JP Fast Dash turned in the fastest time of the day under Victor Urieta, Jr. during Saturday's schooling races at Louisiana Downs.

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By StallioneSearch

BOSSIER CITY, LA–FEBRUARY 14, 2026– Louisiana Downs conducted its second day of 2026 schooling races on Saturday, February 14, carding seven races for 2-year-olds preparing for the upcoming Louisiana Downs Futurity and Mardi Gras Futurity.

A total of 40 juveniles were entered, with 33 going to the gate.

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Josue Ponce saddled the fastest runner for the second straight day, led by JP Fast Dash, who posted the top time on Saturday in race three. Ridden by Victor Urieta from post 1, the colt stopped the clock in :11.950 seconds. The Ivory James colt is a homebred for JP Quarter Horses and a $37,000 TQHA Yearling Sale repurchase. He is out of the Heza Fast Dash mare MCM Little Rat.

DK Bonita Jess, the highest-priced sale graduate on Saturday’s card at $120,000, captured race six under Nestor Duran for owner CH Horse Racing, LLC. The Apollitical Jess filly recorded the second-fastest time of the day, clocking :12.208 seconds for trainer Jose Garcia. Bred in Mexico by Cuadra La Presita, she is out of the Corona Cartel mare Marney Jo.

Nestor Duran returned to ride the third-fastest runner of the day, Mucho Man Lady. Owned and bred by Ruse Ranch LLC, the KJ Mucho Macho Man filly won race one in :12.305 seconds. Bred in Texas, she is out of the Cosmograph mare Cosmo Traffic.

The Mardi Gras Futurity, restricted to accredited Louisiana-bred foals of 2024, will offer $100,000 added with an estimated purse of $600,000. Trials are scheduled for March 7, with the 300-yard final set for March 28.

The Louisiana Downs Open Futurity, open to all Quarter Horse foals of 2024, will feature $75,000 added and an estimated purse of $250,000. Trials will be held March 5, with the final also scheduled for March 28 at 300 yards. In both futurities, the 10 fastest qualifiers from the trials will advance to their respective finals.

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About Louisiana Downs
Located on 280 acres near Shreveport in Bossier City, Louisiana, it opened on October 30, 1974, with approximately 15,000 fans in attendance for the first day of its inaugural meet. Built by the late shopping center magnate Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., the track was a success, setting numerous national records for handling and attendance throughout the 1970s and ’80s. In 1980, plans were announced for the first running of the Super Derby, a 1-1/4 mile race to be run in the fall with the hope of attracting the best three-year-olds in the country and impacting the end-of-the-year championships. With a $500,000 purse, the race was the richest ever for three-year-old Thoroughbreds.

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