Zoomin With Ease rallied on the outside for a 12-1 upset in the $625,000 G1 Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs today. Winning time for the 400-yard sprint was :19.586.

“John said to force him to the wire and that’s what I did,” said Russell Hadley, who rode the gelded son of Azoom to a one-half length victory for trainer John Buchanan. “He did everything perfect from the moment I got on him until I got off.”

Love Sambo, the fastest qualifier, finished fourth, while Running Brook Gal, the third-fastest qualifier, placed second. Favorite Cartel, sent off as the betting favorite, following two consecutive daylight wins, was third.

It was the first career win in five starts for the Bobby Cox-owned Zoomin With Ease, a $35,000 Ruidoso Select Quarter Horse Yearling Sale purchase. His dam, All About Ease, won the 2004 Ruidoso Futurity. It was also the first Rainbow Futurity win for owner Cox, of Fort Worth, TX, and his longtime trainer, Buchanan, the duo that won the 2007 All American Derby with Dont Let Down.

Zoomin With Ease earned $312,500 for the win.

The complete order of finish was Zoomin With Ease, Running Brook Gal, Favorite Cartel, Love Samba, Stepenos, Brooks Midnight, Delightfully Tres, Jess Good and Conspicuous Corona. Winners Cartel was scratched.