Horses Qualify to the Remington Futurity and Manor Derby!
 
Coronas Fast Prize Leads Remington Park Futurity Qualifying OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 4, 2010—Coronas Fast Prize remained undefeated through two career starts, winning the second of 10 trials on Saturday for the $596,041 Remington Park Futurity and posting the top time at 330 yards. Owned by the Madill, Okla. partnership of Weetona Stanley and William Smith and trained by Heath Taylor, Coronas Fast Prize was ridden to victory in her Remington Park debut by Cody Jensen. The 2-year-old filly crossed the finish in 16.672 seconds over the fast track and that clocking stood throughout the remaining eight trials as the best of the evening. Bred in Oklahoma by Stanley, Coronas Fast Prize won a race at Louisiana Downs in early March before moving to Oklahoma City for an attempt to qualify for the Grade 1 Remington Park Futurity. The top qualifier and the last qualifier are full sisters. Both Coronas Fast Prize and Fast Prize Ribbon are 2-year-old fillies by Corona Cartel from the Heza Fast Man mare Fast First Prize. Both are owned by Stanley and Smith, bred by Mrs. Stanley and trained by Taylor. Fast First Prize, a grade 1 stakes producer, won the 2002 Heritage Place Futurity (G1) at Remington Park. The 2010 finals will take place on April 17th. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opportunity Zooms Qualifies for the Manor Downs Derby. MANOR, TX—APRIL 3, 2010— Mike and Mary Ellen Hickman’s Opportunity Zooms posted the fifth fastest qualifying time from four trial races contested on Saturday afternoon for the $150,000 Manor Downs Derby. The Shazoom gelding out of the Strawfly Special mare, Strawfly Six is conditioned by Heath Taylor. The ten fastest are set to return on April 18th to contest the final at 350 yards. Taylor Racing Stables - Racing News
Friday, April 16, 2010