North Dakota Horse Park welcomes fans to a seven-race program on Saturday morning, with first post at 11:30 a.m. Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds will share the spotlight throughout the day.

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By LouanneWainscott, StallioneSearch

FARGO, ND–JULY 10, 2026–North Dakota Horse Park welcomes fans to a seven-race program on Saturday morning, with first post at 11:30 a.m. Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds will share the spotlight throughout the day, highlighted by the $13,000 NDQHRA Streakin Zoomer Quarter Horse Stakes. The featured event is the sixth race on the card, with a field of 10 runners aged 3 and up, which will go 350 yards at approximately 2:00 p.m.

Leading the field is 7-2 morning-line favorite Im Rip, a consistent four-year-old gelding who enters off another impressive stakes win. In his most recent start, he rallied strongly down the stretch to win the $5,750 North Dakota Bred Stakes by a half-length. The talented gelding has won eight of his 14 career starts and has banked $40,189.

Owned and bred in North Dakota by Tyrell R. Moody, Im Rip is by Rip Tide and out of the Cowboys Cartel mare Cowboywannab. Cole Wilson trains the gelding, who will break from post six with Bernardino Marquez in the saddle.

Second choice Lil Rider, 4-1, is looking to extend her winning streak. The five-year-old mare enters the stakes race riding the momentum of three consecutive victories, including the Bulldogger Overnight Stakes and back-to-back allowance wins. A proven performer throughout her career, Lil Rider has captured 11 races and earned $74,168, and will be seeking her fourth straight trip to the winner's circle.

The North Dakota-bred mare is bred, owned, and trained by Ronald W. Addicott. She is a daughter of Pyc Fun N Fancy, out of the Dashair mare Park Avenue Air, and will leave from post nine with Ricardo Martinez aboard.

Saturday's program offers an enjoyable mix of Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing, highlighted by the NDQHRA Streakin Zoomer Quarter Horse Stakes, the day's featured attraction. With proven stakes winners, local standouts, and competitive fields throughout the card, fans and bettors can look forward to an entertaining afternoon of racing at North Dakota Horse Park.

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