Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

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Louisiana Breeders' Laddie Futurity Trials Draw 108 State-Bred Colts and Geldings

Mardi Gras Futurity(RG2) runner-up Hijack A Train will head Friday's 330-yard Louisiana Breeders' Lassie Futurity (RG2) for state-bred colts and geldings at Delta Downs.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

VINTON, LA–APRIL 30, 2023–Hijack A Train, a graded stakes placed son of Freighttrain B racing for Alan Duran, will make his next start in Friday's 330-yard Louisiana Breeders' Laddie Futurity (RG2) for state-bred colts and geldings at Delta Downs.

A $90,000 buy at last year's Louisiana QHBA Yearling Sale, Hijack A Train has earned $40,108 from two races, and he is coming off of a third-place finish, 1 1/2 lengths behind winner San Lorenzo Blood, in the March 25, $365,000 Mardi Gras Futurity (RG2) at Louisiana Downs.

Hijack A Train drew post 3 and will be ridden by Nestor Duran for trainer Josue Ponce in the ninth of 12 trials.

Rosendo Valdez's Hell Of A View drew post 5 and will be ridden by Juan F. Garcia Jr. for trainer Fernando Valdez in the sixth heat. A $23,500 yearling purchase, the Five Bar Cartel gelding broke his maiden with a neck victory as the odds-on favorite in a 300-yard, $20,000 open-condition allowance dash for Louisiana-breds at Louisiana Downs on March 25.

The 10 fastest qualifiers from Friday's trials will meet in the $75,000 Louisiana Breeders' Laddie Futurity final on May 27.

There will be a special early post time of 5:25 pm (CDT) on Friday, May 5 to accommodate a 12-race program that features trials for this year's Laddie Futurity. Don't be late!

All Delta Downs races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.

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.