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RACING NEWS
Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity-G3
ON NYX
by Michael Compton
It was an evenly-matched group of nine juve- niles that disputed the $302,010 Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity-G3 purse in the sixth
race at Louisiana Downs on April 3. After covering 300 yards, it was On Nyx getting the best of the field to break her maiden in the second start of her career.
Ridden by Victor Urieta Jr. in both her trial heat and in the finals, On Nyx entered the main event as the fifth-fastest qualifier.
In her March 13 trial, she gave a solid performance dueling throughout the race to finish second by a just a neck to the third- fastest qualifier.
In the Grade 3 Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity finals, On Nyx broke second from the eight-post. The filly remained in second mid- field as she contested early supremacy with the speedy Lucky Dice.
On Nyx battled with that one through the lane, holding off her rival to prevail by a
Louisiana Downs
$302,010 • 300 yards :15.441 • si 97
KISS MY HOCKS
si 109
Bred by: Tyler Graham & John Mayers
Raced to 3 • $1,199,385 12-9(3)-1(1)-0
315 f., 9 SW • $3,598,130
TEMPTING DASH si 112 Bred by: Muller Racing LLC Raced to 2 • $673,970 4-4(2)-0-0
623 f., 31 SW • $11,488,611
Bred by: Fulton Quien Sabe Ranches LP
Raced to 2 $136,905 2-1(1)-1-0
ROMANCING MARY si 103 Bred by: Broken Bones Ctl Co/ Ed Leslie
Raced to 3 • $163,294 14-4-4(1)-4(4)
17 f., 1 SW • $1,404,945
TRULY FAVORITE
si 85
Bred by: James Markum & Steve Burns
Raced to 3 • $6,825
5-1-0-2
3 f., 1 SW • $149,964
FAVORITE CARTEL si 104
Bred by: Paul Jones/Thompson Racing Inc
Raced to 4 • $607,669 25-9(3)-2(1)-4(1)
1,121 f., 73 SW • $23,895,558
TRULY DELIGHTFUL
Bred by: Patti Larson Unraced
10 f., 0 SW • $0
132 SPEEDHORSE May 2021
On Nyx winning the $302,100 Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity-G3 under Victor Urieta Jr.
Hodges Photography
ON NYX, ‘19-f.