John and Kathy Lee, co-owners of All American Futurity champion KJ Desparado, were on their way home to their ranch in Chandler, Arizona today. That’s a long-enough drive to think about what happened this summer at the races and also time to talk about the immediate and long-term future for their new racing star.
Read MoreKj Desparado got up in the final strides to win the $3 million All American Futurity Sunday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track before a crowd of thousands who attended the final day of the 2021 racing season.
Read MoreInstygator, a three-year-old gelding, turned the tables on triple crown hopeful Empressum and won the $929,225 All American Derby at Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Sunday.
Read MoreAQHA Reigning World Champion Whistle Stop Café will be retired following her appearance on Sunday in the $439,884 All American Oaks according to her owner Lainie Whitmire of Whitmire Ranch.
Read MoreThousands of racing fans are expected to witness this year’s $3 Million All American Futurity live at Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Monday, Sept. 6th when Jess Savin Candy attempts to win the quarter horse racing triple crown.
Read MoreBoth Jess Savin Candy and Empressum, the two quarter horses that will be attempting to win a triple crown in the All American Futurity and Derby, both made appearances on the race track this morning at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
Read MoreRuidoso and Rainbow Futurity champion Jess Savin Candy will wear the number-seven blanket in the gelding’s attempt at winning the first two-year-old triple crown in forty years in the $3 million All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Labor Day, Sept. 6.
Read MoreWascallywittlewabbit, a six-year-old gelding, powered home a three-and-a-quarter-length winner in the $50,000 Zia 870 Championship at Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Saturday.
Read MoreHandicapping Saturday's three Bank of America Racing Challenge qualifying races at Ruidoso Downs this Saturday becomes a bigger challenge than normal since weather forecasters are predicting a 60 percent chance of thundershowers.
Read MoreJess Savin Candy, quarter horse racing’s newest sensation, is getting plenty of rest and feed in the first few days following his victory and successful effort at qualifying for a triple crown attempt last Saturday in trials for the $3 million All American Futurity.
Read MoreEmpressum, a three-year-old gelding, withstood an off-track and stormed home a three-length winner in the eighth race Sunday to qualify for the $929,225 All American Derby at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
Read MoreJess Savin Candy, a two-year-old gelding, will attempt to become only the second quarter horse in racing history to earn the two-year-old triple crown when he goes to post In the $3 million All American Futurity on Labor Day at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
Read MoreKJ Desparado, a two-year-old gelding, broke sharply and dominated the field of quarter horses in the fifteenth and final race of the day to win and record the fastest time during qualifying trials for the $3 million All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
Read MoreRuidoso and Rainbow Derby champ Empressum, a three-year-old gelding with six consecutive wins, has been entered in trials next Sunday for the $929,225 All American Derby as number-six in the eighth race of the day.
Read MoreMark’s Warrior, a two-year-old gelding, came from sixth place in the stretch to get up in time and win the $116,386 Rio Grande Senor Thoroughbred Futurity at Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Sunday. Bella Dona paid $4.20, $3.00 and $3.00 in a winning time of 1:05.06 seconds for five-and-a-half furlongs. The filly is undefeated in three starts with earnings of approximately $75,000.
Read MoreHere Comes Candy, a two-year-old filly, was the top qualifier Saturday in trials for the $84,243 John Deere Ruidoso Downs Quarter Horse Juvenile Trials.
Read MoreContender broke on top and led all the way in the sixth race Saturday afternoon to win and become the top qualifier in the $55,726 Adequan Derby Challenge Trials at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
Read MoreRuidoso and Rainbow Futurity champ Jess Savin Candy was entered today in trials for the $3 million All American Futurity at 440-yards next weekend at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and will compete in the fifth race as number-ten on Saturday.
Read MoreJess Savin Candy, the two-year-old winner of the $1 million Ruidoso and $1 million Rainbow Futurities this season, galloped on the race track this morning at Ruidoso Downs with rider Francisco Calderon aboard in preparation for the $3 million All American Futurity trials next weekend.
Read MoreEach week, Ruidoso Downs Race Track will have an awards recognition drawing for their employees. Directors will submit people from their departments for the drawing and five names will be drawn. Each person selected will receive $100. In order to qualify, these individuals must be exemplary employees that demonstrate a good work ethic, consistent attendance, and a professional attitude.
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