(Grand Prairie, Texas - Thursday, November 12, 2020) - Witness colorful breeds compete in the $67,170 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity (G1) and the $37,650 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Claiming Derby at Lone Star Park on Sunday night. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. First race post time is 6:05 p.m. Twelve races are carded, so there will be plenty of hi-speed competition to see.

There are only five days remaining in our Fall Meeting of Champions. The track has gone back to 12 races per night for the remainder of the season.

Up first Sunday is the Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Claiming Derby. There were trials held on October 31, from which the ten fastest horses earned their place in this, the claiming derby final. Interestingly, all of the competitors in the trials were up for claiming price tag of $10,000, so if you claimed one that made the top ten fastest you not only got the spot in Sunday's Derby, you got the horse as well. One horse, Jess Cruzin, was claimed from the trials. He will run in the final for his new connections, trainer Oscar Nunez and owner Samuel Gaytan.

Here is the field in post-position order, with jockey and morning line odds, for the Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Claiming Derby, scheduled as race 10:

1) Banking On Kool, Roman Armando Huerta, 12-1
2) Jess Crusin, Froylan Tellez Ramirez, 5-2
3) Sister Secondpainted, Lucas Constantin, 30-1
4) Special Cha Ching, Fermin Portillo Garcia, 30-1
5) Katnip Krazy, Alfredo Contreras, 30-1
6) Bg Unleash the Beast, Jose Vega, 20-1
7) Lil Twist of Pyc, Noe Villatoro, 10-1
8) Shes a Fast Grip, Jesus A. Menchaca-Coronado, 30-1
9) Cat Dash Wired, Ricky Ramirez, 9-5
10) Invisable Paint Brush, Francisco Raul Ramirez, Jr., 3-1

Grade 1, $67,170 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity

The field for this grade 1 event also had to qualify from trials on October 31. Fastest qualifier was Wag Ranche's Wb Stevie Nix. She's a daughter of Crm Livewire out of the Shazoom mare, Zooming Moon, and is the morning line favorite. She has won four of nine starts in her young career.

The field for the $67,170 Lone Star Paint and Appaloosa Futurity (G!), scheduled as the 11th race on the 12-race card with an approximate post time of 10:45 p.m., is as follows:

1) Break Away James, Jonathan Dominguez, 8-1
2) Js Shezaquickchick, Noe Garcia, Jr.
3) Tales U Lose, Francisco Calderon, 12-1
4) Separate Wagons, Ricardo Garza-Cruz, 12-1
5) Wb Stevie Nix, Luis L. Vivanco, 5-2
6) Vp Cold Strong Heart, Rodrigo Sigala Vallejo, 5-1
7) Just Wishn, Francisco Raul Ramirez, Jr., 3-1
8) Wf Turnpike Candy, Juan Pulido, 7-2
9) Dangereous Dan McGrew, Froylan Tellez Ramirez, 20-1
10) Captain Capi, Ricky Ramirez, 15-1.