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“We’re going to have a great time with her next year,” he said.
Dark NME is out of the winning Spit Curl Jess mare Quions, a full sister to stakes winner Spit Like Jagger and
a half-sister to stakes winners
CR Tuckernuck and Fast Prize Tacita. Quions has produced
two winners in three starters, including 2019 Black Gold 350 Championship Futurity winner, Mr Dillard. Quions has another yearling, a colt by Flying Cowboy 123 named Cowboy Quions, who sold for $300,000 at this year’s Heritage Place Yearling Sale.
Mark and Fay Annette McCloy’s homebred Especially Goodcandy (Jess Good Candy- Especially Tres) finished second. Ricky Ramirez rode the filly for trainer Trey Wood. Especially Goodcandy also ran second in
the Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Futurity-RG1.
Dollar Bill (Kiss My Hocks- Jakes Painted Wagon), piloted
by Jose Herbert, trained by Juan Diaz, Jr., and owned by Genesis Tovar, ran third. The gelding had won six of seven previous races, including the TQHA Sale Futurity-RG1 and Sam Houston Juvenile Stakes. His only loss was a second in the Louisiana Downs Futurity-G2.
Completing the field were
San Lencho (Apollitical Jess- Dashnunder Afullmoon), Js On Fire (Hes Relentless-As And Js), Relentless Eagle (Hes Relentless- Volcoms Delight), Cowboys Gun
Z (Flying Cowboy 123-CF Smokin Gun), Gotagogh (Favorite Cartel- Signs Zoomer), and Shes A Jet One (EC Jet One-Empty Arms). Colleys Cartel was scratched.
Dark NME and Santos Carrizales, Sr. are pictured in the paddock.
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Myriam Maynard, Speedhorse
Dark NME’s winning connections include owner TYKHE Racing, LLC, trainer Santos Carrizales, Jr. and jockey Francisco Calderon.