Weekend Stakes Preview News - New Mexico Horse Breeders' Association

Totah Stakes Draws Field of Seven

A field of seven New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds, headed by stakes winner and morning-line favorite Dandy Don Who, has been entered in Tuesday's 4 1/2-furlong, $65,000 Totah Stakes (R) at SunRay Park.

Fastest Qualifier Mitey Moon Draws Post 4 for Mountain Top QH Futurity Final

Mitey Moon, a homebred filly by champion First Moonflash racing for Debra Jean Laney, drew post 4 for Saturday's 350-yard, $356,980 Mountain Top Quarter Horse Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds at Ruidoso Downs.

Lady Genius Returns in Kendrick Memorial

Lady Genius, an undefeated stakes-winning daughter of Quinton's Gold, will make her first start in seven weeks in Saturday's 4 1/2-furlong, $65,000 C.O. “Ken” Kendrick Memorial Stakes (R) for 2-year-old fillies at SunRay Park.

Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity Trials Draw 25 Entries

A total of 25 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds, including 14 first-time starters, have been entered in Friday's 5-furlong Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity (R) trials at Ruidoso Downs.

Full Field Entered in Jimmy Drake Stakes

A full field of 10 New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses has been entered in Sunday's 400-yard, $65,000 Jimmy Drake Stakes (RG3) at SunRay Park.

NM-Bred Stakes Doubleheader Set for Sunday at SunRay Park

SunRay Park in Farmington, New Mexico, will present a New Mexico-bred stakes doubleheader as part of its nine-race program on Sunday. Post time for the first race is set for 1 p.m. (MDT).

Ruidoso Futurity Trials Open 60-Day Meet

A total of 245 2-year-olds have been entered in Friday's Ruidoso Futurity (G1) trials at Ruidoso Downs, as the southern New Mexico track opens its 60-day meet.

Tyger Teras is Morning-Line Favorite in Aztec Oaks

Stakes winner Tyger Teras is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday's 6 1/2-furlong, $65,000 Aztec Oaks (R) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-old fillies.

Sandys Jesse Returns in New Mexico Breeders' Stakes

Sandys Jesse, a multiple stakes winning daughter of Jesse James Jr racing for Chin S. Lee, is one of 10 state-bred 3-year-olds entered in Sunday's 400-yard, $65,000 New Mexico Breeders' Stakes (RG3) at SunRay Park.

New Mexico Breeders' Futurity Trials Draw 35 Entries

A total of 35 state-bred 2-year-olds has been entered in Friday's 350-yard New Mexico Breeders' Futurity (RG3) trials at SunRay Park.

Sandys Jesse is Morning-Line Choice in Four Corners Senora

Sandys Jesse, a 3-year-old filly by Jesse James Jr racing for Chin S. Lee of xxx, xxxx, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday's 400-yard, $65,000 Four Corners Senora Futurity (RG3) for New Mexico-bred distaffers at SunRay Park.

Full Field of 10 Set for Jack Cole Handicap

On Down The Road, a multiple stakes winning 5-year-old gelding racing for Lisa M. Rehburg of Mountain Center, California, heads a full field of 10 in Saturday's 1-mile, $65,000 Jack Cole Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at SunRay Park.

Iplaytricks Heads Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff

Iplaytricks, a 5-year-old daughter of Desert God owned by Michael C. Stinson of Fort Worth, Texas, is the morning-line favorite for Saturday's 6 1/2-furlong, $65,000 Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff Handicap (R) for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares at SunRay Park.

SunRay Park Opens 39-Day Meet on Friday

SunRay Park will open its 39-day season with a nine-race program on Friday. Post time for the first race is scheduled for 3 p.m. (MDT). Located in Farmington, New Mexico, in the state's Four Corners region, SunRay Park will present live racing four days a week on a Friday-through-Sunday and Tuesday schedule. First post time will be 3 p.m. (MDT) on Fridays and Tuesdays, and 12:55 p.m. on weekends.

Slew By You Returns in Sunburst Stakes

Graded stakes winner Slew By You will make her return in Saturday's 350-yard, $85,000 Sunburst Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-old fillies at Sunland Park.

Entries Set for Copper Top Futurity

The fields have been set for both divisions of the 4 1/2-furlong, $60,000-added Copper Top Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds, both of which will be run on Saturday at Sunland Park.

Moonifisant Draws Post 6 for New Mexican Spring Futurity

Fastest qualifier and morning-line favorite Moonifisant will break from post 6 in Sunday's 300-yard, $231,438 New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) for state-breds at Sunland Park.

Rimein N Singin Tops Field in New Mexican Spring Fling

A full field of 10 state-bred 2-year-olds, plus two also-eligible entries, has been entered back in Saturday's 300-yard, $50,000-added New Mexican Spring Fling Stakes (R) at Sunland Park.

New Mexico Breds Share Spotlight on Sunland Derby Day

Sunday's 12-race program at Sunland Park will feature nine Triple Crown hopefuls matching strides in the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby, but New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds will also share in some of the spotlight.

