Royal Vista Ranch Stallions Deliver Across the Board: 20 Finals Qualifiers, Stakes Wins, and Ruby Buckle Money
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It was a banner weekend for the Royal Vista Ranch stallion roster! Flying Cowboy 123 and Apollitical Jess combined to send 20 head into upcoming stakes finals — including the top two qualifiers to the $1,000,000 Rainbow Futurity [G1] and a 1-2 sweep of the Rainbow Derby [G1] trials. A special shoutout goes to Ask Her To Fly, who was foaled out at Royal Vista Ranch and set the fastest qualifying time of the entire Rainbow Futurity [G1] — there's nothing like watching one of our own lead the way on the sport's biggest stage. Flying Cowboy 123 also won the Vessels Maturity at Los Alamitos, FDD Going Grand got a winner on opening night at Retama, and five more RVR stallions cashed in at Ruby Buckle West!
⬅️ WEEKEND RECAP QUICK SUMMARY
Stakes & Wins
Vessels Maturity (Los Alamitos) — WIN, Lethal Cowboy (Flying Cowboy 123)
Retama Park, Race 2 (Maiden) — WIN, Going for Gold (FDD Going Grand)
307HR Open QH Futurity ($298,150) — 2nd, Cowboy Favorite (Flying Cowboy 123)
307HR Open QH Futurity ($298,150) — 3rd, Sweet Aj (Apollitical Jess)
Gary Baber Memorial S. — 2nd, Top Cowboy (Flying Cowboy 123)
La Villita S. — 2nd, Chasing Glory (Apollitical Jess)
King William S. — 3rd, Klass Action (Apollitical Jess)
Finals Qualifiers
Rainbow Futurity [G1] — Ask Her To Fly (Flying Cowboy 123) — fastest qualifier
Rainbow Futurity [G1] — Heatseeker V (Apollitical Jess) — 2nd-fastest qualifier
Rainbow Futurity [G1] — Cartel Cowgirl 123 (Flying Cowboy 123) — 3rd-fastest qualifier
Rainbow Futurity [G1] — Sephora 157 (Flying Cowboy 123)
Rainbow Derby [G1] — Political Twist (Apollitical Jess) — fastest qualifier
Rainbow Derby [G1] — Jarvis V (Apollitical Jess) — 2nd-fastest qualifier
Rainbow Derby [G1] — Get Gone 123 (Flying Cowboy 123)
Rainbow Oaks [G1] — Sparks Fly Hr (Flying Cowboy 123) — 3rd-fastest qualifier
Rainbow Oaks [G1] — Illegal Cowgirl 123 (Flying Cowboy 123)
Rainbow Oaks [G1] — Shes Judge Tee (Apollitical Jess)
Rainbow Invitational — Jess Hot Z (Apollitical Jess)
Rainbow Invitational — Mr High Five (Apollitical Jess)
Rainbow Invitational — Ajs Wingman (Apollitical Jess)
Rainbow Invitational — Faust (Apollitical Jess)
Rainbow Invitational — Tga Cowboy (Flying Cowboy 123)
Rainbow Invitational — Kowboy Boogie (Flying Cowboy 123)
Rainbow QH Juvenile — Shes A Cowboys Fire (Flying Cowboy 123)
Rainbow QH Juvenile — Flying Cowboys Candy (Flying Cowboy 123)
Heartland Futurity — Tw A Political Beach (Apollitical Jess) — 2nd-fastest qualifier
Heartland Futurity — Texas Swagger 123 (Flying Cowboy 123)
Ruby Buckle West
Futurity — Poppin A Corona (Lucky Wonder Horse)
Futurity — Heavens Wild Side (JL Dash Ta Heaven)
Futurity — Heavens Gone Wild (JL Dash Ta Heaven)
Futurity — VQ Heavens Ta Betsy (JL Dash Ta Heaven)
Futurity — CSE High On Roses (Flingin Roses)
Derby — Smooth As Rico Suave (A Smooth Guy)
Derby — WR Kingdom Of Heaven (JL Dash Ta Heaven)
Derby — JW Indisguyz (Frenchmans Guy)
Flying Cowboy 123 Leads the Rainbow Trials
Flying Cowboy 123 was the headliner, siring 11 finals qualifiers across six races — including the fastest qualifier to the $1,000,000 Rainbow Futurity [G1] — and added a stakes win when Lethal Cowboy captured the Vessels Maturity at Los Alamitos.
