Covering some of the early barrel racing futurities in the 2025 season, it is easy to notice a few recurring names in the results. From up and coming stallions to offspring of a variety of proven ...

In February, we highlighted some of the early 2025 futurity standouts. Two young horses had already banked over $100,000 in lifetime earnings from November 15-December 31. As the year has progressed, ...

Ruidoso Downs to move 2026 horse racing meet to Albuquerque. Devastating floods have affected the track the past two years.

One of the most anticipated events of the year, the BFA World Championship Barrel Futurity is the first big event for many futurity horses each November. With a juvenile class for the 3-year-old ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It’s a bombshell finding for one of the world’s richest Quarter Horse races and it’s held in New Mexico. The most recent winner of the All-American Futurity cheated. That’s ...

The Diamond Classic Main Event had a total of $1,288,500 in added money and prizes for 2025. The massive event included a 2D Futurity for nominated horses, with $300,000 added. The "Taylor County ...

Once was tough enough, but for the second consecutive year, Ruidoso Downs general manager Rick Baugh has had to pack up the season and head to Albuquerque. He’s hoping this is not a trend. Labor Day’s ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Futurity Finals wrapped up at the OG&E Coliseum in Oklahoma City. One special horse took part in the finals. Shiney, a three-year-old from Kentucky, was not even expected to ...

Dozens of people, atop horses and underneath hats, spread out across the dirt of the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center rodeo arena on Sept. 7. But this ain’t no rodeo. The 40,000 square-foot arena ...