Shakin It Up is Morning-Line Favorite for Grade 3 Sunland Derby

Shakin It Up, a Midnight Lute colt racing for Mike Pegram and Dennis Cardoza and trained by Bob Baffert, has been made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Sunday's 1 1/8-mile, $800,000 Sunland Derby (G3) at Sunland Park.

On Down The Road is Top Weight for NMSU Handicap

On Down The Road will put his three-race win streak on the line in Sunday's $85,000 New Mexico State University Handicap (R) for state-breds at Sunland Park.

New Mexican Spring Futurity Trials Set for Friday

A total of 91 state-bred 2-year-olds have been entered in Friday's 300-yard New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) trials at Sunland Park...

Here Kittykittykitty is Morning-Line Choice in Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap

Here Kittykittykitty, a 6-year-old gelding by Genuine Strawfly, will be making his first start in more than seven months in Sunday's 350-yard, $85,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap (RG2) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.

Midnightlowdown Risks Win Streak in Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap

A full field of 10 New Mexico-breds has been entered in Saturday's $85,000 Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap (R) at Sunland Park.

Slew By You Puts Win Streak On Line in NMHBA Stakes

Slew By You, a Dash Ta Fame filly racing for Valle Guadiana Corporation, will put her three-race win streak on the line in Sunday's 400-yard, $85,000 New Mexico Horse Breeders' Association Stakes (RG2) at Sunland Park.

Rose's Desert is Morning-Line Choice in Peppers Pride Handicap

Rose's Desert, a homebred 5-year-old daughter of Desert God racing for Joe W. Peacock, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite in Saturday's 1-mile, $85,000 Peppers Pride Handicap (R) for New Mexico-bred distaffers at Sunland Park.

Full Field Set for Pepsi Cola Stakes

A full field of 12 New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds, including morning-line favorite Attila's Hurricane, has been entered in Saturday's $85,000 Pepsi Cola Stakes (R) at Sunland Park.

Back Seat Roll Makes Sophomore Debut in La Senora Stakes

Back Seat Roll, a homebred daughter of Roll Hennessy Roll racing for J. Kirk and Judy Robison of El Paso, Texas, will make her 3-year-old season debut in Saturday's 6-furlong, $85,000 La Senora Stakes (R) at Sunland Park.

An Absolut Diamond Draws Post 4 for Shue Fly Stakes

Fastest qualifier An Absolut Diamond has drawn post 4 for Saturday's 400-yard, $252,796 Shue Fly Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds at Sunland Park.

New Mexico-Bred Stakes Winners Entered in Sunland Championship

Two New Mexico-bred multiple stakes winners, First Blazin Love and Miracle Snow, are among the 10 Quarter Horses entered in Sunday's 400-yard, $350,000 Championship at Sunland Park (G1).

Our Choice is Morning-Line Favorite in Dominguez Memorial

Our Choice, a 7-year-old Desert God campaigned by Stable HMA and one of the best claims in the history of New Mexico racing, is the 7-2 morning-line favorite in the 1 1/16-mile, $85,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) for state-breds at Sunland Park on Sunday.

Overflow Field Entered in Red Hedeman Mile

A field of 12, including two on the also-eligible list, has been entered in Saturday's $85,000-guaranteed Red Hedeman Mile Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds at Sunland Park.

Two New Mexico-bred Stakes Top Sunland Park's Sunday Program

New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses will be in the spotlight at Sunland Park Racetrack on Sunday, as the track presents the 400-yard, $85,000 Lou Wooten and Sydney Valentini Handicap (RG2) for Quarter Horses and the 1-mile, $85,000 Enchantress Stakes (R) for 2-year-old Thoroughbred fillies.

Rollickin Red is Morning-Line Favorite for Challenger Six Handicap

Rollickin Red, a multiple stakes winning 4-year-old son of Roll Hennessy Roll (TB), is the 8-5 morning-line choice for Saturday's 870-yard, $85,000 Challenger Six Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.

Shue Fly Trials Draw 47 Entries

Graded stakes winners Rex Hill, Saturday Nite Romeo, and Gonna Cha Cha are among the 47 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds entered in Friday's 400-yard Shue Fly Stakes (RG2) trials at Sunland Park.

Rose's Desert Tops Field in NM State Racing Commission Handicap

Joe Peacock's Rose's Desert, a homebred 4-year-old daughter of Desert God, heads the field in Sunday's 6-furlong, $85,000 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap (R) for state-bred fillies and mares, one of two New Mexico-bred stakes at Sunland Park on Sunday.

Miracle Snow is Morning-Line Favorite in Jess Burner Memorial

Miracle Snow will put his two-race winning streak on the line in Saturday's 400-yard, $85,000 Jess Burner Memorial Handicap (RG1), the first stakes race of the 2012-13 Sunland Park season.

Sunland Park Meet Opens Friday

Sunland Park Racetrack opens its 76-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse meet with an 11-race program on Friday. Post time for the first race will be 12:25 p.m. (MST).

