TRIALS FOR SECOND LEG OF QUARTER HORSE RACING

TRIPLE CROWN TO BE HELD

THIS WEEKEND AT

RUIDOSO DOWNS RACE TRACK

     Trials for the $1 Million Rainbow Futurity, the $800,000 (est) Rainbow Derby and the $480,000 (est) Rainbow Oaks will be held this weekend at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.

      A special noon post time is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday with 47 total races slated for the weekend. There will be sixteen trials each day for two-year-old quarter horses going 400-yards on Friday and Saturday, with fifteen trials on Sunday for the Derby and Oaks trials for three-year-olds going 440-yards.

     The five fastest recorded times on Friday and Saturday will advance to the Rainbow Futurity final on Sunday, July 16, while ten horses each will qualify for the Rainbow Oaks and Derby final to be run on Saturday, July 15.

   This Saturday evening, country music star Easton Corbin will perform in the Events Center at Ruidoso Downs. Doors will open immediately following the races, and the show is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

      Large crowds are expected this weekend at Ruidoso Downs for the July 4th holiday weekend. Reserved seating is available at www.raceruidoso.com or telephone the reservation’s office directly at 575-378-4140.