The All American Futurity trials; Carol Rose’s Dispersal Sale; and the West Texas Cutting Futurity – there was something for everyone in the world of high stakes Quarter Horses this past week.
Wagon Tales, ridden by Cody Jensen and trained for JHB Enterprises by Judd Kearl, clocked :21.021 seconds in 440 yards, the fastest time from two days of trials for the $2.6 million All American Futurity G1, on Labor Day, September 2, at Ruidoso Downs. Only 10 horses, those with the five-fastest times from 14 trials on Thursday plus those with the five-fastest times from 14 trials on Friday, qualified for North America’s richest race for two-year-olds.
Wagon Tales, sired by PYC Paint Your Wagon, out of Signs Zoomer, by Shazoom, won the Remington Park Juvenile and finished a close third in the $1 million Heritage Place Futurity G1, and is the earner of $165,061.
Bon Accord, sent off at 34-1, was the fastest qualified on Saturday for the $2.8 million 440-yard All American Derby. The homegrown Shazoom-sired gelding, ridden by Rodrigo Acesest and trained for Vineyard Farms by Juan Aleman, was timed in :20.977, beating odds-on favorite Wicked Courage, winner of the Ruidoso and Rainbow Futurities by 1 1/4 lengths.
The All American Derby purse is the richest in Quarter Horse racing history.
Carol Rose Dispersal Sale highlights
Carol Rose, 71, a leading breeder of AQHA performers for the past 15 years, held a dispersal at her ranch in Gainesville, Tex., August 16 and 17, that included, with the exception of 24-year-old reference sire Shining Spark and a few of her personal mounts, all of Carol Rose Quarter Horses’ breeding stock, performance horses, and prospects.
Nine-year-old reference sire A Shiner Named Sioux topped the sale at $850,000. The palomino son of Shining Spark and an AQHA, NRHA and NRCHA champion, was purchased by Aaron Ranch, Commerce, Tex. Shiners Lena Doc, a 15-year-old full brother to A Shiner Named Sioux and also a Carol Rose Quarter Horses reference sire, sold for $190,000 to international buyer Victor Froscl of Hungary.
Shiney Tari, a 12-year-old broodmare by Shining Spark and dam of NRCHA and SRCHA champions, brought $260,000 with a colt at her side by reference sire CD Lights. The colt is a full brother to champion That CD Rocks.
Sushi Boss, by CD Lights and out of a full sister to A Shiner Named Sioux, sold for $250,000; while Mini Hot Flashes, by CD Lights, brought $200,000.
Although results are not official, an average midway through the sale of 145 lots was close to $55,000.
West Texas Cutting Futurity
Center Ranch, located in Centerville, the heart of the Lone Star State, claimed both the 3-year-old and 4-year-old open titles in the West Texas Futurity, which concluded on Sunday, August 18.
CR Too Catty, trained and ridden for Center Ranch by Tatum Rice scored 220 points for the West Texas Futurity Open championship title and $14,000. Dizzy Lizzy Girl scored 219 points under her owner James Payne for reserve; Elsware and Lee Francois were third with 218.5 points for Richard Carney.
Bred by Banawien Ranch, CR Too Catty is a daughter of Cat T Masterson, out of Dually Lil Pep, and half-sister to Smooth Going Cat LTE $215,019, as well as Shes Twice As Smooth LTE $190,400, also shown by Rice.
CR First Tuff, bred by Center Ranch, won the West Texas Derby with 222 points under Boyd Rice. The Cuteness, by WR This Cats Smart, ridden by Casey Green for Anderson Cattle Co., was reserve with 218 points; and Shez Sinsational, by Dual Pep, with Lloyd Cox for Kathleen Moore, was third with 217 points.
Click here for complete results for all division of the West Texas Futurity.