Thermal Tops Field in Eddy County Stakes

R.D. Hubbard's Thermal, a homebred gelding by Attila's Storm, is the 7-2 morning-line favorite for Sunday's 1-mile, $120,000 New Mexico Eddy County Stakes (R) for state-bred 2-year-olds at Zia Park.

NM-Bred Dashin Ace Draws Rail Post for Southwest Juvenile Championship

Dashin Ace, a New Mexico-bred gelding by Dash Ta Fame racing for Derrol Hubbard and Ted Rushing, will break from post 1 in Sunday's 440-yard, $200,000-added Southwest Juvenile Championship (G1) at Zia Park.

Call Me A Blazn Chic is Morning-Line Favorite in NM Fillies and Mares Championship

Three-time graded stakes winner Call Me A Blazn Chic is the 9-5 morning-line choice in Saturday's $140,000-added New Mexico Fillies & Mares Championship (RG1) at Zia Park.

NM-Bred KC Royal Flush Returns in King Rick Rack Stakes

Four New Mexico-breds, including three-time stakes winner KC Royal Flush, have been entered in Sunday's 870-yard, $55,000 King Rick Rack Stakes at Zia Park.

New Mexico QH Breeders' Championship Heads Closing-Day Card at Albuquerque

A total of eight state-bred Quarter Horses, including Eric Strawn's Injun Toole and Lorenzo Cano's Iseeyoustaring, have been entered in Sunday's $50,000 New Mexico Quarter Horse Breeders' Championship (RG3), the feature race on The Downs at Albuquerque's closing-day program.

New Mexico Cup Races Draw 118 Entries

Rose's Desert, a homebred 4-year-old filly by Desert God racing for Joe Peacock, is one of 118 New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses entered on Sunday's $2-million New Mexico Cup program at Zia Park.

Gonna Cha Cha Tops New Mexico Cup Futurity Trials

A total of 63 state-bred 2-year-olds, including two-time stakes winner Gonna Cha Cha, have been entered in Saturday's 400-yard New Mexico Cup Futurity (RG2) trials at Zia Park.

New Mexico Cup Derby Trials Draw 28 Entries

Call Me A Blazn Chic, a three-time graded stakes winning filly by Chicks A Blazin racing for Javier Marquez's J & M Racing and Farm, drew post 5 in the first of three New Mexico Cup Derby (RG2) trials at Zia Park on Sunday.

Spinning Touch is Highweight in UNM Handicap

Michael Fuhs' Spinning Touch has been assigned to carry 122 pounds in Sunday's 1-mile, $50,000 University of New Mexico Handicap (R) for state-breds at The Downs at Albuquerque.

Key To The Venture Draws Post 9 for George Maloof Futurity

Key To The Venture, a stakes-placed gelding by the Storm Cat stallion Storm Of Goshen racing for Quinn and Kim Jones, drew post 9 for Sunday's $50,000-added George Maloof Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old colts and geldings at The Downs at Albuquerque. The George Maloof Futurity will be run as the ninth race on The Downs at Albuquerque's 10-race program on Sunday, and it is one of three stakes to be contested at the track that day. The others are the 6-furlong, $50,000-added Dessie & Fern Sawyer Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old fillies, and the 400-yard, $50,000-added New Mexico State Fair Breeders' Derby (RG3) for state-bred 3-year-old Quarter Horses.

Rex Hill Draws Post 3 for Senor Futurity

Rex Hill, a sorrel colt by Jesse James Jr racing for brothers David Hinkins and Ross Hinkins of Roosevelt, Utah, drew post 3 for Saturday's 400-yard, $50,000-added New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque. The Senor Futurity is one of three stakes for New Mexico-bred horses scheduled for The Downs on Saturday. The others are the 400-yard, $50,000-added New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3), and the 1 1/16-mile, $50,000 New Mexico State Fair Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (R) for 3-year-olds.

E.T. Springer Stakes Draws Six New Mexico-Breds

Franklyn Macaron's Agiba Yulla is one of six New Mexico-breds entered in Sunday's 7-furlong, $50,000 E.T. Springer Stakes (R) at The Downs at Albuquerque.

Zia Park Opens 2012 Meet on Saturday

Zia Park opens its 54-day season with a 12-race program on Saturday. Post time for the first race will be 12:15 p.m. (MDT). Zia Park's opening day card includes two stakes-quality allowance races for New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds.

Two-Time Stakes Winner Osbaldo Tops NM State Fair Breeders' Derby Trials

Osbaldo, a homebred Jesse James Jr colt racing for Hubaldo Solis, is one of 18 3-year-olds entered in Sunday's 400-yard New Mexico State Fair Breeders' Derby (RG3) trials at The Downs at Albuquerque.

Dessie and Fern Sawyer, George Maloof Futurity Trials Set for Saturday

A total of 39 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds have been entered in the Dessie & Fern Sawyer (R) and George Maloof (R) futurity trials at The Downs at Albuquerque on Saturday.

Senorita Futurity Trials Draw 24 Entries

Friday's New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) trials at The Downs at Albuquerque have drawn 24 state-bred 2-year-old fillies.

