Ruidoso Downs Training Races Conclude, Fastest Time Set On Final Day Wednesday

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM - May 11, 2011 – The first-ever training races at Ruidoso Downs concluded their 3-day run on Wednesday with the fastest time from the 38 dashes for 2-year-old quarter horses established during the final session.

Patty and Buddy Newsome’s homebred Feature Mr Who covered the 330 yards in :15.938 in the 10th of 13 training races on Wednesday for the quickest time from 195 total training-race entrants. The second fastest time from the three days was set on Tuesday when RW Red Wave was clocked in :15.938. All three days of training races were contested into gusting headwinds.

A son of Feature Mr Jess and the Corona Cartel mare Whosleaving Corona, Feature Mr Who is eligible to the Ruidoso, Rainbow and All American futurities at Ruidoso Downs. He could make his career debut in the Ruidoso Futurity trials on opening day of the summer season on Friday, May 27.

“He’s a big, stretchy colt who is like a 6-foot, 12-year-old playing basketball,” said trainer Russell Harris. “We’re not in a hurry with him. He’s had five works and they are each about a month apart. He gets better and better every day and I think he’s more of a Labor Day kinda horse.” The Grade 1, $2,400,000 All American Futurity, the world’s richest quarter horse race, is contested every Labor Day at Ruidoso Downs at 440 yards.

The Ruidoso, Rainbow and All American futurities comprise the All American Triple Crown at Ruidoso Downs and if a horse can sweep all three grade 1 futurities then that horse’s connections take the $4,000,000 All American Triple Crown Bonus, the richest in quarter horse racing.

For links to complete training race results and a link to training race videos on You Tube, go to http://www.btkcasino.com/results.