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Devins Dream Tops Iowa Stallion Futurity Qualifiers at Prairie Meadows
Devins Dream remained undefeated with a neck victory in the second trial to post the fastest qualifying time for the $75,000 Iowa Stallion Futurity on Friday at Prairie Meadows.

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Devins Dream Tops Iowa Stallion Futurity Qualifiers at Prairie Meadows

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

ALTOONA, IA—JULY 24, 2026—Two trials were contested Friday night for the $75,000 Iowa Stallion Futurity at Prairie Meadows, with Devins Dream posting the fastest qualifying time for the August 14 final.

Ridden by Cristian Alvarado, Devins Dream captured the second trial in :18.572 over a fast track. The Sharlene Reuer-trained filly races for Barbara McClelland and was bred in Iowa by Dan Means and Curt Paulsen.

The daughter of Rapid Ivory out of the Dashing Seis mare Cyg Shes Smoke Free remains undefeated in two career starts and has now earned $17,347.

Second-fastest qualifier Ts Gray N Famous finished a neck behind Devins Dream in the same trial while stopping the clock in :18.616.

Ridden by Cristian Esqueda, the homebred filly for Thomas J. Scheckel is trained by Fernando Ivan Manriquez. The daughter of Fast N Famous Jeans out of the Mr Jess Perry mare Mrs Aqua Perry improved her record to 3-1-1-0 with earnings of $13,302.

Ts A Fast Diva secured the third-fastest qualifying time after finishing third in :18.658 under Cody Rodger Smith. The Tony Dean Jones trainee is also a Thomas J. Scheckel homebred and was an $11,000 repurchase from the Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale.

The gelding is by Fast N Famous Jeans out of the Apollitical Jess mare Apollitical Diva, tracing to two-time champion Spit Curl Diva ($829,353) and champion Coronas First Diva ($496,377). He now sports a 4-0-0-1 record with earnings of $2,736.

The other trial was won by Ts Eight Dollar Beer, who stopped the clock in :18.993.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to Prairie Meadows for the $75,000 Iowa Stallion Futurity final on August 14.

VIEW FULL LIST OF QUALIFIERS HERE.

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