Tell A Scout Will Try to Keep Jockey Ramirez in the Winner’s Circle In the $1 Million Ruidoso Futurity Sunday at Downs of Albuquerque

THURSDAY, JUNE 4

(Albuquerque, NM) Veteran Ricky Ramirez, winning rider of last season’s $3 million All American Futurity aboard King of the Tide, will ride two-year-old Tell A Scout in the finals of the $1 million Ruidoso Futurity at 350-yards on Sunday at the Downs of Albuquerque.

“Both horses are similar in talent,” Ricky said. “I’m getting the same feeling about this horse as I did last year with the champ. I know it’s early in the season, but I thought my horse really got moving late. He’s going to like 440-yards later in the summer.”

Tell A Scout, number-five on Sunday, won the thirteenth and final trial on Friday, May 22 to qualify for the finals in a time of 17.356 seconds in a seven mile-per-hour headwind. Tell A Scout has two wins in three attempts for owners Mark and Annette McCloy.

The filly Ask Her To Fly and jockey Ramiro Garcia , number-four, recorded the fastest time the same day in trial-six, 17.120 seconds in a similar headwind. The filly also has two wins in three trips to the racetrack.

 “This filly has quickly figured out the break,” trainer Jason Olmstead said. “Physically, Ask Her To Fly is small in stature but very light on her feet. She’s shown us some natural ability thus far.”

The Ruidoso Futurity is the ninth race scheduled to be run at 4:50 p.m. in Albuquerque. The race will be simulcast at Ruidoso Downs and broadcast live on the Cowboy Channel nationwide.

Saturday’s running of the $750,000 Ruidoso Derby at 400-yards features Flying Chance and jockey Joseph Belloc, Jr. for trainer James Gonzales III. The gelding will be number-five going for a fourth career victory. Flying Chance finished third in last season’s All American Juvenile for owner Clint Fuller.

Saturday will be the first time a triple crown race has been run at night under lights in Albuquerque. The Ruidoso Derby will be the tenth race on the card with post time scheduled for 9:50 p.m.

 Here are the horses scheduled to run in the weekend’s Ruidoso Futurity and Ruidoso Derby:

 $750,000 Ruidoso Derby

3-year-olds at 400 yards

            Horse                                      Jockey                                      Trainer

1.     Sf Shes Sinful                          Noe Garcia, Jr                          Wes Giles

2.     Cowboy Corona 123               Luis Valenzuela                       Wes Giles

3.     Midnight Smokin                    Christian Cardenas                 James Gonzales III

4.     Eagles Diamond                      Gabriel Medrano                    John Stinebaugh

5.     Flying Chance                         Joseph Belloc, Jr                      James Gonzales III

6.     Jarvis V                                    Bryan Candanosa                   Raymond Valerio

7.     Politician V                              Francisco Calderon                 Raymond Valerio

8.     Envestor                                  Gilverto Linares                      Zack Stinebaugh

9.     Shimmery                               Jacob Enriquez                       Michelle Salazar

10.  Rf Runaway Cowboy               Edwin Escobedo                     Marc Jungers

$1 Million Ruidoso Futurity

2-year-olds at 350-yards

               Horse                                     Jockey                                      Trainer

1.     Nine Degrees                          Jose Enriquez                          Omar Vargas

2.     My Golden Boy                       Jacob Enriquez                       Clint Crawford

3.     Highly Lethal V                        Francisco Calderon                 Raymond Velerio

4.     Ask Her to Fly                          Ramiro Garcia                         Jason Olmstead

5.     Tell a Scout                              Ricky Ramirez                         Trey Wood

6.     Lethal Wind                            Noe Garcia, Jr.                         Wes Giles

7.     Happy Flying Bird                    Gabriel Medrano                    Manuel Rodriguez

8.     Heatseeker V                           Bryan Candanosa                   Raymond Valerio

9.     Dulce Dreams                         Christian Cardenas                 James Gonzales III

10.  Aj Invictus Player                    Luis Martinez                          Clint Crawford