Graded Stakes Winner Rex Hill Tops Senor Futurity Trials

Rex Hill, a two-time stakes winner this season, is one of 39 state-bred colts and geldings entered in Friday's New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) trials at The Downs at Albuquerque.

NM-Bred PJ Chick In Black Draws Post 8 For All American Futurity

PJ Chick In Black, a registered New Mexico-bred filly by the Strawfly Special stallion Desirio, drew post 8 in Monday's 440-yard, $2.4-million All American Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs.

Lineage Day Races Draw 87 Entries

A total of 87 New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses have been entered in the 11 races on Sunday's Lineage Day program at The Downs at Albuquerque.

Nine New Mexico-Breds Entered in All American Futurity Trials

A total of 257 2-year-olds – including nine registered New Mexico-breds – have been entered in Thursday's 440-yard All American Futurity (G1) trials at Ruidoso Downs. Post time for the first of 26 trials is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. (MDT). The last race has a scheduled post time of 7:05 p.m.

Lineups Set for Zia Festival Races

A total of 108 New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses have been entered in the 11 stakes on Sunday's Zia Festival program at Ruidoso Downs. Post time for the first race is scheduled for 1 p.m. (MDT).

Fury Of The Storm Tops Zia Derby Trials

Fury Of The Storm, a two-time graded stakes winner this season, is one of 36 New Mexico-bred 3year-olds entered in Saturday's 400-yard Zia Derby (RG3) trials at Ruidoso Downs.

Zia Futurity Trials Draw 87 Entries

A total of 87 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds have been entered in Friday's 400-yard Zia Futurity (RG1) trials at Ruidoso Downs.

Rio Grande Thoroughbred Futurity Trials Set For Saturday

Saturday's 12-race program at Ruidoso Downs will feature four 5 1/2-furlong trials for both the Rio Grande Senor and Senorita futurities.

Rollickin Red Risks Win Streak in NMHA Handicap

Rollickin Red will put his four-race win streak on the line in Sunday's 870-yard, $75,000 New Mexico Horsemen's Association Handicap (R) for state-breds at SunRay Park.

Kiss My Hennessy Draws Post 7 for Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity

Stakes winner Kiss My Hennessy is one of 10 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds entered in the 5-furlong, $134,957 Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs on Saturday.

Call Me A Blazn Chic is Morning-Line Choice in Duke Smith Stakes

Call Me A Blazn Chic, a daughter of Chicks A Blazin campaigned by Javier Marquez's J & M Racing and Farm in Monahans, Texas, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite in Saturday's 400-yard, $75,000 Tommy “Duke” Smith Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-old fillies at SunRay Park.

Downs at Albuquerque Releases $1.3-Million Stakes Schedule

A total of 34 stakes worth more than $1.3 million will be contested during The Downs at Albuquerque meet, which opens August 10.

Field of Six Set For Totah Stakes

A field of six New Mexico-bred 2-year-old colts and geldings has been entered in Tuesday's 4 1/2-furlong, $75,000 Totah Stakes (R) at SunRay Park.

Junior June Bug Returns in Mountain Top Futurity Final

Richard K. McGehee's Junior June Bug drew the rail post for Saturday's 350-yard, $296,433 Mountain Top Quarter Horse Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs.

Hennessy Road is Morning-Line Favorite in Kendrick Memorial

Hennessy Road, a homebred daughter of Roll Hennessy Roll racing for W. Davis and Lisa Moore, is the 5-2 morning-line choice for Saturday's C.O. “Ken” Kendrick Memorial Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old fillies at SunRay Park.

Osbaldo Makes Season Debut in Jimmy Drake Stakes

Hubaldo Solis' Osbaldo will make the first start of his 3-year-old campaign in Sunday's 400-yard, $75,000 Jimmy Drake Stakes (RG3) for New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses at SunRay Park.

Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity Trials Set For Friday

A total of 25 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds have been entered in Friday's 5-furlong Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity (R) trials at Ruidoso Downs.

Fastest Qualifier Rex Hill Draws Post 3 for NM Breeders' Futurity

Rex Hill, a sorrel Jesse James Jr colt racing for Utahns David Hinkins and Ross Hinkins, will break from post 3 in Sunday's 350-yard, $167,700 New Mexico Breeders' Futurity (RG3) for state-bred 2-year-olds at SunRay Park.

Mountain Top Futurity Trials Draw 80 2-Year-Olds

Richard K. McGehee's Junior June Bug is one of 80 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds entered in Friday's Mountain Top Futurity (R) trials at Ruidoso Downs.

That's Who Risks Win Streak in Dine Stakes

That's Who will put his three-race win streak on the line in Sunday's 6 1/2-furlong, $75,000 Dine Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-old colts and geldings at Sunray Park.

Ruidoso Downs Opens 61-Day Season on Friday

Ruidoso Downs Racetrack opens its summer meet with a 25-race program consisting entirely of Ruidoso Futurity (G1) trials. Post time for the first race is scheduled for 10 a.m. (MDT).

