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click here for SunRay Overnights! NM Race Reviews Cattleman Prospect won the $75,000 Jack Cole Handicap
Farmington, NM - (Saturday, May 3, 2008)
This has been a particularly good week for trainer Ramon
Gonzalez. Last year’s leading trainer at SunRay Park and
Casino is well on his way to be a leading contender for that
title again this season as Gonzalez saddled six winners
during the last four days of racing, which wrapped up on
Sunday, concluding the third week of its 10-week racing
season.
Sunland
Park, New Mexico - (Sunday, April 20, 2008)
Record-Setting West Texas Winner Scheduled To Run
At Ruidoso Downs -
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Farmington, NM - (Sunday, April 20, 2008)
Trail This takes $40,000 Inaugural Handicap One of the more impressive races we’ve seen this meet was turned in on Saturday by the Turf Paradise-based shipper Trail This, who won the $40,000 Inaugural Handicap under jockey David Essman. Trail This, a 5-year-old gelding, led gate to wire picking up his ninth win from 16 lifetime wins. Trail This ran the 6 1-2 furlongs in a swift final time of 1 minute, 16.2 seconds. "We’re excited to have a chance to show this horse up here," owner/trainer Robert Score said after the race. "This was a great race for him." Trail This earned $24,000 with the win, increasing his lifetime earnings to $186,390. Score indicated that Trail This, who earlier this year won the G Malleah Stakes and Swift Stakes at Turf Paradise, might be headed back out on the road, possibly to California, but we may see this owner/trainer back in New Mexico before long as Trail This’s full sister was just recently foaled in the Land of Enchantment. click here to read MORE...
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino (Saturday, April 19, 2008)
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino (Saturday, April 19, 2008)
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino (Sunday, April 13, 2008)
Wood
qualified four runners for the finale and achieved the stakes
sweep with Hearts Runaway, Victoria Hotpants and Makeminecaine.
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino (Sunday, April 13, 2008) Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino (Saturday, April 12, 2008) Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino (Saturday, April 12, 2008)
Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino (Sunday, April 6, 2008)
Well backed
at 4-5 odds, Stonestreet Song stalked patiently behind the speed
in the six furlong sprint. The three-year-old Songandaprayer
colt waited behind the dueling leaders of Vinny V. and Mr.
Golden Ruler. The big favorite settled nicely into stride before
taking dead aim on the top two horses.
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino (Saturday, April 5, 2008) Jessgottahaveit outstretched his rivals to win the Grade 2 $150,926 West Texas Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday.
Racing at 4-1
odds, Jessgottahaveit broke strongly along the inside with
jockey Abdel Torres in the saddle. The three-year-old colt by Mr
Jess Perry poured on the pressure and opened up a half-length
lead mid-way through the stretch. He fought gamely in the
final stages and withstood a late surge from A Real Shaker to
win by a nose.
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino (Friday, April 4, 2008) Fast Prize Zoom accelerated through her 300 yard West Texas Futurity trial in world record time of 14.87 seconds on Friday at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.
The
two-year-old filly by Shazoom rocketed to a two and one-half
length victory under jockey G.R. Carter. The debut winner earned
a 105 speed index with no wind blowing. Her clocking bested the
former track and world record of 14.88 seconds previously held
by Famous Lane in 2006. Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino (Sunday, March 30, 2008) -Tricky Dust gets 13th career win in $61,380 Red Cell New Mexico Distance Challenge
-Mr. Zach Man
springs upset in $26,875 Flat Mile Claiming Stake Under a cool ride from Freddie Martinez, Tricky Dust slipped through an opening along the rail and earned an advantageous position rounding the turn of the 870 yard feature.
Martinez said,
“It was a tough trip early, but when we got through, I knew we
had them.
The
number one horse (De Elegant Promise) spread the turn, and I was
able to get through.”
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino (Saturday, March 29, 2008)
Under an
excellent ride from jockey Miguel Perez, Frankenbean broke fast
and raced
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino (Friday, March 28, 2008) J.J. Gonzales hand rode the Dean Miracle filly to the runaway victory in the 300 yard trial for trainer Ralph Muniz.
Jockey
Ricky Ramirez won five races on the day. Trainer Blane Wood
qualified four runners into the finale with trial winners:
Southern Passer, Makeminecaine, Victoria Hotpants and
Hearts Runaway.
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino (Sunday, March 23, 2008) Peppers Pride extended her unbeaten winning streak to 15 races with a superbone and one-quarter length victory in the $100,000 Sydney Valentini Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.
Under a
patient ride from Carlos Madeira, Peppers Pride eventually wore
down her rivals and powered through the stretch run of the one
mile feature
for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares. Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino (Saturday, March 22, 2008) A First Caller takes $100,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap A First Caller blasted away to a one and one-half length win in the $100,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday.
Under the meet’s
leading Quarter Horse jockey Ricky Ramirez, A First Caller broke
like a bullet and would not release his stranglehold on the rich
350 yard stakes race for New Mexico-breds.
A First Caller
- Photo Credit: Eugene
O’Neill / Coady Photo
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino (Sunday, March 16, 2008) Liberty Bull powers to win $600,000 WinStar Derby Sky Mom roars in $200,000 WinStar Sunland Park Oaks Tough Tiz’s Sis returns to win $104,700 Harry Henson Breeders’ Cup Handicap Run Like Fire earns $100,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Derby title. Liberty Bull drove home powerfully in upper stretch to earn an impressive 2-length win in the $600,000 WinStar Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday. The three-year-old colt by Holy Bull shipped in by jet last Tuesday, and he seemed to relish the conditions of Sunland Park’s signature event in front of 14,491 fans.
Under a
thoughtful ride from Louisiana’s star jockey Gerard Melancon,
Liberty Bull responded in kind to collect his biggest windfall.
Melancon gained the mount after regular pilot Eddie Razo was
injured at Hawthorne Park this week.
Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino (Saturday, March 15, 2008) Southern California stakes winner Wind Walker shipped in to Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino and rolled to a dominating four and three-quarter length victory in the $50,000 Bill Thomas Memorial Handicap on Saturday. The classy Bold Badgett gelding raced out to a comfortable early lead and pressed the accelerator down the backstretch of the six and one-half furlong race. Under Ken Tohill, Wind Water powered through fractional times of 21.71 and 43.72 seconds and still had plenty left for the stretch run.
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