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News - Headlines April 30, 2024

Mardi Gras Futurity(RG2) Recap (VIDEO)

Hes Bold As Corona, under jockey Jorge Garcia, drives to victory in the richest Mardi Gras Futurity(RG2) in history last Saturday at Louisiana Downs.

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by Greg Thompson, Stallionesearch.com

BOSSIER CITY, LA–APRIL 1, 2024–StallioneSearch.com begins its webcast coverage of the Mardi Gras Futurity(RG2) weekend with the recap of the 300-yd event on StallioneSearch.com.

On this episode, StallioneSearch was on hand to capture the richest-ever running of the of the restricted Grade 2 $458,794 Mardi Gras Futurity Futurity at Louisiana, Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana last Saturday.

Trainer Salvador Olmeda sent 9-1 Hes Bold As Corona, a son of champion sire Coronas Leaving you, to upset a field 10 state-bred juveniles, taking home a winner's purse valued at $206,457.

Asael Isidoro Charmin owns the Salvador Olmeda bred the colt from the Desirio mare Shes Bold As Bold. The third dam is the Grade 1 Las Damas Handicap winner Shiny Six by Streakin Six.

Click the arrow below to watch the 2024 Mardi Gras Futurity(RG2) recap.

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Coverage of the Mardi Gras Futurity(RG2) is sponsored in its entirety on StallioneSearch.com by the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders' Association (LQHBA). The 2024 LQHBA Yearling Sale is scheduled for August 2 & 3 in Kinder, Louisiana at the Coushatta Casino and Resort. The LQHBA Awards and Membership Banquet to honor the champion Louisiana-Bred runners of 2023 and newly inducted Hall of Fame members is set for April 20, 2024 at the Evangeline Downs Event and Convention Center in Opelousas, Louisiana.

LQHBA is the official authorized representative of the American Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry in Louisiana, the unified voice of quarter Horse breedings in the State of Louisiana for purposes of communicatting the advantages and rewards of breeding Quarter Horses in the State and for the purposes of a conducting and coordinating activities with breeding and racing agencies.