Flashin Fire, a two-year-old gelding, overcame a sluggish last-place start to pass the entire field of horses in the final strides and win the $319,805 Zia Quarter Horse Futurity (GI) during the Zia Festival Sunday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino.
Read MoreBigg Dee, a three-year-old gelding, broke sharply and held off a late charge by Fanncee to win the $203,479 Zia Quarter Horse Derby (Grade II) Saturday afternoon during the Zia Festival at Ruidoso Downs Race Track
Read MoreJess Savin Candy withstood sloppy track conditions and closed in the final strides to win by a nose in the $1 million Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs Race Track Sunday. In the $100,000 Rainbow Juvenile Stakes, longshot Shesa Relentless Gal, and jockey Raul Herrera upset the field of runners by winning at 22-1 odds in a time of 19.68 seconds for 400-yards.
Read MoreEmpressum broke from the gates on top and led throughout the tenth race Saturday winning the $678,253 Rainbow Derby by a length-and-a-half in a winning time of 21.13 seconds for 440-yards. Whistle Stop Café’s sire is Freighttrain B out of the mare Sinuous by Mr Jess Perry. The filly paid $3.80, $280 and $2.60 in winning the ninth race in a time of 21.37 seconds for 440-yards.
Read MoreIf 40-percent of the field is coming from your barn and scheduled to run in the $678,253 Rainbow Derby at Ruidoso Downs Race Track, anyone would probably like their chances. “It’s a tremendous race,” Health Taylor said in his barn this week. “In my opinion, it’s a stellar field of horses that are going in the gate on Saturday. We’re not taking anything for granted—they are all very capable race horses.”
Read MoreThe New Mexico Horse Breeders Association will be hosting their annual dinner party and awards ceremony during the upcoming Zia Festival Weekend at Ruidoso Downs Race Track. In addition, there will be a Round Table Discussion on Saturday, July 31 at 10:00 AM at the Ruidoso Horse Sale Pavilion.
Read MoreOut N Gone, a three-year-old gelding, dominated a field of Zia Derby contenders in the 5th trial race Saturday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track by scoring a two-and-a-quarter length win in the fastest time of the day, 19.647 seconds for 400-yards.
Read MoreFlashin Fire, a two-year-old gelding, survived a light bump out of the gate and picked up the pace down the stretch to win the fifth trial race of the afternoon at Ruidoso Downs Race Track Friday while being clocked with the fastest time of the day of 19.721 seconds for 400-yards.
Read MoreZia Festival – The Best of New Mexico-Bred Racing & Vendors. The Zia Festival is set to return to Ruidoso Downs Race Track from July 30 to August 1, 2021. The top New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses will compete for nearly $1 Million in purse money on the race track. Plus, scores of New Mexico arts and craft vendors make their annual appearance inside the grandstand of the race track and in a giant tent located next to Billy the Kid Casino.
Read MoreCandy Blood, a three year-old gelding, broke from the outside post position and powered home a two-and-a quarter-length winner in the seventh race Sunday to qualify for the $678,253 Rainbow Derby at Ruidoso Downs Race Track in the fastest time of the day, 20.868 seconds for 440-yards.
Read MoreCandy Dice, a two-year-old filly making only her second start of her career, recorded the fastest time of the day in the fourth trial race Saturday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track giving trainer John Stinebaugh and jockey Francisco Calderon the top qualifying race horse for both trial days.
Read MoreJess Savin Candy, winner of the $1 Million Ruidoso Futurity last month, broke sharply and galloped home a winner in the thirteenth trial race Friday afternoon to qualify for the finals of the $1 Million Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
Read MoreWhistle Stop Café, the undefeated 2020 All American Futurity champion filly, has been entered in trials for the $374,363 Rainbow Oaks at 440-yards to be held next Sunday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track. The three-year-old filly will be number-three in the fourth race and marks the first time back to the track since her sixth straight victory last Labor Day, September 6th.
Read MoreJess Savin Candy, winner of the $1 million Ruidoso Futurity on June 13, returns to compete in trials for the $1 Million Rainbow Futurity next Friday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino.
Read MoreMr Innovator, a 2-year-old grey gelding, broke on top and never looked back in winning the $280,371 Mountain Top New Mexico-Bred Futurity Sunday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
Read MoreIn the $90,636 Mountain Top TB Derby, Icy Morning Breeze, a 3-year-old filly, broke quickly and held off a stellar field of state-breds to win with a time of :17.28 in the $90,636 Mountain Top TB Derby. She paid $13.20, $4.80 and $4.00. There was a dead heat for second place between Fanncee and Bigg Dee.
Read MoreThe rain that had been coming down for about an hour prior stopped just in time for the running of the $1 Million G1 Ruidoso Futurity, the first jewel in the Quarter Horse Triple Crown. The horse that crossed the finish line first by a neck was Jess Savin Candy who went off at race-time with odds of 10-1 and paid $24.00 to win, $8.20 to place and $6.20 to show on a fast track with a time of :17.559.
Read MoreEmpressum, the gelding who set a new track record at 400-yards in the Ruidoso Derby trials, showed that it was no fluke by winning the G1 $673,567 Ruidoso Derby with a time of:19.33 today over a fast track. The race-time favorite paid $4.00, $2.80, and $2.40 winning by a length over Valiant Stars who finished second, and Jettz who ran third.
Read MoreTrainer Todd Fincher had quite a day, running first through third in the first leg of the Mountain Top TB Futurity trials and first and second in the second leg. But his biggest win came in the Ruidoso QH Invitational Stakes.
Read MoreWith the real money on the line, can Empressum continue to impress following the gelding’s track record performance in the trials for the $700,000 Ruidoso Derby?
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