BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

SELMA, TX–AUGUST 17 2022–Graded stakes winner Ponte Trucha and fastest qualifier Queens R Tempting headline a field of 10 2-year-olds entered back in Saturday's 350-yard, $175,000 Texas QHA Sires' Cup Futurity (RG3) at Retama Park.

Ponte Trucha set the 10th-fastest qualifying time from six trials on August 5, but the gelded son of Duponte has earned $227,701 from five races, and his four wins include a three-quarter length victory as a 22-1 longshot in the 300-yard, $324,000 Louisiana Downs Futurity (G3) on April 3. Josue Huitron trains the gelding and $18,000 purchase at last year's Heritage Place Yearling Sale for owner Armando Cortez.

Ponte Trucha drew post 9 and will be ridden by Heriberto Aguilar-Orozco.

Queens R Tempting drew the rail post and will be ridden by Victor Urieta Jr. for owner Carlos Ponce and trainer Juan Diaz Jr. A $40,000 buy at last year's Heritage Place Yearling Sale, the bay daughter of champion Tempting Dash is coming off of a half-length victory in the first TQHA Sires' Cup Futurity trial.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:

1. Queens R Tempting (Victor Urieta Jr.)
2. JEG Fascination (Nestor Duran)
3. Phreedom (Raul Ramirez Jr.)
4. Flaming Pistol Pete (Ali Rivera)
5. Special Train Lelo (Luciano Duenez)
6. Chilli Red (Noe Villatoro)
7. LS Coronita Dancer (Froylan Ramirez)
8. Lil Freighttrain (Luis Vivanco)
9. Ponte Trucha (Heriberto Aguilar-Orozco)
10. Famous Corona Winner (Pedro C. Espinoza)

Also on Saturday, 10 sophomores are entered back in the 400-yard, $110,000 TQHA Sires' Cup Derby (R).

Jerry Windham's Hes No Illusion, a homebred son of The Louisiana Cartel and the fastest qualifier, scored a head victory in the first of three trials on August 6. The brown gelding has banked $34,800 from six outs this season, and his record includes second-place finishes in the 350-yard, $55,000 Leon Bard Memorial Stakes (R) for Texas-breds at Sam Houston Race Park, and the 330-yard, $44,000 Silver Eagle Stakes (R) for state-breds at Retama Park.

Hes No Illusion drew post 5 and will be ridden by Claudio Aguilar for trainer Lewis "Tooter" Jordan.

All Retama Park races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.