Surviving Legend leads Sires’ Cup Futurity field

Surviving Legend might be tough to contain Saturday night in the $100,000 Sires’ Cup Quarter Horse Futurity at Retama Park if he runs back to his trial effort from June 12. Surviving Legend led from start to finish for a 2 1/2-length win in a performance that should make him the favorite in the richest of two significant stakes on the card.

Retama also puts on the $50,000 Sires’ Cup Derby for 3-year-old Quarter Horses. The field is led by Jess Toast Winner, who a year ago this week won the Texas Quarter Horse Association Sire Futurity at Retama. Since then, he has won three trial races, including his June 13 qualifier for the Sires’ Cup Derby.

The Sires’ Cup Futurity drew 10, with the gate split between five colts and five fillies. The horses will travel 350 yards, the same distance as the trials earlier this month at Retama.

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Surviving Legend

He not only posted the largest winning margin during trials, but he also set the fastest qualifying time when covering the distance in 18.28 seconds. The second-fastest time was put up by Tc Paint N Dreams, who won his heat by a neck in 18.32.

Surviving Legend won his trial under Carlos Castro, who again has the mount for trainer Vicente De Los Santos.

Tc Paint N Dreams

A January foal, he is undefeated in two starts. His other score was a May 15 maiden race at Sam Houston.

Francisco Calderon has the mount for trainer Leon Bard.