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 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 Weekend concluded with a flurry of stakes races today at Ruidoso Downs Race Track including the featured Grade I Zia QH Futurity which was won by Hollyn Bootie. Hollyn Bootie, who ran the 400 yards in 19.85, is owned by Mark and Fay Annette McCloy who also won the Zia Derby yesterday with their horse Mister Riptide.
Read MoreCristom saved the best for last today at Ruidoso Downs Race Track when he ran a blistering fast 19.764 in the 11th and final trial heat to capture the fastest qualifying time for the 2020 Zia Futurity. The $375,000 Zia Futurity, a Grade I stakes race for New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses, will be run at 400 yards on July 26th.
Read MoreNew Mexico-bred Quarter Horses will race 400 yards this weekend for a chance to run in the Grade 1 $375,000 Zia Futurity and the Grade II $175,000 Zia Derby later this summer at Ruidoso Downs. The rest of the weekend race card is full of exciting, maiden, claiming, and allowance races.
Read MoreTim Keithley picks five runners to pay attention to in Friday's Zia Futurity.
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