The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal, July 20, 2009 – The first yearling sale of the year, the Texas Quarter Horse Association Yearling Sale will be featured during The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal’s free preview weekend of live, online American Quarter Horse racing July 24-26. Those who are not yet subscribers can test the service and get full access to the sale and live racing during the free trial days. Now using Flash technology, the racing video is available to Mac users.
The sale, presented July 24-25 at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, features 385 yearlings in the catalog. Among them are Medicchi, a full brother to Heritage Place Futurity (G1) winner Ragazzo; and half siblings to Grade 1-placed runner and TQHA Sale Futurity (RG1) winner Jodys Money Pop, All American Futurity (G1) winner Falling In Loveagain, and Kindergarten Futurity (G1) winner Natovas Princess.
“This is the best catalog we’ve ever had, and we’re really excited to be the first sale to try this,” said TQHA Executive Director Rob Werstler. “It’s a great opportunity for those who can’t make the sale, but still want to watch the action. We hope it goes well and that others follow.”
Race highlights from around the country include:
- Mile High Futurity (G3) and Derby (G3) trials Friday at Arapahoe Park.
- The TQHA Sale Futurity (RG1) and TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby (RG3) Saturday at Sam Houston.
- Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Futurity (RG1) and Derby (RG3) Saturday at Fair Meadows at Tulsa.
- Zia Futurity (RG1), Derby (RG2) and Handicap (RG2) Sunday at Ruidoso Downs.
- Bayer Legend Central Derby Challenge (G3) Sunday at Canterbury Park.
Live Race Video is a service offered by The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal, and allows service subscribers to watch live video from tracks around the country. The service costs as little as $14.95 per month with a one-year agreement. To sign up for Live Race Video, click here. Select “new to our system” to register for the free trial. To see a list of available tracks, click here.
The video service also includes archived races. Handicappers will be able to view a horse's past perfromance and make trip notes about previous races. Relive the excitement of your horse's victory over and over again with the archived races.
Click here to see the TQHA Yearling Sale catalog.
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