Famous N Relentless, Entice Me Ona Monday Are $30k Supplements to Enter Ruidoso Futurity Trials
TUESDAY, MAY 20
(Ruidoso Downs, NM) Trainer Jason Olmstead and the connections of two young race horses are prepared to make a huge gamble on their horses to race in this weekend’s trials for $1 million Ruidoso Futurity.
“We’re on a poor man’s budget,” Jason quipped trying to explain the decision to put up $30,000 each as a late supplement fee in order to enter this weekend’s trial races.
To make payments that lead up to the starting gate, owners paid an average of $4,000 to enter their horses in the first leg of the Triple Crown trials. Olmstead said the connections of these two horses have the confidence that putting up the late supplement payment will pay off.
Famous N Relentless and jockey Ramiro Garcia will race as number four in the third race on Friday and is the 2-1 morning line favorite. The two-year-old won the $100,000 Oklahoma Breeder’s Juvenile at Remington Park on April 18.
“The horse earned the opportunity,” Jason said. “He won by a length on a sloppy track that night with a faster final time than the winner of the Futurity.”
The gelding is a home-bred of Jason and his wife Amber Olmstead and was raised since birth on their ranch in Pryor, Oklahoma. They co-own the youngster along with their friend Tom Maher. Famous N Relentless is sired by Hes Relentless which Olmstead also owns and trained through a successful career.
“It’s special when you were part of the horse’s conception to the time they are on the racetrack,” Jason said. “We hope that Famous N Relentless is special.”
Meanwhile, the owners of Entice Me Ona Monday, Tejas Troubadours, paid the $30,000 supplement to also run in Saturday’s trials. Jockey Garcia rides this horse as number one in the fifteenth race and also is the 2-1 morning line selection.
“Entice Me Ona Monday finished fourth in the Oklahoma Breeder’s Futurity Final that same evening,” Jason said. The gelding is sired by Cyber Monday and was purchased at the Heritage Place Sale last fall for $30,000.
Along with Olmstead’s two late supplemental entries, the Ruidoso Futurity trials will feature other top runners including:
Political Twist, winner of the $365,000 West Texas Futurity at Sunland Park on April 5th. The gelding will be ridden by Louis Martinez as number ten in race eight on Friday for La Feliz Montana Ranch.
Faust, runner-up to Political Twist in the West Texas Futurity for owner Nancy Islas and trainer Jesus Soto. The gelding will be ridden by Noe Garcia Jr. as number nine in Friday’s seventh race.
Allegiant Air, a finalist in the West Texas Futurity for trainer Trey Wood and jockey Ricky Ramirez. This filly is number nine in race ten on Saturday.
There are fifteen trial races to the Ruidoso Futurity on Friday and Saturday. First post is Noon both days.