Ruidoso Downs Owner Johnny Trotter Double-Entered in $1 Million Rainbow Futurity

FRIDAY, JULY 10

(Albuquerque, NM) Cartel Cowgirl 123 and Think Twice Perry, both two-year-old quarter horses raised by Ruidoso Downs Racetrack owner Johnny Trotter, will be in the starting gate for Sunday’s Grade-1 $1 million Rainbow Futurity at the Downs of Albuquerque.

Cartel Cowgirl 123 was fastest to qualify on Friday, June 26 with a time of 19.625 seconds for 400-yards. The qualifying race was the first-ever attempt for the filly who will be ridden by jockey Joseph Belloc Jr. as number-four in the final.

Think Twice Perry, a gelding, will be number-ten on the outside with jockey Edwin Escobedo aboard. He qualified on Saturday, June 27 with the third-fastest time of the day, 19.661 seconds for 400-yards. Both quarter horses are trained by JJ Gonzales II.

Ask Her To Fly and jockey Ramiro Garcia, fastest during the second day of trials, will be number-five in the race. The filly’s qualifying time was 19.573 seconds for 400-yards. The quarter horse’s owner is Randall Geiselman and trainer is Jason Olmstead. Ask Her To Fly finished third in the $1 million Ruidoso Futurity on June 7.

Here is the lineup for the $1 million Rainbow Futurity on Sunday at the Downs of Albuquerque with scheduled post time at 4:50 p.m.:

  Horse                                    Jockey                     Trainer                          Owner

  1. Heatseeker V                        Ayala                       Valerio                           Valeriano

  2. Bett The Limit                      Cardenas                 Valles                             Powers

  3. Sephora 157                           Medrano                  Giles                              Neugebauer

  4. Cartel Cowgirl 123                Belloc Jr.                  Gonzales II                   Trotter

  5. Ask Her To Fly                      R. Garcia                 Olmstead                      Geiselman

  6. Greatest Ever                         Ramirez                  Valles                      Blanchard/Chavez

  7. Cyber Paint                            Linares                    Z.Stinebaugh           Young/Yates/Stinebaugh

  8. Blueyy                                     Martinez                 Amaya                           Rodriguez

  9. El Huracano V                       Calderon                 Valerio                           Valeriano

  10. Think Twice Perry                Escobedo                 Gonzales II                   Trotter

On Saturday at the Downs of Albuquerque, three-year-old quarter horses will compete in the $350,000 Rainbow Oaks for fillies and the $750,000 Rainbow Derby.

Fastest qualifier during the Derby trials was AQHA 2025 Champion two-year-old Political Twist, running 440-yards in 21.157 seconds. Luis Martinez will ride for trainer Daniel Amaya and owner Javier Rodriguez of La Feliz Montana Ranch in Hondo. The gelding will be number-five in the ninth race Saturday evening. Post time is scheduled for 9:25 p.m.

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