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SELMA, TX–JULY 27, 2024—Already a grade 2 futurity winner, Joose Boxx raced to his fourth career win in six starts Saturday when he won the $606,121 restricted Grade 1 TQHA Sale Futurity by 1-1/2 lengths at Retama Park.

The $100,000 TQHA Yearling Sale repurchase completed the 350 yards in 17.998 seconds, equaling an 86-speed index into a 15 mph headwind. The $269,724 winner's purse nearly doubled the gelding's earnings to $555,728

Trainer Juan Diaz, Jr., named jockey Nestor Duran to ride the 2-year-old son of leading 2-year-old sire Kiss My Hocks for owner Javier De Los Santos Muzquiz.

"I feel really happy to win this kind of race," Duran said in the winner's circle. "I was waiting for him to break at the gate. Sometimes, he trips up a little bit, but today was his day. He made a perfect trip and kept going towards the wire."

The Grade 2 Oklahoma Futurity winner ran fourth in the Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park on June 1.

"We were very nervous coming in but knew he had a lot in him," owner Muzquiz said after the race. "He won the Oklahoma Futurity and was fourth in the Heritage Place Futurity, so winning this race means a lot to me."

"He's done well since his first race," Diaz, Jr. said. "He ran great in Oklahoma, so we had high expectations for him coming into the race." When asked what's next, Diaz replied, "We will see how he turns out tomorrow and where we can go from there."

Gerry Lynn Sigman and Diane Tatum bred Joose Boxx in Texas from the Big Daddy Cartel mare Cd Daddys Home.

Stablemate Kiss My Maruska settled for his third graded placing this season after finishing second. Also, by Kiss Mu Hocks, the colt was third in the Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity on June 1 and second in the Grade 3 Louisiana Downs Futurity in March.

Diaz, Jr. named jockey Victor Urieta, Jr., to ride the $88,000 TQHA Yearling Sale graduate for owner Heavy Hitters Racing Stables. Tyler and Naia Graham bred the colt in Texas from the Favorite Cartel mare Ms Highmaitenance. Kiss My Maruska has earned $344,612 off a (6) 2-3-1 record.

Magic Apollitical, a $95,000 TQHA repurchase, finished a head back in third, earning $66,673 for owner AA Farms, LLC. Miguel Castillo named jockey Jose Alvarez to ride the Apollitical Jess filly from the Corona Cartel mare Visual Magic. Second in the Sam Houston Juvenile two races back, Magic Apollitical has banked $95,791 in five starts.

The field was completed by Seis Chilitos, Marfalous, This Eagles Armed, Kiss My Tail Lights, Blasted Eagle, Hawkabye Baby, and Jess Louisiana Girl.

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ABOUT RETAMA PARK
Retama Park is a Class 1 pari-mutuel horse racetrack located in Selma, Texas, just 20 minutes from downtown San Antonio. Live Quarter Horse races occur each summer, while simulcast wagering and worldwide races are shown daily. Managed by Penn Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ – PENN), Retama Park opened in 1995 and is hosting its 30th horse racing season this year. For more information and racing schedules, please visit www.RetamaPark.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube.