Olivias Jett is Fastest Qualifier to 2017 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity

Given the storied history of trial day in recent years, one might think that Mother Nature frowns upon the Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity 2017. But the powerful thunderstorm that hit the Twin Cities early Sunday morning finished in time for the first of six trials at 12:45 pm CT, and the trials for the richest Quarter Horse race at Canterbury were contested over a muddy track with no wind.

 

The top three fastest qualifiers all came from the last trial, but each trial produced at least one horse for the final list of ten. Jason Olmstead and Ed Ross Hardy qualified three horses each, and jockey Oscar Delgado rode three of the qualifiers.

 

Fastest qualifier Olivias Jett was a heavy favorite heading into the final trial after a dominating win over the Canterbury surface two weeks ago, in which the Desirio filly defeated an open field of maidens by over two lengths. She won her trial by a neck over second-fastest qualifier A Jordan Reed, covering the 350 yards in 17.672 and earning a speed index of 103.

 

Several of the qualifiers have familiar equine connections. Third-fastest qualifier High Valley Girl is out of Huckleberry Mojito, the 2012 $40,650 Canterbury Park Derby winner. Huckleberry Mojito was undefeated in three starts that summer at Canterbury and broke the track record in the Canterbury Park Derby. The tenth fastest qualifier, A Shade of Midnight, proved that Northlands talent runs in the family, as her dam, Midnight Sunlight, was the Northlands Futurity winner in 2012.

 

Last year, the Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity featured a record purse of $165,600. This year, the record will be exceeded again with a purse of $167,600.

 

The final $167,600 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity will be held at Canterbury Park on Sunday, July 2.

 

2017 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity Qualifiers

 

Horse	Time	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Breeder	Race
Olivias Jett	17.672	Marcus Swiontek	Tomey Swan	Patrick Swan	Patrick Swan and Rusty Allred	6
A Jordan Reed	17.727	Oscar Delgado	Ed Ross Hardy	Kendrix Brothers	Kendrix Brothers	6
High Valley Girl	17.853	Jose Vega	Charlton Hunt	Webb Ranch LLC	Reliance Ranches LLC	6
Ms Veronica	17.854	Nik Goodwin	Jason Olmstead	The Magnificent 7 LLC	Karen Glasser	4
Miss Jess Carter	17.878	Justin Shepherd	Ryan Shults	Warhorse Racing LLC	Wallace Johnson	3
First of 15	17.928	Brayan Velazquez	Jason Olmstead	Richard Tobin	James and Marilyn Helzer	4
Kaelies Dividend	17.989	Oscar Delgado	Ed Ross Hardy	Paul Wolfe	Diane & Paul Wolfe	2
Agent Carter	18.005	Nik Goodwin	Jason Olmstead	Thomas Scheckel	Reliance Ranches LLC	5
Eos Wing Man	18.010	Oscar Delgado	Ed Ross Hardy	Corey Wilmes	Corey Wilmes	1
A Shade of Midnight	18.019	Stormy Smith	Vic Hanson	Brenda Reiswig	Brenda Reiswig	3