Sheza a Sugar Momma won by a head in the $49,354 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity Thursday at Canterbury Park. The 2-year-old Minnesota bred quarter horse filly has now won two of three starts and $43,970 in purses. Sheza a Sugar Momma is owned by Tom Maher and Paul Luedemann and was bred by Summer Run. Inc. She is trained by Jason Olmstead as was second-place finisher Ourrelentlessdynasty and third-place finisher Livin D Dream. Olmstead’s 16-year-old son Ryder Olmstead rode the winner.
“She’s a cool horse all around,” the teenager said. “She’s honest, does her job and I’m just glad I get to be the one to ride her.”
The elder Olmstead has always had a high bar for those that ride his horses. “I told [Ryder] he had enough horse to get there. Let her get her feet under her and go to the other end,” he said. “That’s one of the better rides I’ve got to see from gate to wire.”
Sheza a Sugar Momma paid $3.20 to win as the wagering choice. Final time for 350 yards was 18.203 seconds.
Prior to the Futurity, Canterbury’s top trainer won the $29,250 Bob Morehouse Stakes with Relentless Legacy, who has now won six of 11 starts at Canterbury including last year’s Morehouse.
“He’s just a super classy horse. No problem to be around,” Olmstead said. “Comes out here and does his job and goes home happy to do it.”
Armando Alvidrez rode the 7-year-old Relentless Legacy who is owned by Maher. He paid $2.10 to win covering 350 yards in 18.221 seconds. Haley Hobbs trained the second and third place finishers Thirty Four Below and L Gallito