Field of Eight Entered in Aztec Oaks

A field of eight New Mexico-bred 3-year-old fillies, including recent allowance winner Easy Loving Who, has been entered in Saturday's 6 1/2-furlong, $75,000 Aztec Oaks (R) at SunRay Park.

Fury Of The Storm Draws Outside Post in NM Breeders' Stakes

Graded stakes winner Fury Of The Storm drew post 10 for Sunday's 400-yard, $75,000-added New Mexico Breeders' Stakes (RG2) for state-bred 3-year-olds at SunRay Park.

New Mexico Breeders' Futurity Trials Set for Friday

Gary L. Thompson's Tombstone, a homebred gelding by the Mr Jess Perry stallion Get Down Perry, is one of 38 state-bred 2-year-olds entered in Friday's New Mexico Breeders' Futurity (RG3) trials at SunRay Park.

Our Choice Puts Win Streak on Line in Jack Cole

Stable HMA's Our Choice will put his four-race winning streak on the line in Saturday's 1-mile, $110,000 Jack Cole Handicap (R) at SunRay Park.

SunRay Park Meet Opens Friday

SunRay Park opens its 42-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse meet with an 11-race program on Friday. Post time for the first race is 3 p.m. (MDT).

Three NM-Bred Stakes Top Sunland Park's Saturday Program

The final weekend of Sunland Park's 77-day meet will feature three stakes races for New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses.

Conn Creek Draws Post 4 For New Mexican Spring Futurity

Fastest qualifier and morning-line favorite Conn Creek will break from post 4 in Sunday's 300-yard, $251,333 New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) at Sunland Park.

Castaway is Morning-Line Choice in Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby

Castaway, a Kentucky-bred colt by Street Sense trained by Bob Baffert, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday's 1 1/8-mile, $800,000 Sunland Derby (G3) at Sunland Park.

Copper Top Futurity Trials Set for Tuesday

A total of 44 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds have been entered in Tuesday's 4 1/2-furlong Copper Top Futurity (R) trials at Sunland Park.

Highweight Brother Louie Draws Outside Post for NM State University 'Cap

Brother Louie, the 121-pound highweight and 3-1 morning-line favorite, drew post 12 for Sunday's $110,000 New Mexico State University Handicap (R) for state-breds at Sunland Park.

Spring Futurity Trials Draw 74 Entries

Friday's 300-yard New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG1) trials at Sunland Park have attracted a total of 74 state-bred 2-year-olds in eight trial heats. Post time for the first heat is...

Favorite Here Kittykittykitty Draws Outside Post for Mesilla Valley Speed 'Cap

Morning-line favorite Here Kittykittykitty drew post 10 for Sunday's 350-yard, $110,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap (RG2) for New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses at Sunland Park.

Smash Dancer Tops Field in Mt. Cristo Rey

Smash Dancer, a homebred 5-year-old Robyn Dancer gelding racing for Barbara M. Coleman of Farmington, is the morning-line favorite in Saturday's 4 1/2-furlong, $110,000 Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.

NM-Bred Filly Easy Loving Who Entered in Island Fashion Stakes

Easy Loving Who, a New Mexico-bred racing for Sam E. Stevens of Lamesa, Texas, is one of nine 3-year-old fillies entered in Sunday's $50,000 Island Fashion Stakes at Sunland Park.

Full Field Set For NMHBA Quarter Horse Stakes

A full field of 3-year-old Quarter Horses, plus two also-eligibles, has been entered in Sunday's 400-yard, $110,000 New Mexico Horse Breeders' Association Stakes (RG2) at Sunland Park.

Rose's Desert is Morning-Line Favorite in Sydney Valentini

Rose's Desert, a homebred 4-year-old Desert God filly racing for Joe Peacock, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday's 1-mile, $110,000 Sydney Valentini Handicap (R) for New Mexico-bred distaffers at Sunland Park.

New Mexico-Bred First Corona Call Entered in West Texas Maturity Trials

First Corona Call, a homebred 5-year-old gelding by Southern Corona racing for Richard R. Shearer, is one of four New Mexico-bred runners entered in Friday's West Texas Maturity (G2) trials at Sunland Park.

That's Who is Morning-Line Favorite in Pepsi Cola Stakes

That's Who, a homebred Quinton's Gold gelding racing for Sam and Latane Stevens, is the 9-5 morning-line choice in Saturday's 6-furlong, $110,000 Pepsi Cola Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds at Sunland Park.

Whisper's Sister Returns in La Senora

Whisper's Sister, the winner of the $110,000 Enchantress Stakes (R) on December 18, will make her 3-year-old debut in Saturday's 6-furlong, $110,000 La Senora Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred sophomore fillies at Sunland Park.

Call Me A Blazn Chic Draws Rail Post for Shue Fly

Fastest qualifier Call Me A Blazn Chic has drawn post 1 for Saturday's 400-yard, $286,364 Shue Fly Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds at Sunland Park.

Big Holiday Stakes Weekend on Tap at Sunland Park

Sunland Park's racing schedule during the New Year's weekend holiday features six stakes, including two for New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds.

