Sheridan resident Bill Doenz’s Cowboy Cadilac exploded out of the starting gate and left little doubt to the result as he posted a 1-1/2 length victory in the $250,000 Sweetwater Downs Quarter Horse Futurity on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Breaking from post position in eight in the field of nine (after the scratch of Kit Karsyn), the son of Flying Cowboy 123 easily cleared the field at the start under jockey Juan Pulido, despite drifting inward through the stretch. The bay colt stopped the timer in :17.26 seconds, just :22 off the track record for the 350-yard distance. The win was the third consecutive for the Oklahoma-bred. The Josh Taylor trainee increased his lifetime earnings to $110,000 with the $100,000 winner’s share.

“This horse is really fast, I got a good break, but he has a little pro

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