One Dashing Eagle

Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, high in the cool Sierra Blanca Mountains,  has long been the site of the richest race in North America for two-year old horses of any breed, the All-American Futurity for registered American Quarterhorses.  A pot of $2.4 million was the lure for the qualifiers in 26 preliminary heats leading up to the fifty-third running of the big race on Labor Day, a 440 yard dash that took only 21.23 seconds for One Dashing Eagle to complete.