Another Big Weekend Coming Up For New Mexico-Breds at Sunland Park

Sunland Park will present three more stakes for New Mexico-breds on its racing programs this weekend, starting with the 870-yard, $110,000 Challenger Six Handicap (R) for Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds on Saturday.

Big Weekend On Tap For NM-Breds at Sunland Park

Sunland Park will present three New Mexico-bred stakes – two for Thoroughbreds and one for Quarter Horses – during its racing programs this weekend.

Jenuine Joy is Favorite in NM Fillies & Mares Championship

Jenuine Joy, a homebred 5-year-old mare by Genuine Strawfly owned by Fredda Draper of Ruidoso Downs, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday's 400-yard, $140,000 New Mexico Quarter Horse Fillies & Mares Championship (RG2) for state-bred distaffers at Zia Park.

NM Quarter Horse Breeders' Championship Tops Closing-Day Card at Albuquerque

A full field of 10 state-bred Quarter Horses have been entered in Sunday's 440-yard, $50,000 New Mexico Breeders' Quarter Horse Championship (RG3), as the curtain closes on The Downs at Albuquerque's 54-day meet.

Rich New Mexico Cup Races Draw 121 Entries

A total of 121 state-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses have been entered in Sunday's New Mexico Cup races at Zia Park. Eleven stakes will be contested, seven for Thoroughbreds and four for Quarter Horses. Post time for the first race is 12:15 p.m. (MDT).

New Mexico Cup Futurity, Derby Trials Set for This Weekend

The best state-bred 2- and 3-year-old Quarter Horses will be on display this weekend at Zia Park, as the track presents trials for the New Mexico Cup Futurity (RG2) on Saturday and New Mexico Cup Derby (RG2) on Sunday.

Seven Stakes on Tap This Weekend at The Downs at Albuquerque

The New Mexico State Fair portion of The Downs at Albuquerque meet ends this weekend with seven stakes races for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, including six that are restricted to state-breds.

NM-Bred Stakes Trials Set for This Weekend at Albuquerque

The 13-day New Mexico State Fair portion of The Downs at Albuquerque meet gets underway on Friday, as the track presents trials for several state-bred Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse stakes.

Rich All American Futurity Tops Big Closing Weekend at Ruidoso Downs

Monday's 440-yard, $2.4-million All American Futurity (G1) is just one of six stakes races this weekend at Ruidoso Downs, as the track closes out its 2011 summer race meet.

NM-Bred Full Moon Dasher is Morning-Line Choice in Ruidoso Distaff Challenge

Full Moon Dasher, a New Mexico-bred daughter of the late Dash Ta Fame, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite in Sunday's 400-yard, $34,470 Merial Ruidoso Distaff Challenge Stakes at Ruidoso Downs.

Lineage Day Races at Albuquerque Attract 96 Entries

A total of 96 New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses have been entered in Sunday's Lineage Day races at The Downs at Albuquerque.

All American Derby Trials Draw 73 Sophomores, Including Five New Mexico-Breds

Friday's 440-yard All American Derby (G1) trials at Ruidoso Downs have attracted 73 3-year-olds, including five New Mexico-breds.

All American Futurity Trials Draw Eight New Mexico-Breds

A total of 252 2-year-olds – including eight New Mexico-breds – have been entered in Thursday's 440-yard All American Futurity (G1) trials at Ruidoso Downs.

Downs at Albuquerque Meet Opens Saturday

The Downs at Albuquerque opens its 54-day season with a 10-race program on Saturday. Post time for the first race is 1:30 p.m. (MDT).

New Mexico-Bred Fillies Entered in Saturday's Aspen Cup

Two New Mexico-bred fillies, Iplaytricks and Charleston Bound, are among the nine 3-year-old fillies entered in Saturday's $40,000 Aspen Cup Stakes at Ruidoso Downs.

Zia Futurity, Derby Trials Set for This Weekend

New Mexico-bred 2- and 3-year-old Quarter Horses will be on display at Ruidoso Downs, as the track presents trials for the Zia Futurity (RG1) and Zia Derby (RG2).

Mountain Top QH Futurity Trials Set for Friday

A total of 80 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds have been entered in Friday's Mountain Top Quarter Horse Futurity (RG2) trials at Ruidoso Downs. Eight 350-yard trials will be run, with the 10 fastest qualifiers making the $250,000-est Mountain Top Futurity final on Sunday, June 19. Post time for the first trial will be 1 p.m. (MDT), while the eighth and final heat scheduled for 4:02 p.m.

SunRay Park Opens 48-Day Meet Saturday

SunRay Park in Farmington, New Mexico, opens its 48-day meet with a 10-race program on Saturday. Post time for the first race is 1 p.m. (MDT). SunRay's opening day feature is the 6 1/2-furlong, $50,000 Inaugural Handicap, which drew a field of nine older runners. Arthur C. Olivier's Tactful, a 5-year-old gelding by Grade 1 winner Bertrando trained by David Wolochuk, is the 123-pound high weight and 5-2 morning-line favorite.

