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Sunland Park, will run a 77-date mixed meet
for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses,
the season
will open Dec. 6, 2011 and runs
through April 17, 2012. The $800,000
Grade III Sunland Derby will be run on
March 25. |
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Talk Circuit takes SPRC Claiming Series division #1; Happy
Humor speeds to victory in division #2 -
Sunland Park, NM – Jan. 29, 2012 - Talk Circuit scored a
narrow victory over Western Pine in the $20,000 Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino Claiming Series (#1 division) going 5
furlongs on Sunday. Ridden by leading pilot Miguel
Hernandez, Talk Circuit forced the issue and opened up a
commanding lead in the upper stretch and looked gone. In the
final stages, the 3-2 favorite had just enough in the tank
to hold on and win by neck in a time of 57.34 seconds. |
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Kool Angel wins $50,000 KOFX-Radio Handicap
- Sunland Park, NM - Jan. 28, 2012 - Kool Angel came through
with her second straight stakes win of the meet by winning
the $50,000 KOFX-Radio Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino. |
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Enrique Portillo Gomez pilots 4 winners takes over lead in
standings - Sunland Park, NM - Jan. 25,
2012 - Enrique Portillo Gomez shot to the top of the Sunland
Park jockey standings on Tuesday by piloting four winners on
the card. |
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Veteran
Sunland jockey hits another milestone -
By Ray Sanchez -
Sunland Park, NM - Jan. 22, 2012 - Like Old Man River, Joe Martinez
just keeps rolling along. And winning. The grizzled veteran jockey,
often described as the “Iron Man” of New Mexico horse
racing, doesn’t get as many horses to ride as he used to. |
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Take Me Away Today sweeps to victory in $50,000 El Paso
Times Stakes - Sunland Park, NM Jan. 22,
2012 - Take Me Away Today raced from last to first to
capture an impressive two and one-quarter length victory in
the 15th running of the $50,000 El Paso Times Stakes at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday. |
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That’s Who steamrolls in $110,000 Pepsi Cola Stakes
- Sunland Park, - Jan. 21, 2012 - Trainer Joel Marr
continued his tremendous meet by winning his fourth stakes
race with That’s Who in the $110,000 Pepsi Cola Stakes at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday. |
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Championship winner Cold Cash 123 named 2011 World Champion
Quarter Horse - Sunland Park, NM
- Jan. 21, 2012 - $350,000 Championship at Sunland Park (Gr.
1) winner Cold Cash 123 was named 2011 World Champion
Quarter Horse by the American Quarter Horse Association. The
world’s best Quarter Horse was one of three Sunland Park
horses to earn major titles. |
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That's Who is Morning-Line Favorite in Pepsi Cola Stakes
- Sunland Park, N M - Jan. 20, 2012 - 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. |
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Garretsghostlygirl speeds to victory in $110,000 La Senora
Stakes - Sunland Park, NM - Jan. 14,
2012 - Garretsghostlygirl roared to a dominant front running
win in the $110,000 La Senora Stakes at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino on Saturday. The former $10,000 claimer
has blossomed under the care of trainer Justin Evans. She
displayed a powerful burst of speed en route to a stylish
three and three-quarter length victory in the 6 furlong
stakes race for New Mexico-bred three-year-old fillies. |
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Quiet Again edges out Red Lead to win $50,000 Winsham Lad
Stakes - Sunland Park, NM - Jan. 8, 2012
- Quiet Again re-rallied in deep stretch to overhaul Red
Lead in a thrilling $50,000 Winsham Lad Stakes at Sunland
Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday. |
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First Blazin Love wins $286,364 Shue Fly
- Sunland Park, NM - January 7, 2012 - First Blazin Love
scored his fourth win in five starts after a rapid fire
victory in the 40th running of the $286,364 Shue Fly at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday. |
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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. |
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Ribald
sets new 6 furlong track record; Miguel Hernandez wins 3 on
