Tf Racee Runaway outlasts Fired Up Perry in Breeders Futurity
Tf Racee Runaway was always prominent for a neck win over Fired Up Perry in the $1 million LQHBA Breeders Futurity on Saturday night at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, La. It was another head back to favorite and fastest qualifier Rdd Lajollanfastdash in third.
John Hamilton rode Tf Racee Runaway ($19.20), who covered 400 yards on a fast track in 19.65 seconds. Tf Racee Runaway races for his breeder, Tate Farms, and is trained by Lanny Keith. Tf Racee Runaway earned $456,410 for the win in the LQHBA Breeders Futurity.
On the undercard, Jet Black Rouge ($10.40) was a half-length winner of the $264,398 LQHBA Breeders Derby.
The races made for Louisiana’s richest program of the year for Quarter Horses. Boyd Gaming owns Evangeline, as well as Delta Downs, which also had a $1 million race for 2-year-olds Saturday in Louisiana. Delta, located in Vinton, put on the Grade 3 Jackpot for Thoroughbreds, a race won by Gunnevera.