To the Rainbow Futurity [G1] — $1,000,000, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 12:
Ask Her To Fly – Fastest Qualifier to the Rainbow Futurity [G1] (:19.573), winning her trial by 2¾ lengths
Cartel Cowgirl 123 – qualifier (:19.625), winning her trial by two lengths
Sephora 157 – qualifier (:19.774)
Rainbow Derby [G1] — $755,955, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 11:
Get Gone 123 – qualifier (:21.305)
To the Rainbow QH Juvenile — $100,000, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 12:
Shes A Cowboys Fire – qualifier (:19.757)
Flying Cowboys Candy – qualifier (:19.761)
To the Rainbow Oaks [G1] — $534,156, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 11:
Sparks Fly Hr – 3rd-Fastest Qualifier (:21.235)
Illegal Cowgirl 123 – qualifier (:21.394)
Rainbow Invitational — $100,000, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 11:
Tga Cowboy – qualifier (:21.423)
Kowboy Boogie – qualifier (:21.478)
To the Heartland Futurity — $194,520, Horseshoe Indianapolis, final July 18:
Texas Swagger 123 – qualifier (:18.066)
Apollitical Jess Stacks Up Nine Finals Qualifiers
Appollitical Jess matched the moment with nine finals qualifiers, headlined by the fastest qualifier to the Rainbow Derby [G1] and runner-up fast times in three separate races.
Rainbow Derby [G1] — $755,955, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 11:
Political Twist – Fastest Qualifier (:21.157)
Jarvis V – 2nd-Fastest Qualifier (:21.169)
Rainbow Futurity [G1] — $1,000,000, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 12:
Heatseeker V – 2nd-Fastest Qualifier (:19.594)
Rainbow Oaks [G1] — $534,156, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 11:
Shes Judge Tee – qualifier (:21.456)
Rainbow Invitational — $100,000, The Downs at Albuquerque, final July 11:
Jess Hot Z – qualifier (:21.390)
Mr High Five – qualifier (:21.422)
Ajs Wingman – qualifier (:21.445)
Faust – qualifier (:21.463)
Weekend Stakes Highlights
Vessels Maturity (Los Alamitos, June 28) – Lethal Cowboy (by Flying Cowboy 123) won the Vessels Maturity.
307HR Open QH Futurity ($298,150, Wyoming Downs, June 28) – Cowboy Favorite (by Flying Cowboy 123) finished 2nd and Sweet Aj (by Apollitical Jess) finished 3rd in the weekend's richest 2-year-old futurity.
Apollitical Jess – Chasing Glory finished 2nd in the La Villita S. ($46,000, Retama Park, June 25); Klass Action finished 3rd in the King William S. ($69,000, Retama Park, June 27).
Flying Cowboy 123 – Top Cowboy finished 2nd in the Gary Baber Memorial S. ($47,200, Retama Park, June 27).
FDD Going Grand Gets a Winner on Opening Night
Royal Vista Ranch sire FDD Going Grand added a victory on Retama Park's opening night, as Going for Gold broke his maiden in Race 2 on June 25, winning the 440-yard event in :22.751. The 3-year-old gelding — bred by Mercy Hinklins Horse Farm — picked up his first career win for owner James C. Whitener, LLC and trainer Adan Guzman.
Royal Vista Ranch Stallions Cash In at the Ruby Buckle West
The momentum carried into the barrel pen at the Ruby Buckle West in South Jordan, Utah, where five Royal Vista Ranch stallions sired money-earners in the Futurity and Derby.
Lucky Wonder Horse – Poppin A Corona was the standout, hitting the 1D in every round of the Futurity — runner-up fast time in the first go, again in the second go, and 4th in the average — for the roster's top barrel payday of roughly $14,000 across the event.
JL Dash Ta Heaven – the ranch's most-represented barrel sire of the weekend, with four money-earners: Heavens Wild Side (1D in the Futurity second go and average), Heavens Gone Wild (1D, Futurity second go), VQ Heavens Ta Betsy (1D, Futurity first go), and WR Kingdom Of Heaven (1D in both the Derby first go and average).
Flingin Roses – CSE High On Roses earned 2D checks in both the Futurity first go and the average.
A Smooth Guy – Smooth As Rico Suave placed 1D in both the Derby first go and the average.
Frenchmans Guy – JW Indisguyz picked up a 1D check in the Derby first go.
Royal Vista Ranch is honored to stand a roster that continues to produce at the highest levels — on the track and in the arena — through consistency, class, and the ability to sire elite performers year after year.
We congratulate the owners, breeders, trainers, and connections behind all of these talented horses, and we look forward to cheering on our finalists at The Downs at Albuquerque on July 12 and Horseshoe Indianapolis on July 18.
Questions or Inquiries?
Give us a call at 405-449-7575 or email info@royalvistaranches.com.
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