the day to take lead in standings -
Sunland Park, NM - Jan. 3, 2012 - Ribald scorched his way
through the stretch to set a new 6 furlong track record at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Tuesday. |
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Ex-apprentice
jockey just keeps on winning - Sunland
Park, NM - Jan. 2, 2012 - It’s not unusual for a young
jockey with any kind of talent to win some races as an
apprentice. After all, apprentices are given a five pound
edge over journeymen for a year. Some of those apprentice
jockeys ride into oblivion when they lose that advantage,
which is called a “bug” because an asterisk is used by their
name in programs. Some others go on to greatness. |
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Desert Hennessy wins $110,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial
Handicap and becomes the meet’s first
two-time stakes winner - Sunland Park, NM - Jan. 1, 2012
- Desert Hennessy fended off all challengers for red hot
trainer Joel Marr to take a driving win in the $110,000
Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino on Sunday. |
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Cold Cash 123 takes dominating wins $350,000
Championship at Sunland Park G1
- Sunland Park, NM – Dec. 31,
2011 - Cold Cash 123 made a powerful statement for
2011 World Champion Quarter Horse honors after
scoring a dominating 1-length win against a world
class field in the $350,000 Championship (Grade 1)
at Sunland Park on Saturday. |
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That’s Who powers to Red Hedeman win
- Sunland Park, NM – Dec. 31, 2011 - That’s Who held
off a game run from Tarahumar Flags to win the
$110,000 Red Hedeman Mile. Under jockey Ry
Eikleberry, That’s Who relaxed kindly off the lead
racing into the first turn and gradually began to
pick up steam. Passing the 3/8’s pole, the 8-5
favorite commenced a powerful run and took over the
lead at will. |
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Isn’t He Clever romps in $104,200 Riley Allison
Futurity - Sunland Park, NM -
Dec. 30, 2011 - Locally owned Isn’t He Clever rolled
to a jaw dropping 11 and ¾ length victory in the
49th running of the Riley Allison Futurity at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Friday. |
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Top Gun B takes $194,262 Sunland Park Winter Quarter
Horse Futurity (Grade 2; Kool Angel wins $135,615
Sunland Park Quarter Horse Derby (Grade 2)
- Sunland Park, NM - 30, 2011 - Trainer Andres
Gonzalez finished 1-2 in the $194,262 Sunland Park
Winter Quarter Horse Futurity as Top Gun B outran
stable mate A Fortunate Choice by a neck to win the
400 yard Grade 2 event. |
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Saturday’s $350,000 Championship at Sunland Park
(Grade 1) Draws a world class field with earnings
topping $5 million - Dec. 27,
2011 - World Champion Quarter Horse honors will be
on the line for Saturday’s 11th running of the
$350,000 Championship at Sunland Park (Grade 1) at
400 yards. The 10-horse field is loaded with world
class runners holding combined career earnings of
$5,117,691. |
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Twelve Twenty Two narrowly wins $50,000 Bold Ego
Handicap - Sunland Park, NM -
23, 2011 - Coming off a near 7-month layoff Twelve
Twenty Two scored a narrow victory in the $50,000
Bold Ego Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and
Casino on Friday. |
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Good News for Sunland Park - By
Ray Sanchez - Sunland Park, NM - Dec. 19, 2011 -
Friendship can be a wonderful thing. Just ask Dustin
Dix, director of operations at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino. |
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Little Bit Southern scores in $110, Lou Wooten
Handicap - Sunland Park, NM -
Dec. 18, 2011 - Little Bit Southern scored an
authoritative win in the $110,000 Lou Wooten
Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on
Sunday. The rapidly improving Southern Corona mare
loves the Sunland strip and responded with a career
best performance under 2011 West Texas Futurity
winning jockey Oscar Rincon. |
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19-1 long shot Whisper’s Sister upsets $110,000
Enchantress Stakes field -
Sunland Park, NM - Dec. 18, 2011 - With a rousing
late run, 19-1 long shot Whisper’s Sister swept on
past Quinton’s Doll Who in the final yards to win
the $110,000 Enchantress Stakes at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino on Sunday. |
