Ask Her To Fly, under jockey Ramiro Garcia, posted the fastest time following a 2-3/4 length victory in the fourteenth trial on Saturday at The Downs at Albuquerque.

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By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—JUNE 27, 2026—Grade 1-placed Ask Her To Fly posted the fastest qualifying time on the second day of trials for the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Rainbow Futurity Saturday at The Downs at Albuquerque, leading five more juveniles into the July 12 final.

The five fastest qualifiers from today's 15 trial races will join the five fastest qualifiers from Friday's (June 26) day 1 trials to complete the field for the 400-yard Rainbow Futurity final, one of Quarter Horse racing's premier races for 2-year-olds.

Owned and bred in Oklahoma by A. Randall Geiselman, trained by Jason L. Olmstead, and ridden by Ramiro Haro Garcia, Ask Her To Fly stopped the timer in 19.573, the fastest clocking of Day 2. 

"We wanted to try her at four-hundred yards and she proved us right," Garcia said in the winner’s circle. "We were concerned that she might get tired coming back, but she ran real good and keeps performing."

The daughter of leading sire Flying Cowboy 123 out of Ask The Question, by Teller Cartel, dominated the 14th trial, drawing away to score by 2 3/4 lengths over Cyber River after opening up early. She paid $2.80, $2.10, and $2.10.

Heatseeker V, under jockey Francisco Calderon, posted the second fastest time in trial #13. © Coady Media

She scored her third win in five starts this season and boosted her earnings total to $128,175, after entering trials off a third-place effort in the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Ruidoso Futurity on June 7.

Second-fastest qualifier Heatseeker V earned his spot with a commanding 1 3/4-length victory in the 13th trial, covering the distance in 19.594. The gray gelding by Apollitical Jess from Thewayouwantmetoo, by Mr Eye Opener, races for Valeriano Racing Stables LLC. After being squeezed leaving the gate, he quickly asserted himself and drew off impressively.

Bred in Texas by Darling Farms & Dr. Richard Beck, Heatseeker V is trained by Raymond G. Valerio and was ridden by champion jockey Francisco Calderon. A full brother to champion A Revenant, Heatseeker V was a $325,000 purchase in the 2025 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

Think Twice Perry, under jockey Christian Cardenas, posted the third fastest time in trial #12. © Coady Media

"Today we got crushed the first hundred yards so I stayed chilly on him until a hole opened," jockey Francisco Calderon said. "He went through that hole we were waiting for and ended up running big. That cost him a lot of time."

Think Twice Perry secured the third-fastest qualifying mark after winning the 12th trial in 19.661, by 1 1/2 lengths. The gelded son of former leading sire Mr Jess Perry out of Budder Think Twice, by First Down Dash, is owned by Johnny Trotter, bred in Utah by McColee Land & Livestock LLC, trained by James J. Gonzales II, and piloted by Christian Cardenas.

The gelding sold for $90,000 at the 2025 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale and cleared the field early before breaking his maiden in his third career start.

The fourth-fastest qualifier was Greatest Ever, who captured the opening trial in 19.724 while drawing clear to win by 1 1/4 lengths. The gelding is by Mpshinning out of Jenuine Favorite, by Favorite Cartel, and races for Paul Blanchard and Javier M. Chavez.

Greatest Ever, under jockey Christian Cardenas, posted the fourth fastest time in the opening trial. © Coady Media

Bred in California by Steve D. Burns, DVM, Greatest Ever is conditioned by Rodolfo G. Valles and was ridden by Christian Cardenas. Out of an unraced half-sister to All American Futurity(G1) winner Imperial Eagle, he brought $35,000 at the 2025 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

Rounding out Saturday's top five was Crash For Kash, who rallied late to win the 11th trial by three-quarters of a length in 19.732. The brown colt by second-crop sire Dulce Sin Tacha out of Miss Merlot, by Pyc Paint Your Wagon, races for Tom Maher and Stephen N. Williams.

Crash For Kash, under jockey Romiro Garcia, garnered the fifth qualifying time in trial #11. © Coady Media

Bred in Oklahoma by M.C. Stucks, it is trained by Jason L. Olmstead, he was ridden by Ramiro Haro Garcia. Crash For Kash came out of the gate awkwardly before finishing strongly to secure the final qualifying position. He broke his maiden at Remington Park on May 16 and has won two of three career starts. 

Maher and Williams changed the name of the colt from Sinful Merlot to Crash For Kash after paying $98,000 for him at the Heritage Place Yearling Sale.

For a complete list of Rainbow Futurity(G1) qualifiers, with times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers, and jockeys, CLICK HERE.

The second five fastest qualifiers from each day of trials receive preferred invites to the $100,000 Rainbow Juvenile, which will also be contested on Sunday, July 12. For a list of those horses, CLICK HERE.

The Grade 1 Rainbow Futurity carries a purse of $1 million and is scheduled for July 12 at The Downs at Albuquerque. The second five finalists will be determined following tomorrow's (Saturday) Day 2 trials.

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