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RACING NEWS
Sam Houston Futurity-G2
JESS FLYING COWGIRL
by Michael Compton
Following a pair of runner-up efforts to begin her career, Jess Flying Cowgirl broke her maiden in fine fashion, upsetting the field in
the $461,835 Sam Houston Futurity-G2 at Sam Houston Race Park on June 3.
Trainer Juan Diaz Jr., who has trained the winner of the lucrative event the past two years, entered the race this year with another strong hand, sending out four qualifiers. After the dust settled following a contentious 330-yards, it was Juan Lozano’s homebred Jess Flying Cowgirl, the fourth-fastest qualifier, who landed him in the winner’s circle for the third consecutive year.
Ridden by Ubaldo Luna, Jess Flying Cowgirl broke alertly and quickly engaged for the lead. The sorrel filly dueled with Red Reddington and Colleys Cartel the length of the lane and prevailed by a head over Red Reddington at
the finish. It was another neck back to Colleys Cartel in third. In winning the first race of her career, Jess Flying Cowgirl stopped the timer in a fast :16.684 and earned a speed index of
160 SPEEDHORSE July 2023
Jess Flying Cowgirl wins the $461,835 Sam Houston Futurity-G2 on June 3 under jockey Ubaldo Luna.
Sam Houston
$461,835 • 330 yards :16.684 • SI 105
JESS FLYING COWGIRL, ‘21-f.
Bred by: Juan M. Lozano Jr.
Raced to 2 $187,064 3-1(1)-1-1
FLYING COWBOY 123
SI 101
Bred by: Carolyn C. Bay Raced to 3 • $965,811 13-8(2)-1-2(2)
239 f., 6 SW • $1,049,145
APOLLITICAL JESS SI 107 Bred by: Juan Alberto Tirado Lizarraga
Raced to 3 • $1,399,831 14-8(2)-4(2)-0
1,247 f., 122 SW • $60,427,532
HOT CASH 123 SI 87
Bred by: T Bill Stables Inc. Raced to 2 • $1,303 7-0-0-2
16 f., 3 SW • $2,608,003
TRAFFIC JUANA
Bred by: John J. Rylee Unraced
11 f., 2 SW • $292,138
DASH THRU TRAFFIC SI 95 Bred by: Vessels Stallion Farm LLC
Raced to 3 • $1,056,943 13-6(1)-2-1(1)
608 f., 29 SW • $8,148,728
JUANA MYSTICA SI 98 Bred by: Roger Fagan Raced to 3 • $179,648 16-7(3)-1-2
9 f., 0 SW • $132,848
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