07/10/2021..VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs hosted a special Saturday program to accommodate the final eight qualifying trials for this year’s $826,620 Lee Berwick Futurity (RG1). The five horses with the fastest times on the program joined the five quickest runners from Friday’s eight trials to make up the field for this year’s richest race, which will take place on closing night, Saturday, July 31.
– ROSENDO VALDEZ, JR. TRAINEE QUALIFIES FOR SECOND FUTURITY OF THE SEASON –
The top qualifying time from Saturday came in the sixth trial as Rojas Racing Stables, LLC’s Blood Money stopped the clock in 17.243 seconds under jockey Everardo Rodriguez. The Rosendo Valdez, Jr. trainee earned a speed index of 101 for the effort while racing over a track listed as fast. The clocking was also the fastest overall of the two Lee Berwick trial days.
Making his first start since winning the $347,000 Laddie Futurity (RG2) at Delta Downs on June 12, Blood Money notched the third win of his undefeated career. His other tally came in the Laddie Trials and now owns a career bankroll of $187,821 after taking home $7,200 on Saturday afternoon.
Bred in Louisiana by Spring Hill Farm LLC, Blood Money is a 2-year-old bay colt by Apollitical Blood, out of the Shazoom mare Zoom To The Money. He was purchased for $17,000 at the 2020 Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association Yearling Sale.
The list below includes all 10 qualifiers for this year’s Lee Berwick Futurity including the day in which they qualified.
Horse (Trial Day) Jockey Trainer Time
1 Blood Money (2) Everardo Rodriguez Rosendo Valdez, Jr. 17.243
2 Jess Louisiana (2) Floriberto Maldonado Fernando Lopez 17.378
3 Tdz Royal Runaway (1) David Alvarez Kenneth Roberts, Sr. 17.418
4 Quid Pro Quo (1) Randy Edison Fructuoso Huitron 17.551
5 Sheza Fast Blood (1) Gilbert Ortiz Michael Zingelmann 17.552
6 Angel Guns (1) Luciano Duenez Jose A. Garcia 17.607
7 Ultimo Alex (1) Nestor Duran Jorge Haddad 17.666
8 Railroad Jimmy (2) Noe Castaneda Leonel Hernandez 17.670
9 San Lorenzeaux (2) Raul Ramirez Hector Alcala 17.691
10 Apolliticalfastlane (2) David Alvarez Kenneth Roberts, Sr. 17.707
Delta Downs’ final three weeks of live American Quarter Horse Racing will begin on Monday. The track will conduct programs on a Monday through Thursday schedule for the next two weeks. The final week of racing will see live cards on Monday through Wednesday, July 26 – 28 before closing night, Saturday, July 31. First post time each day is at 3 pm CT.
For more information about the season visit the track’s website at www.deltadownsracing.com.
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