The 10^th annual Zia Festival at Ruidoso Downs is in the books. On Sunday, a crowd of 6,800 saw 10 New Mexico-bred stakes – six for Thoroughbreds and four for Quarter Horses – and it witnessed history when Fullofenergy won the $50,000 Land of Enchantment Handicap (R) for the fourth consecutive season.

Trained by Joel Marr for owners Joe Allen and Mike Stinson, Fullofenergy forced the early pace with Lesters Secret before he reached the wire 1 ½ lengths in front of that rival. The homebred 7-year-old gelding by Desert God covered 7 ½ furlongs in 1:32.13 under jockey Carlos Madeira.

Fullofenergy is believed to be the first horse in New Mexico racing history to win the same stakes four consecutive years.

“He loves it here – he’s run his best races here,” said Marr of the gelding. “This (7 ½-furlong) distance is his distance, and this is his track.

“This track is soft, and he has some trouble on some of the harder surfaces,” added the trainer. “We’d planned on having him here and ready to go for this race.”

PB And Crackers and Train Rider Blues were the Zia Festival’s other repeat winners. A 4-year-old gelding by The Down Side, PB And Crackers won the 400-yard, $50,000 Zia Handicap (G2) for owners R.D. Hubbard and Shaun Hubbard for the second straight year.

Train Rider Blues, the winner of last year’s Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R) for 2-year-old colts and geldings for owners Freda McSwane and Joe Walters, won Sunday’s 5 ½-furlong, $50,000 Road Runner Handicap (R) for 3-year-olds.

A synopsis of every Zia Festival stakes follows. Complete coverage of the will be featured in the next issue of The New Mexico Horse Breeder Magazine.

ZIA 870 CHAMPIONSHIP (R)
$50,000; 3-year-olds & older; 870 yards
Winner – BRT Opulence (6G, Real Runaway-La Vita E Bella by Meter Me Gone)
Owner and Trainer – Martin Orona Sr.
Breeder – Bob Story DVM/Ryan Story/Tyler
Jockey – J. Martin Bourdieu
Winning Time -- :45.081
Margin of Victory – 1 ¼ lengths
Post Time Odds – 3-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Key’s Band (TB) (2-1 favorite), Heza Bold Color, Mr Frenchman, To Shay, Lost Southerner, Whata Lucky Man, and Recall Dreams.

ZIA DERBY (RG2)
$126,924; 3-year-olds; 400 yards
Winner – Here Kittykittykitty (3G, Genuine Strawfly-One Diamond Cat by Now I Know)
Breeders and Owners – Jay and Mary Lou Standefer
Trainer – Wes Giles
Jockey – Bonifacio Perez
Winning Time -- :19.741
Margin of Victory – neck
Post Time Odds – 4-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Corona Memory Crest (5-2 favorite), Jess A Chicks, Captian Jacksboro, Six Royal Alibis, Down With You, I Know Bedarina, Tricks My Pick, and Seven Coronas.

ZIA HANDICAP (RG2)
$50,000; 3-year-olds & older; 400 yards
Winner – PB And Crackers (4G, The Down Side-Zany Saltine by Salt Lake [TB)]
Breeder – R.D. Hubbard
Owners – R.D. Hubbard and Shaun Hubbard
Trainer – Paul Jones
Jockey – Cody Jensen
Winning Time – 19.379
Margin of Victory – 1 ¾ lengths
Post Time Odds – 9-5 (favorite)
Also ran (in order of finish) – Miracle Snow, In Famous Caper, First Corona Call, A Streak Regard, Dueling Juan, Lite A Fire, Lethal Delight, BP Shes Southern, and Miracle In Seattle.

ROAD RUNNER HANDICAP (R)
$50,000; 3-year-olds; 5 ½ furlongs
Winner – Train Rider Blues (3C, Desert God-Cara Marisa by Hennessy)
Breeder – T.J. Monsen and Sharon Monsen
Owners – Freda McSwane and Joe Walters
Trainer – Terry Walker
Jockey – Joe Martinez
Winning Time – 1:04.05
Margin of Victory – ½ length
Post Time Odds – 19-10 (favorite)
Also ran (in order of finish) – My Picasso, Lester’s Echo, Smash Dancer, Maybe To Fast, Hollywood Thunder, Rig’s Runner, Eightnchangegroom, Crafty You, Go Barney Go, Heza Rare Bull, and Tinzar.