Grade 3 Derby Tops Rich Sunland Park Program

A field of 11 Triple Crown hopefuls, including morning-line favorite Astrology, are entered in Sunday's Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby at Sunland Park, one of six Thoroughbred stakes on a rich 13-race card that will offer a total of $1,577,300. Post time for the first race is 12:45 p.m. (MDT). Scheduled post time for the Sunland Derby is 5:45.

Sunland Park Meet Opens Friday

Graded stakes winners Prospect To The Top, Fast Movin Vic, and Jumpn Shake are among the 52 2-year-olds entered in Friday’s Sunland Park Winter Futurity (G2) trials, as Sunland Park opens its 77-day meet with an 11-race program. Post time for the first race is 12:25 p.m. (MST).

Closing Weekend at Zia Park Features Four Stakes

Zia Park’s final weekend of live racing will feature four stakes, three for Thoroughbreds and one for Quarter Horses. Three of Zia Park’s final stakes – the 440-yard, $150,000 Zia Park Quarter Horse Championship (G1), the 1-mile, $120,000 New Mexico Eddy County Stakes (R) for state-bred 2-year-olds, and the 1 1/8-mile, $200,000 Zia Park Distance Championship – will be run as part of an 11-race card on Sunday. The other stakes, the 1 1/16-mile, $150,000 Zia Park Derby, is scheduled as the 10th race of an 11-race program on Saturday.

Holiday Weekend at Zia Park Features Friday Racing, Three Stakes

Racing at Zia Park in Hobbs, New Mexico, kicks off a day early this weekend, as the track presents a special day-after-Thanksgiving Friday program. Post time for the first race will be 12:15 p.m. (MST). Zia Park’s purses for the three-day holiday weekend will reach $959,800 for 33 races, an average of $29,085 per race. Of that total, $318,800 in purses will be for races restricted to New Mexico-breds.

Rich New Mexico Cup Program Set for Sunday

The best New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses in training will square off in Sunday’s New Mexico Cup program at Zia Park. More than $1,878,200 in purse money will be available in 11 races, eight of which are for Thoroughbreds and four of which are for Quarter Horses. The 2009 New Mexico Cup program was the year’s richest state-bred day of racing in North America.

NM State Fair Meet Ends This Weekend With Seven Stakes

The New Mexico State Fair portion of The Downs at Albuquerque meet ends this weekend with seven stakes, four for Thoroughbreds and three for Quarter Horses.

Grade 2 James Isaac Hobbs Stakes Tops NM Weekend Stakes Action

A full field of 10 sprinters will face off in Saturday’s 350-yard, $55,000 James Isaac Hobbs Stakes (G2) at Zia Park. The James Isaac Hobbs is one of three stakes races scheduled for New Mexico tracks this weekend. The others, Saturday’s 6 ½-furlong, $30,000 Fair Queen Stakes, and Sunday’s 400-yard, $30,000 La Mariposa Stakes (G3), will be contested during the New Mexico State Fair meet at The Downs at Albuquerque.

All American Futurity, Derby Top Big Closing Weekend at Ruidoso

Ruidoso Downs will end its 60-day summer meet this weekend, and the track’s schedule features six stakes – four for Quarter Horses and two for Thoroughbreds. Post time for all three days will be 12 p.m. (MDT).

Sunday’s Lineage Program Features Record 11 Races

A program-record 11 races will be featured on Sunday’s $380,000 Lineage program for New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses at The Downs at Albuquerque. Post time for the first race will be 1:30 p.m. (MDT).

All American Futurity, Derby Trials Set at Ruidoso

Ruidoso Downs will be at the center of the Quarter Horse racing world this week, as the track hosts 20 All American Futurity (G1) trials on Thursday and seven All American Derby (G1) trials on Friday. First post time for Thursday’s card will be 11 a.m. (MDT), while Friday’s nine-race program will get underway at 12 p.m. Friday’s last race is scheduled for 3:28, which is about one hour before the New Mexico-Bred Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Yearling Sale is scheduled to begin at the Ruidoso Horse Sales Pavilion.

John Deere NM Juvenile Challenge Tops Ruidoso Downs Weekend Slate

Ruidoso Downs Racetrack will play host to a pair of Quarter Horse stakes this weekend. On Saturday, a full field of 10 2-year-olds will square off in the 350-yard, $60,210 John Deere New Mexico Juvenile Challenge (G3). This race will be followed by the $30,000 Mr Jet Moore Handicap (G3) on Sunday.

New Mexico Breds Prepared To Shine in Zia Festival

A total of 99 New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses have been entered in Sunday’s Zia Festival races at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. Six of the Zia Festival races are for Thoroughbreds and four are for Quarter Horses. The Thoroughbred races will be topped by the 7 ½-furlong, $50,000 Land of Enchantment Handicap, in which Fullofenergy will be vying for his fourth consecutive victory.

