Fullofenergy, a 7-year-old Desert God gelding racing for Joe Allen and Michael Stinson, recorded his fifth career stakes victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Jack Cole Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at SunRay Park.

Saddled by Joel Marr and ridden by Carlos Madeira, Fullofenergy covered one mile in 1:37.34 while defeating 2009 Jack Cole Handicap winner Some Ghost by a half of a length. The $60,000 winner’s share of the purse boosted Fullofenergy’s earnings to $472,537.

Pacesetter Enchanted Outlaw set fast fractions of :22.66, :45.32, and 1:09.94 before he faded to cross the wire fifth, 3 ½ lengths behind Fullofenergy.

Madeira knows Fullofenergy well, as he has ridden the gelding in 33 of his 36 starts.

“The speed really hadn’t been backing up all day, so I had to get into my horse a little bit and put some pressure on (Enchanted Outlaw),” said Madeira after the race. “I heard (Some Ghost) coming, but I didn’t see him until right at the wire. He was coming on pretty fast there at the finish.”

Fullofenergy was bred by Allen, a resident of Abilene, Texas, and the gelding is one of 12 stakes winners from 105 starters sired by Desert God, an unraced 19-year-old stallion by Fappiano and half brother to stakes winners Better Than Honour, Smolensk, and Turnberry Isle (IRE). A Virginia-bred, Desert God has sired the earners of more than $5.5 million from 15 crops, including Peppers Pride, the holder of the North American record of 19 consecutive wins. He stands for a $6,000 fee at Fred and Linda Alexander’s A & A Horse Ranch at Anthony, New Mexico.

Fullofenergy is also one of three winners from as many starters foaled by Energywithattitude, a winning 12-year-old mare by the Diamond Prospect stallion High Energy who ran third in the 2000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Sale Futurity (R) at Lone Star Park.

Fullofenergy’s third dam, the unraced Mickey McGuire mare Just A Drizzle, foaled Latter Day Paula, a filly by Marquetry who won the ’01 King County Handicap at Emerald Downs near Seattle. The gelding traces back to his fourth dam, Rare Exchange, a winning daughter of 1956 Horse of the Year Swaps who ran third in the 1962 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga.

Marr indicated that Fullofenergy would be pointed to the 7 ½-furlong, $50,000 Land of Enchantment Handicap on Zia Festival Day, August 1, at Ruidoso Downs, a race that the gelding has won the last three seasons.

Lesters Secret, the 19-10 favorite, ran third and was followed by Outofecho, Enchanted Outlaw, Ocean Joe, Brax, and Mr Windsor.

Some Ghost is a 9-year-old bay gelding by Ghostly Moves owned and trained by Jess Alley of Sunland Park, New Mexico. Some Ghost has earned $878,762 from 46 outs, and his 15 victories include the $100,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) at Sunland Park from 2006-09.

A 4-year-old Lesters Boy gelding racing for Simply The Best Thoroughbreds of Temecula, California, and trainer Henry Dominguez, Lesters Secret earned $10,000 to increase his bankroll to $362,564. Lesters Secret was coming off of a victory in the one-mile, $125,000 New Mexico State University Handicap (R) at Sunland Park on March 21.