Ten races will be featured on the fourth All-Quarter Horse Day Saturday at Indiana Grand. The program will be capped off by three finals, including the $191,747 Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana (QHRAI) Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Futurity and the $108,591 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Derby.
First post for the card is 10 a.m.
The 22nd running of the QHRAI Futurity, slated as the ninth race on the card, features Botticelli Beach (photo), who overcame a bad stumble at the start to still recover and score the win in her trial. The freshman filly by Escondido Beach is three for four in 2021, including a win in the $190,000 Gordon Mobley Futurity. The grey filly is owned and trained by Claudio Barraza and will be ridden by Erik Esqueda from post eight in the 10-horse final.
Joining Botticelli Beach as a favorite is High Rolling Seize, the quickest qualifier from the trials. The Seize the Win gelding has won three of five starts in 2021 and was second to Botticelli Beach in the Gordon Mobley Futurity. Glenn Graff owns and bred the gelding with Matt Frazier, who also trained the gelding’s father, Seize the Win, handles the conditioning. Shanley Jackson comes in to ride from post two at odds of 2-1.
Also featured on the card is the 22nd running of the QHRAI SSA Derby, slated as the 10th and final race. Beach Blast has won four of five this season and has been tagged as the early morning line favorite. The Escondido Beach gelding is on a four-race win streak from the Randy Smith Stable. James Flores comes in to ride from post one at odds of 3-5.
WH Imastreakinbeach is the second choice on the morning line at odds of 6-1. He was the quickest qualifier from the trials for trainer Erin Thompson and owner Thomas Wylie. Jose Ruiz will ride from post five.
The 13th running of the $84,200 Bob Woodard Memorial Classic also is featured on the card as the eighth race. The event for older Indiana bred Quarter Horses is headed by Valiantinecandyrocks from post five.
The five-year-old Valiant Hero mare comes into the race off an impressive score in the $84,000 Indiana Grand Classic during the last All-Quarter Horse day. Owned by Tammy and Lance Finlinson, Valiantinecandyrocks begins from post five at odds of 9-5 under the direction of trainer Randy Smith and jockey Sammy Mendez.
The All-Quarter Horse racing program will be followed by the first Cornhole Derby, featuring teams vying for $1,000 in prize money. The event will take place on the track immediately following the races with the top team of two going home with $500.
Other events for the day will be a fundraiser for the Shelbyville High School Chorale Department, selling sno cones and cotton candy.
