Today's Headlines June 19, 2018

Eysa Jess Jumpn Records Fastest Time For The $700,000 Lee Berwick Futurity

VINTON, LA—JUNE 15, 2018—Delta Downs hosted 14 qualifying trials for this year’s $700,000 Lee Berwick Futurity (RG1), which will take place on closing night of the American Quarter Horse season, Saturday, July 7.

The fastest qualifier of the night was Jose Estrada Quarter Horses’ Eysa Jess Jumpn, who scorched 350 yards in :17.288 seconds (101 Speed Index) over a fast track during the ninth heat of the night. The Josue Huitron trainee was ridden to victory by jockey Guadalupe Lucio, Jr. Huitron also qualified the fourth fastest qualifier Sir Eye Opener.

Eysa Jess Jumpn was a late supplement to Saturday’s trials after she easily defeated a field of open-bred

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FABULOUS FRESHMAN SIRE FIVE BAR CARTEL

This has been quite the year for Five Bar Cartel, who stands at Robicheux Ranch in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. He is the leading AQHA Freshman sire with 12 winners, including two graded stakes champions in his first crop.

Five Bar Cartel Surpassed $1 Million in Earnings in His Racing Career

As a racehorse, Five Bar Cartel was highly accomplished in both his 2-year-old and 3-year-old campaigns. Owned by San Gregorio Racing Stable, Inc, the son of Corona Cartel won the Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1) and was a finalist in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity and Golden State Mi

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