Be Myy Valentine Leads Old South Futurity Qualifiers at Delta Downs

Be Myy Valentine turned Delta Downs’ Old South Futurity trials into a statement run, winning the sixth of seven heats in :16.913 for 330 yards and earning a 90 speed index to stand as the fastest qualifier for the $151,650 final on May 16.

The Utah-bred filly broke her maiden in the process, doing it in only her second career start after finishing second in her debut at Louisiana Downs. Leonardo Rodriguez rode Be Myy Valentine for trainer Viviane Hill and owner J Lazy Six Racing, and the performance suggested far more than a quick clocking. It showed a young filly moving forward fast at the right time, with enough early speed to separate herself from a field that will now have to chase her down over a short trip.

Be Myy Valentine is by Apollitical Jess out of Valiantinecandyrocks, by Valiant Hero, and her page already reads like a stakes prospect in the making. She was foaled Jan. 24, 2024, was bred by McColee Land & Livestock LLC, and went through the ring as a $58,000 graduate of the Heritage Place Yearling Sale. That combination of speed, youth and pedigree gives her a profile that stretches beyond this one trial night, especially for a filly entering the stakes stage so early in her career.

The most immediate threat came from Favoreson MV, who was second-fastest despite making his racing debut and finished just behind Be Myy Valentine in :16.989. That matters because debut runners often improve quickly once they learn how to break and finish cleanly, and Delta Downs’ trial sheet also produced a compact group of qualifiers that included Mucho Man Lady, The King Marfa, Blood Money Prize, Jess Diamonds R Wild, Knighttimecartel, Fallin Angels, Cowgirls 123 and Bmstrainiscoming. The final is shaping up as a speed test, and the way these trials came back suggests it may not take much for the field to bunch up behind the first flight.

That makes Be Myy Valentine the logical early favorite, but not an untouchable one. Delta Downs has seen the fastest qualifier carry serious weight in this race before: Hawkabye Baby won the 2024 Old South Futurity after qualifying fastest, and Shot Of Takillya did the same in 2025. With this year’s purse listed at $151,650, down from $194,020 last year, the final now looks like a tighter, sharper edition of the race, one where the trial times already point to a favorite and still leave room for a live upset if another young runner takes a bigger step on May 16.