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Kc Royal Flash wins a frantic finish in $110,000
Challenger Six Handicap -
Sunland Park, NM - Dec. 17, 2011 - Kc Royal Flash
charged home to win a frantic finish in the $110,000
Challenger Six Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino on Saturday. |
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Zoomandkicken Fastest To Winter Derby
- Sunland Park, NM - Dec. 10, 2011 - Hector Ramirez’s
Zoomandkicken dominated the third of five trials to set
the fastest qualifying time to the $135,608 Sunland Park
Winter Quarter Horse Futurity on Saturday afternoon at
the track near El Paso. |
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Brothers First-Third In Jess Burner
- Sunland Park, NM - Dec. 10, 2011 - The brothers Here
Kittykittykitty and One Diamond Kitty made the $110,000
Jess Burner Handicap for older New Mexico-breds a family
party by finishing first and third on Saturday afternoon
at Sunland Park. |
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Jam’n Jackson Rallies In KLAQ Handicap
- Sunland Park, NM - Dec. 10, 2011 - Harold and
Pamela Tillema’s Jam’n Jackson benefitted from every
fast early fractions set by City Stage to rally and
score an 8-1 upset win in the $50,000 KLAQ Handicap
at Sunland Park on Saturday afternoon. |
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Sunday’s $110,000 New Mexico State Racing Handicap
and $110,000 Johnie L. Jamison Stakes come up big
- Dec. 10, 2011 - Sunday’s $110,000 New Mexico State
Racing Commission Handicap and $110,000 Johnie L.
Jamison Stakes at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
came up big on quality and quantity. |
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Recent Claim Tops Winter Futurity Trials
- Sunland, Park, NM - Dec. 9, 2011 - The well-bred
filly A Fortunate Choice turned a $12,500 claim on
October 22 into a holiday bargain on Friday
afternoon by racing to the fastest qualifying time
from nine trials to the $194,243 Winter Quarter
Horse Futurity at Sunland Park. |
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GATEWAY TO GREATNESS: Sunland Park
Ready For 53rd Season - By Pete Herrera
for SureBet -
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. -- Maybe it’s the water, what
little is still flowing when the Rio Grande reaches
this part of the southern New Mexico desert. |
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What
a coup! Joe Montana to visit Sunland Park
- Sunland Park, NM - Dec. 5, 2011 - Wow! Joe Montana
coming to an event in the El Paso area? Yes! He’ll be the guest
speaker at the annual Sunland Derby Gala on March 24 at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino. |
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Sunland looks to ‘competitive, exciting’ season
- Sunland Park, NM - Nov. 28, 2011 -
Business wasn’t exactly been overwhelming during the
summer at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. In
fact, because of the state of the economy, it’s been
what businessmen like to call “slow.” |
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Sunland Park's prestige grows as
live racing nears - Sunland Park, NM -
Nov. 14, 2011 - Horses and jockeys just keep adding
to the prestige of Sunland Park Racetrack and
Casino.
Winning or even finishing in the money in a
Breeders' Cup race is quite a feat and another horse
that ran at Sunland this year accomplished that feat
last week. And he did it in the biggest Breeders'
Cup race of all.
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Sunland
Park Racetrack & Casino -
Opened its doors in 1959 as just a racetrack. In the
90’s, horse racing around the nation was a declining industry, so New
Mexico designed legislation allowing racetracks to incorporate slot
machines into their business as an effort to save New Mexico horseracing. Twenty six percent of Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino’s revenue
goes to taxes, which in turn go to New Mexico’s general fund. An
additional twenty percent of revenue goes towards the horseman’s
account. All monies in the horseman’s account contributes to horse
racing purses at Sunland Park and has had a profound effect on the
quality of our live race meet. >
click here for Directions (MAP) |
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Michael Shamburg -
Racing Secretary
1200 Futurity Drive
Sunland Park, New Mexico 88063
Phone (575) 874-5200,
extensions 5238, 5221, 5224, 5229
Racing Office and 5239 Bookkeeper
Racing Office FAX (575) 589-2462
General Office FAX (575) 589-1518
Press Box FAX (575) 874-5315 5224, 5229
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