two fastest horses qualifying Saturday for the $217,910 Remington ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 4, 2026– Leading trainer Dee Keener topped off a four-win night Saturday by qualifying the two fastest fillies for the Remington Park Oaks – Beltane and Emerald Bay.

The 10 fillies, 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred American Quarter Horses, with the best times from five ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 3, 2026– The luck of the draw and an unpredictable Mother Nature were key factors Friday at Remington Park. All five horses that qualified for the finals of the $971,955 Remington Park Futurity did so after a heavy ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 2, 2026– Three of the five fastest horses on Thursday night all came from the same Remington Park Futurity trial, including the quickest of the five qualifiers – Apoliticalgolddigger – ridden to victory ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

PHOENIX, AZ–APRIL 1, 2026– All three of the top qualifiers for the upcoming AQRA Derby at Turf Paradise are sired by Tell Cartel, highlighting the stallion’s early impact from limited crops.

HW Tellum Sweetly posted the fastest qualifying time of ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

SELMA, TX–APRIL 1, 2026– Retama Park conducted another session of schooling races on April 1, offering horsemen a final look at their young stock ahead of the upcoming 2026 Quarter Horse racing season.

A total of 62 juveniles competed across 10 races, all contested at 250 yards under ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

PHOENIX, AZ–MARCH 30, 2026– RM Dulce Valiente won the $44,550 AQRA Presidents Open Spring Derby on March 30 at Turf Paradise, covering 350 yards in :17.566 seconds over a fast track.

Ridden by Brian Cobos Barraza, the gelding defeated Rue by a head, while Lethal Eagle V finished third. The winner ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

CYPRESS, CA–MARCH 30, 2026–The sophomore division at Los Alamitos in 2026 officially has its male superstar. Thompson Racing, Paul Jones, and Alexis Andrade’s Doodah Cartel solidified his status as the undisputed top 3-year-old colt on the grounds on Sunday night, holding off a fierce challenge to win the ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

MEXICO CITY, MEX–MARCH 29, 2026–Br Chivali Nazareno, Mexico’s reigning Champion Aged Horse, delivered another dominant performance Sunday in the $15,400 (US) Velocidad Classic at Hipódromo de las Américas. Surging late, he collected his second stakes win of the season in the 250-yard race, clocking a 91 speed index in :13.05 over a fast track.

Ridden by Miguel Angel Rodriguez, the son of Southern Corona, once again showcased his powerful closing kick to secure the victory. This makes the third consecutive stakes victory for the five-year-old, including the inaugural Classic in early March, and the ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

LOS ALAMITOS–MARCH 29, 2026–On a weekend in which 30 of the 39 juvenile entrants remain eligible for the Grade 2 Robert Adair Kindergarten Futurity, here are the six freshman sprinters who visited the winner’s circle following their debuts::

BRIDGEWATER This Mpshinning filly, owned by Jose Moreno, is out of the graded stakes-placed runner and $66k earner No Arizona. Bridgewater worked sharply from the inside post in :12.3, though she was ...

By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MARCH 29, 2026– Trainer Ed Hardy and jockey Angel O. Ramirez came up with a pair of wins, bookending the card, including the featured allowance winner One Fabulous Boy, who ran like his ...

By Orlando Gutierrez

LOS ALAMITOS–MARCH 29, 2026–On a weekend in which 30 of the 39 juvenile entrants remain eligible for the Grade 2 Robert Adair Kindergarten Futurity, here are the six freshman sprinters who visited the winner’s circle following their debuts::

BRIDGEWATER This Mpshinning filly, owned by Jose Moreno, is out of the graded stakes-placed runner and $66k earner No Arizona. Bridgewater worked sharply from the inside post in :12.3, though she was ...