Whistle Stop Cafe stays perfect with Rainbow Futurity score

Whistle Stop Cafe remained undefeated in four career starts Sunday, when she darted to a three-quarter-length victory over Mister Illusion in the Grade 1, $1 million Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. It was another half-length back in third to Seven.

The Rainbow Futurity was the second of three major futurities run each season at Ruidoso. Cyber Monday, who was fourth in the Rainbow Futurity, was coming off a win in the first race in the series, the Ruidoso Futurity. The final race in the series is the All American Futurity on Sept. 7.

Whistle Stop Cafe ($14.40) broke with the field in the Rainbow Futurity and barreled down the center of the track to win the 400-yard feature in 19.49 seconds. For the effort, she earned a first-place check of $429,668.

Ricky Ramirez rode the winner for trainer Blane Wood.

Whistle Stop Cafe won her debut earlier this year at Remington Park and also captured that track’s $100,000 Heritage Place Juvenile. She then made her way to Ruidoso and was a 1 3/4-length winner of her trial race for the Rainbow Futurity on July 4.

Whistle Stop Cafe is a daughter of Freighttrain B who races for Whitmire Ranch.

* For the Irony ($6) won the $100,000 Rainbow Juvenile, which is the consolation for the Rainbow Futurity.