LINCOLN HANDICAP (R)
$50,000; fillies & mares 3-years-old & older; 6 furlongs
Winner – Diamonds N Bling (5M, Chimes Band-Take Out The Trash by Take Me Out)
Breeder – Three H Racing LLC
Owner – Maria G. Gonzalez
Trainer – Andres Gonzalez
Jockey – J. Martin Bourdieu
Winning Time – 1:11.35
Margin of Victory – ¾ of a length
Post Time Odds – 4-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Wild Alaska, Dream Kin, Miss Dominant, Happy Me, Blue Eyed Bella, Shemoves (9-5 favorite), and Devil’s Prospector.

SIERRA STARLET HANDICAP (R)
$50,000; 3-year-old fillies; 5 ½ furlongs
Winner – If I Had A Bull (3F, In Excessive Bull-Lauren Lynn by Hadif)
Breeder – Rocking R Farms Ltd. Co and W.L. Mooring
Owner – BLM Racing Stable Inc.
Trainer – James Gonzales II
Jockey – Mark Villa
Winning Time – 1:04.48
Margin of Victory – one length
Post Time Odds – 8-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Ambers Pride, Awintersdream (9-5 favorite), I Am Lesters Gal, Desert Tap, Your My Trixie, Elvira Who, Corlane, Fitness Lady, Precious Bay Queen, Please N Teras, and Vaya.

RIO GRANDE SENORITA FUTURITY (R)
$198,322; 2-year-old fillies; 5 ½ furlongs
Winner – Comicsperfectstorm (2F, Comic Genius-Cats Bounty by Devon Lane)
Breeder and Owner – Helen Nave
Trainer – Todd Fincher
Jockey – Juan Ochoa
Winning Time – 1:04.62
Margin of Victory – 4 ¼ lengths
Post Time Odds – 7-10 (favorite)
Also ran (in order of finish) – Ambers Pride, Awintersdream (9-5 favorite), I Am Lesters Gal, Desert Tap, Your My Trixie, Elvira Who, Corlane, Fitness Lady, Precious Bay Queen, Please N Teras, and Vaya.

ZIA FUTURITY (RG1)
$351,963; 2-year-olds; 400 yards
Winner – A Streak Again (2G, Chicks Regard-A Streak Ahead by Streakin Six)
Breeder – Killer Humberto Lopez Gaxiola
Owner – KH Logax Inc.
Trainer – Juan M. Gonzalez
Jockey – Cody Jensen
Winning Time – :19.897
Margin of Victory – neck
Post Time Odds – 52-1
Also ran (in official order of finish) – Streak Of Sixes (2-5 favorite), Moro Moon, Secretsofthesouth, Spice Girl, Six Gun Regard, Pakea Bay, Famous Caillie, and Elegante.

RIO GRANDE SENOR FUTURITY (R)
$189,633; 2-year-old colts & geldings; 5 ½ furlongs
Winner – Running Squall (2G, Squall-Poison Runs Sweet by Brave Lad)
Breeder and Owner – William T. Stradley
Trainer – Fred Danley
Jockey – Enrique Garcia
Winning Time – 1:05.20
Margin of Victory – 1 ¾ lengths
Post Time Odds – 7-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Spartan Warrior (5-2 favorite), Texas Silver, T E F’s Star One, Elijah’s Elite, Red Rock Springs, Tehuantepecer, Our Fortress, Deity, and A Ghost By Choice.

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT HANDICAP (R)
$50,000; 3-year-olds & older; 7 ½ furlongs
Winner – Fullofenergy (7G, Desert God-Energywithattitude by High Energy)
Breeder – H. Joseph Allen
Owner – H. Joseph Allen and Michael C. Stinson
Trainer – Joel Marr
Jockey – Carlos Madeira
Winning Time – 1:32.13
Margin of Victory – 1 ½ lengths
Post Time Odds – 3-1
Also ran (in order of finish) – Lesters Secret, Lefty Who (3-2 favorite), Romeos Wilson, Skar, Smarty Ghost, Mojave Prince, Brax, and Catch The Bean.