Mercy Hinklins Horse Farm Dominates Harrah's Entertainment Futurity Schooling Races
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Both 2-year-olds were saddled by trainer Lanny Keith and ridden by jockey Everado Rodriguez. Seis Train B, a bay colt by multiple grade 1 sire Freighttrain B closed out the 220 yard eight-race card with a three-quarter length win off the inside rail while recording the fastest time of :12.186 seconds.
Out of the restricted grade 1 finalist Legendary Seis, by leading broodmare sire Tres Seis, Seis Train B is a half-brother to stakes horses A Noble Jess Elie and Valid Expectations. This is the family of restricted grade 3 winner Cash Alliance.
Hinklin homebred Tressels Going Grand kicked off the day by posting a one-length win in the second fastest time of :12.242 seconds, from the 5 post in Race 1. The bay gelding's sire FDD Going Grand, also owned by Hinklin, ended last season as the #5 Leading second-crop sire of money earners with only 11 starters.
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Trump My Record posted the first of two wins for trainer Arturo Davila III, with a three-quarter length victory in Race 3, clocking the third fastest time of :12.246 seconds. Cruz E. Nava purchased the colt by first-crop sire Apollitical Blood in the 2018 TQHA Yearling Sale for $10,700.
The bay colt is out of the Pyc Paint Your Wagon mare Break N Records, a half-sister to All American Futurity(G1) third-place finisher Aha Moment and grade 3 placed Man Who Would Be King. Fulton Quine Sabe Ranches, LP's grade 2 winner Thrill And Grace, by Mr Jess Perry, is the second dam. Eddie Sanchez had the riding call.
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For a complete list of horses, with times and placings, that participated in today's schooling races CLICK HERE.
Trails for the Grade 3 Harrah's Entertainment Futurity will be conducted Saturday March 2nd the final will runback on Louisiana Downs closing Quarter Horse meet day March 20.