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.
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