Top Quarter Horses Fly Baby Fly, Hold Air Hostage to return in 2018

Fly Baby Fly won’t race again this year and will return to the races next year at 3, trainer Jimmy Padgett said Wednesday. She was found to have a small bone chip following her win in the $3 million All American Futurity last month at Ruidoso Downs, and it has been removed at a clinic in Texas.

Padgett said Fly Baby Fly will be pointed for the Ruidoso stakes series for 3-year-olds. She had been eligible for trials for the Texas Classic Futurity, and that was an option until the chip was found, but so was resting her until next summer, said Padgett.

Hold Air Hostage also is through racing this year and will return to action next year, said Padgett. Hold Air Hostage, who has won his last five starts, including the Grade 1 All American Derby at Ruidoso, had been pointed for the Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos. However, a small bone chip was found and removed following the All American Derby, and plans are now to bring him back in the spring at Remington Park, said Padgett.

“We’ll aim for those big stakes at Remington,” said Padgett.

Both horses had been intended to ship to Lone Star.