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DARK NME
by Tracy Gantz
Dark Nme has a large following, both in person and on social media, and she came through for her fans in the Nov.
18 Texas Classic Futurity-G1 at Lone Star Park. It put the nearly undefeated filly back in the winner’s circle after a heartbreaking loss in the All American Futurity-G1.
“She has so many people following
her,” said Willie Garcia, who owns Dark NME with his wife Nancy, in the name of TYKHE Racing, LLC. “There were people who drove down from Seattle, Washington, and Mexico. We have two gentlemen who have come to all of her races. They drive 17 hours from Mexico to come see her.”
Many follow Dark NME on platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube.
“Everybody’s enjoying it—it’s been fun,” Garcia said. “After the race, there was 3,200 videos they put up. Just last night I asked people to please send me the videos they took on their phones. I think I got
Dark NME wins the $1,176,156 Texas Classic Futurity-G1 at Lone Star Park.
SPEEDHORSE
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RACING NEWS
Texas Classic Futurity-G1
Lone Star Park
$1,176,156 • 400 yards :19.491 • SI 101
DARK NME, ‘21-f.
Bred by: L Hendrix Horses LLC
Raced to 2 $1,559,452 9-8(3)-0-1(1)
HES RELENTLESS
SI 107
Bred by: Sunflower Supply Co. Raced to 3 • $616,380 15-8(1)-3(2)-2(2)
540 f., 42 SW • $15,717,336
ONE FAMOUS EAGLE SI 101 Bred by: Johnny Trotter Raced to 3 • $1,387,453 11-7(3)-0-2
1,320 f., 87 SW • $38,209,187
THIS DREAMS FLYING SI 91 Bred by: Kirk M Goodfellow Raced to 4 • $13,109 11-2-1-2
23 f., 2 SW • $1,109,341
QUIONS
SI 83
Bred by: Weetona Stanley & W. E. Smith Raced to 3 • $15,801
7-1-2-0
7 f., 2 SW • $1,744,877
SPIT CURL JESS SI 100 Bred by: Mitchell Ranch & Burnett Ranch
Raced to 3 • $141,719 16-5(1)-4(2)-0
269 f., 20 SW • $6,063,766
FAST PRIZE CORONA SI 101 Bred by: Weetona Stanley Raced to 3 • $13,438 4-1-0-1
52 f., 4 SW • $1,187,425
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