FASTEST QUALIFIER HOUSE OF LORDS PROVED TRIALS FOR HERITAGE PLACE DERBY WERE TRUE TO FORM, WINNING FINAL
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK β May 31, 2025 β OKLAHOMA CITY, OK β May 31, 2025 β House of Lords was the only Heritage Place Derby finalist that broke the 100-mark in the speed-indexes during the qualifying trials for the race on May 10 with a 101. That effort was no mirage as he measured his competition Saturday and cruised to an easy win in the derby at Remington Park..
The Grade 2, $244,000 Heritage Place Derby final on Saturday was a much easier task, it turns out, than the trials for House of Lords. Even though the 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred gelded son of Flying Cowboy 123, out of the Okey Dokey Dale mare This Candys Okay, was the fastest qualifier of the bunch, he only won his trial by a neck over Toastin Heros. In the final, he drew away under jockey Francisco Calderon to win by a widening 1-1/4 lengths, covering the 400-yard distance in a time of :19.344 over fast track. In his trial, he ran it in :19.422 over a fast surface.
Calderon booted House of Lords home for owner Valeriano Racing Stables (Sammy Valeriano) of Odessa, Texas, and trainer Victor Rodriguez-Flores, who ended the meet, sending out horses for four starts and he won all four of those races. House of Lords has come a long way from finishing dead last in last yearβs Heritage Place Futurity finals.es in this trial were the four fastest horses of the entire night.
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2025 Heritage Place $244,000 Derby [G2] Qualifiers
 Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSE OF LORDS | g. | 19.422 | Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC | Buck Way Ranch, LLC (OK) | V. H. Rodriguez-Flores | F. Calderon |
| TOASTIN HEROS | g. | 19.471 | G. Cox | Gene Cox (OK) | C. Crawford | C. Ramos |
| CURLS MAGIC WAGON | c. | 19.508 | M. Stacy | Martin Stacy (OK) | J. A. Stinebaugh | A. Rivera |
| APOLITICAL TIME | c. | 19.525 | Jimenas Ranch | Flag Ranch, LLC (OK) | R. Ramirez | M. Delgado |
| KISS MY MARUSKA | c. | 19.556 | Heavy Hitters Racing Stables | Tyler & Naia Graham (TX) | B. M. Pena | N. Duran |
| NINE ONE WON | g. | 19.718 | Jimenas Ranch | Cindi M. Keeton (TX) | R. Ramirez | M. Delgado |
| RELENTLESS PURRSUIT *Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 19.737 | Horton, Chales & Horton, Elizabeth | Charles & Elizabeth Horton | J. L. Olmstead | R. H. Garcia |
| HEAVENS UNCLE | g. | 19.741 | S. Gilmore | Sherry Gilmore (OK) | G. Valdivia | B. Candanosa |
| CHURCH SPIRE | g. | 19.743 | Backdoor Thoroughbreds, LLC. | Kelly Bother Equine, LLC (OK) | J. J. Gonzales III | C. Cardenas |
| KEMPTON | c. | 19.745 | Ozaca Ranch, LLC. | Tyler Graham/Namgis Qhs, LLC (TX) | J. J. Gonzales III | J. A. Flores |
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