(Sunday, October 12, 2008) - Blurred Vision Partnership’s Vertical Vision, ridden by Ricky Ramirez and trained by Brian Muse, was the fastest qualifier to the Grade 1, $531,945 Dash For Cash Futurity on Saturday night at Lone Star Park. The two-year-old colt, who finished fourth in the $254,000 Oklahoma Futurity at Remington Park on March 22, ran the 400-yard distance in 19.695 seconds (Speed Index – 99) in the 11th trial to top the list of 10 qualifiers for the Saturday, Oct. 25 final.

The Trey Wood-conditioned Lethal Delight, also ridden by Ricky Ramirez, upped her career record to three for three by winning the 12th trial in 19.710 to post the second best time. Andorite, a two-year-old filly who finished third in the $520,000 Remington Park Futurity on April 19, ran the third fastest time of 19.824.

A total of 153 American Quarter Horses competed in a record 16 trials for the Dash For Cash Futurity on Saturday at Lone Star Park.

Besides Ricky Ramirez, who finished on the top two qualifiers, only jockey J.R. Ramirez rode a pair in the top 10. There were no trainers with two finalists.

The complete list of the 10 qualifiers (in order with time, jockey and trainer in parenthesis) for the Dash For Cash Futurity is: Vertical Vision (19.695, Ricky Ramirez, Brian Muse), Lethal Delight (19.710, Ricky Ramirez, Trey Wood), Andorite (19.824, Russel Hadley, John Buchanan), Oak Tree Classic (19.886, J.R. Ramirez, Christian Rubalcava), Show Me Your Toole (19.895, Gilbert Ortiz, Toby Keeton), Specially Alluring (19.904, Rodrigo Vallejo, Judd Kearl), Miss Sin Tacha (19.910, G.R. Carter, Jr., Heath Taylor), * Double Chiseled (19.928, Chris Zamora, Jorge Valenzuela), * Executive Looks (19.928, Rodrigo Vallejo, J. Bryan Rangel), and Red Oak Special (19.957, J.R. Ramirez, Angel Sanchez).

(Note: * tied for eighth).

Lone Star Park’s 31-day, 2008 Quarter Horse Fall Meeting of Champions will be held from September 26 to November 29. After the opening weekend on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26-27, racing will be held every Thursday through Saturday in October and each Wednesday through Saturday in November, except Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 26-27 when there will be no live racing due to the Thanksgiving holiday. First post time for all dates will be 6:35 p.m. For more information, visit the track’s Web site at www.lonestarpark.com.