Rich Rainbow Derby, Futurity Top Weekend Action at Ruidoso Downs

Ruidoso Downs Racetrack will be the center of Quarter Horse racing this weekend, as the track hosts a pair of significant Grade 1 stakes. Saturday’s 440-yard Rainbow Derby (G1) will be worth a stakes-record purse of $873,441, which breaks the previous mark of $567,167 set 28 years ago. The Rainbow Derby will be followed by the 400-yard, $625,000 Rainbow Futurity (G1) on Sunday, which features the continuing quest of American Runaway toward this year’s All American Triple Crown.

Rainbow Futurity, Derby Trials Top Week at Ruidoso Downs

A total of 179 2-year-olds have been entered in Thursday’s Rainbow Futurity (G1) trials at Ruidoso Downs. Post time for the first of the 18 400-yard trials is 12 p.m. (MDT). The top 10 qualifiers will meet in the $625,000 Rainbow Futurity final on July 25.

SunRay Park Closing Weekend Features Seven Stakes

SunRay Park in Farmington, New Mexico, ends its 2010 meet with seven stakes this weekend.

Rich Futurity, Derby Top Weekend Action at Ruidoso

Quarter horses will be in the spotlight this weekend at Ruidoso Downs, as the track hosts the 400-yard, $568,965 Ruidoso Derby (G1) on Saturday, and the 350-yard, $500,000 Ruidoso Futurity (G1) on Sunday.

Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity Trials Set for Thursday

A total of 21 New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds are entered in Thursday’s Mountain Top Futurity (R) trials at Ruidoso Downs. Dodson, a gelding by Roll Hennessy Roll racing for Tyler Holstein and Renee Carter and trained by Todd Fincher, is the morning-line even-money favorite in the last of three 5-furlong trials.

Five New Mexico Breeders’ Futurity Trials Set for Thursday

A total of 45 state-bred 2-year-olds have been entered in Thursday’s New Mexico Breeders’ Futurity (RG2) trials at SunRay Park. The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the 350-yard, $75,000-added final on May 30.

Field of Nine Set for Sunday’s Jack Cole Handicap

Lesters Secret has been assigned the high weight of 123 pounds for Sunday’s one-mile, $100,000 Jack Cole Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at SunRay Park. A 4-year-old Lesters Boy gelding racing for Simply The Best Thoroughbreds of Temecula, California, and trainer Henry Dominguez, Lesters Secret is coming off of a victory in the one-mile, $125,000 New Mexico State University Handicap (R) at Sunland Park on March 21.

SunRay Park Weekend Preview – April 24-25

Happy Me, a homebred 4-year-old filly racing for Rita Danley of Anthony, New Mexico, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s Russell and Helen Foutz Handicap (R) for state-bred Thoroughbred distaffers at SunRay Park. The Foutz is one of two stakes scheduled for SunRay this weekend. The other, the $75,000 Four Corners Senora Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares, will be run as the fourth race on Sunday’s 10-race program.

Shamrock Girl is Morning-Line Favorite for Fillies Division of Copper Top Futurity

Shamrock Girl, a filly by the Holy Bull stallion King Bull, has been made the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the $75,000-added fillies division of the Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland Park on Saturday. The 4 ½-furlong race is restricted to 2-year-old New Mexico-bred fillies, and it is one of eight stakes races presented by Sunland Park during the track’s closing weekend, which runs Saturday-Tuesday. Four of the stakes are for Thoroughbreds and four are for Quarter Horses.

New Mexican Spring Futurity Tops Sunland Park's Weekend Stakes Schedule

A full field of 10 state-bred 2-year-olds, including fastest qualifier Streak Of Sixes, will match strides in Sunday’s 300-yard, $283,555 New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG1) at Sunland Park. The New Mexican Spring Futurity is just one of four stakes scheduled for Sunland Park this weekend. The others are Saturday’s 300-yard, $75,000 New Mexican Spring Fling Stakes (R) for state-bred 2-year-olds, and 6-furlong, $50,000 Czaria Stakes for fillies and mares, and the 440-yard, $110,000-added Bank of America New Mexico Challenge (G1) on Sunday.

New Mexico-Breds Will Share Some of the Spotlight on Sunland Derby Day

Sunday’s 11-race program at Sunland Park will feature the first-ever graded Thoroughbred stakes in New Mexico racing history, but state-bred runners will also share in a bit of the spotlight. In addition to the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby, which has attracted eight 3-year-olds with Triple Crown aspirations, Sunland Park’s card will feature three races restricted to New Mexico-breds – the 5 ½-furlong, $125,000 La Coneja Stakes (R) for fillies and mares; the 1 1/16-mile, $100,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks (R) for 3-year-old fillies; and the 1 1/16-mile, $100,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Derby (R) for 3-year-olds.

Grade 3 Winner Conveyance is Favored in Sunday's $800,000 Sunland Derby

Conveyance, a colt by Indian Charlie racing for Zabeel International Racing Corp., has been made the 9-5 morning-line favorite for the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby at Sunland Park on Sunday. Undefeated in four starts, Conveyance has earned $254,400 and is coming off of a three-quarter length victory in the $250,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) on February 20 at Oaklawn Park. The colt’s stakes record also includes a win in the January 16, $100,000 San Rafael Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.

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