The 2026 All American Futurity is set to go with eight horses.
Tempting Lu and Jess A Bad Lil Cat were a veterinarian list scratch before the race.
The $3 million All American Futurity, which is for 2-year-old quarter horses going 440 yards, will be race No. 10 and is scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7 at the Downs At Albuquerque.
The 2026 All American Futurity is the last one in New Mexico before it moves to Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas in 2027.
Felix Chavez's predictions
Cowboys Flying will be the one to defeat in All American Futurity
Cowboys Flying, starting in post position 7, is tough to beat. The Texas-bred son of Flying Cowboy 123 has Cowboys Flying has won all five career starts and in his qualifying trial for the All American Futurity, he won by nearly four lengths.
He has already won two stakes races
in Texas. He is trained by Marco Adair Chavez Gutierrez. Nestor Duran is the jockey.
Look for Think Twice Perry to finish second
Think Twice Perry has improved all summer long for trainer James J. Gonzales II, jockey Edwin Escobedo and owner Johnny Trotter. Trotter is the owner of Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino.
Think Twice Perry has won two of his last three races and in the second jewel of the quarter horse Tiple Crown race, he ran second in the 400-yard Rainbow Futurity.
Look for Blueyy to place third
Blueey is another horse on the rise. Blueyy ran a good third in the Rainbow Futurity and won his trial for the All American Futurity in a time of 21.176 seconds.
Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on x
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: All American Futurity 2026: Cowboys Flying the horse to beat today
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