High Rolling Seize is representing his family well. The two-year-old gelded son of Seize the Win added his name to the record books Saturday at Indiana Grand, scoring the win in the 22nd running of the $191,747 Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana (QHRAI) Stallion Service Auction (SSA) Futurity at Indiana Grand.
High Rolling Seize (photo) came into the final as the fastest qualifier in the trials. Although he is now four for six in his career, the QHRAI SSA Futurity marked his first career stakes win. He just missed the title by a neck in the $190,000 Gordon Mobley Futurity in July. He now joins his father as a stakes winner at Indiana Grand.
Starting from post two, High Rolling Seize and Shanley Jackson got a good break and were a threat early in the 350-yard dash. The freshman was all business, rallying home for the win by one length in a time of 18.076 seconds. Prize Kiss and L.D. Martinez finished second over Botticelli Beach and Erik Esqueda for third.
High Rolling Seize was the second choice on the board, paying $8 for the win. He is owned by breeder Glenn Graff and trained by Matt Frazier, who is based out of Lexington, Kentucky. Frazier also campaigned Seize the Win to multiple stakes wins in both Indiana and at Hialeah during his racing career and still holds the stakes record in the QHRAI SSA Derby.
High Rolling Seize bumped his career bankroll up over the $175,000 mark. With his win in the trials, he is now on a two-race win streak heading into the final two months of racing at Indiana Grand. High Rolling Seize will likely return for the $150,000 Miss Roxie Little Futurity on Indiana Champions Day – an Oct. 30 racing card that features four Thoroughbred races and six Quarter Horse Stakes.
