OGDEN, UT—APRIL 27, 2019—Valentina Relentless broke her maiden Saturday in a dominating 1-½ length win over Pitchforks Panther in the $51,448 Golden Spike Futurity at Weber Downs. Vf Silverback finished half-a-length back in third.
PHOENIX, AZ—APRIL 28, 2019— The fourth and final Quarter Horse stake of the Turf Paradise card was the feature race, the $46,657 Bank of America Turf Paradise Championship Challenge. In a battle down to the wire, Pirate Coves Hero edged out Jess Move You to win the regional qualifier.
AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—APRIL 26, 2019—The 2020 AQHA Graded Stakes have been approved and are now available at AQHA's website. Stakes grades are reviewed by the AQHA Graded Stakes Committee and ultimately approved by the AQHA Executive Committee.
HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 29, 2019—Veteran Texas Quarter Horse trainer Leon Bard suffered a heart attack two weeks ago and underwent bypass surgery on April 22. His close friend and fellow horseman, Lewis "Tooter" Jordan as kind enough to share this update.