Remington Park conducted five trials Saturday evening to find the qualifiers for the Grade 1 Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Futurity. Bull established the fastest 350-yard effort in the final trial heat.
The 2-year-old bay tobiano stallion put up his time with style, overcoming a bobbling start, leaning inward and almost going into an all-out stumble. Under Jorge Torres, Bull quickly found his full speed and stride, rallying to overcome a quick-starting J Woww to win the final trial of five by a neck. The 350-yard top time for Bull was :17.806 seconds over a fast track.
Owned by Buddy Albin of Denton, Texas, Bull is trained by Randy Hill. Bred in Oklahoma by Bill Price, Bull is a colt by Cartel Success (QH) from the Texas Hero mare Memories Of Texas. He has won two of three career starts this season.
Bull leads a qualifying field of 10 to the richest Paint & Appaloosa Futurity in the world, the $213,500 Speedhorse Graham on May 30. The complete group with individual times and trial heat:
- Bull, :17.806 (trial 5);
- Painted Turnpike, :17.808 (trial 3);
- J Woww, :17.844 (trial 5);
- Psychedelic Scott, :18.014 (trial 2);
- WL Mr Worldwide, :18.041 (trial 4);
- MT PYC, :18.055 (trial 4);
- Dashin Miss Judy, :18.094 (trial 3);
- Train Wreck, :18.138 (trial 4);
- MT De Boss, :18.151 (trial 2); and
- Paleface Cartel, :18.158 (trial 1)
Speedhorse Graham Futurity Trial Notables:
- Both of the previous futurity winners this season qualified with Painted Turnpike (Oklahoma Paint/Appaloosa Futurity) and Psychedelic Scott (American Paint Classic) making the field.
- The field of 10 is comprised of nine Paints and just one Appaloosa; Train Wreck
- Trainer Jeff Dean placed the most qualifiers to the Speedhorse Graham with the trio of Psychedelic Scott, WL Mr Worldwide and Train Wreck.
- Jockey G.R. Carter, as he usually does, will have a decision to make for the final, as he rode two trial winners in Psychedelic Scott and WL Mr Worldwide
- Each of the five trials produced at least one qualifier.
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