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Sam Houston Race Park’s 30th Anniversary Season Continues On April 19 With Live QH Racing

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 15, 2024—The 2024 Quarter Horse racing season at Sam Houston Race Park, presented by 811 Call Before You Dig, gets underway on Friday, April 19 with a ten-race card, beginning at 6:30 pm (CT). Opening weekend continues with nine races set on Saturday, April 20, also at 6:30 pm.  The 25-day meet will run through Saturday, June 15.  

Opening night will feature trials for the Adequan Derby Challenge and John Deere Juvenile Challenge. The ten fastest qualifiers will return on Friday, May 10. The series, under the direction of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), is part of a national program in which regional qualifiers advance to the Racing Challen .. Read More

Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Hes Bold as Corona 2101$207,227
Joose Boxx 2200$206,738
Flash Bak 1100$182,000
Dk Marney Jess 2200$181,966
Pavel 3200$174,666

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Horses
Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Dunn Ranch 25852$287,915
Edward C. Allred 67111111$275,302
Javier De Los Santos Muzquiz 4210$213,566
Asael Isidoro Charmin 2101$207,227
Valeriano Racing Stables LLC 5101$189,366

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Owners
Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Mj Farms 160252219$1,081,279
Steve D Burns Dvm 150182518$472,804
Edward C Allred 119181817$429,907
Bobby D Cox 167272315$429,596
Reliance Ranches Llc 7912119$335,852

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Breeders
Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Juan Diaz, Jr. 481586$670,844
Eric Valenzuela 7514127$557,701
M. Heath Taylor 90201613$550,055
Monty Arrossa 6113106$501,749
James J. Gonzales III 9018913$501,270

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Trainers
Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Christian Ramos 142231514$770,681
Francisco Calderon 121212317$711,600
Noe Garcia, Jr. 10920177$655,703
James A. Flores 141152515$624,187
Luis Martinez 114171418$607,206

By North American Race Leaders View Top 25 Jockeys
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Wire Transfer Remains Undefeated After Setting Fastest Time To PSBA American Paint Classic Futurity

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 14, 2024–42 two-year-old Paint horses competed Sunday afternoon in five trial races to secure a spot in the $159,600 estimated PSBA American Paint Classic Futurity [G1] at Remington Park. The fillies dominated the field, with eight qualifying for the finals alongside two colts.

In the first trial heat, Grade 1 winner Wire Transfer left the competition in the dust after winning by an incredible four lengths and set the time to beat at :16.770 seconds.

APHA leading trainer Matt Whitekiller conditioned six of the ten qualifiers to the Grade 1 futurity, including Wire .. Read More

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Graded Stakes Winner FDD Cloud Draws Post 10 for La Plata Stakes
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
FARMINGTON, NM--APRIL 15, 2024--FDD Cloud, a 4-year-old son of FDD Going Grand racing for Aurelio Juarez, is one of a dozen aged runners entered in Friday's 400-yard, $75,000 La Plata Stakes at SunRay Park.

FDD Cloud brings in a two-race win streak that includes a victory in the 400-yard, $100,000 Lovington Stakes (G2) at Zia Park on December 17. Omar Vargas trains the sorrel gelding.

FDD Cloud drew post 10 and will be ridden by Alfredo Sigala.

Other contenders include Whiskey Creek, a 4-year-old gelded son of world champion Apollitical Jess trained by Lonnie Vaughn for owner Rancho AA LLC. Whiskey Creek is coming off of a sixth-place finish in a 400-yard West Texas Maturity (G3) trial on March 10. However, the gelding earned $530,478 from seven races during his 3-year-old season, and he scored an upset victory at odds of 26-1 i .. Read More

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Challenge Trials Dominate Opening-Night Program at Sam Houston Race Park
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 16, 2024—Sam Houston Race Park will open its 2024 American Quarter Horse meet with a 10-race program dominated by Bank of America Racing Challenge trials. Post time for the first race, a 300-yard first-level allowance dash for sophomore fillies, is set for 6:30 p.m. (CDT) on Friday, April 19.

Twenty-nine 3-year-olds are entered in three 400-yard Adequan Sam Houston Derby Challenge trials. The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the May 10, $40,000-added final.

Lefty, a graded stakes placed son of This Is An Eagle trained by Martin Rodriguez for owner Francisco Guadalupe Guerrero, drew post 8 and will be ridden by Francisco Giles in the first heat. A $6,000 purchase at the 2022 TQHA Yearling Sale in San Antonio, Lefty is coming off of a 2-year-old campaign during which he earned $50,225 from eight races and placed third in the 350-yard, $196,000 .. Read More




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