Borel to ride Sunland Park Derby winner Twice
the Appeal
- April 27, 2011
- Jockey Calvin Borel, winner of the Kentucky
Derby three of the past four years, has found
his way into the Run for the Roses again this
year aboard Twice the Appeal winner of the
$800,000 Sunland Park Derby G3.
TWICE
THE APPEAL: STUNNING SUNLAND DERBY WINNER - Special report by
PETE HERRERA - SUNLAND PARK, N.M. - March 27, 2011 - Two years ago Mine
That Bird arrived at Churchill Downs from New Mexico in obscurity and
then stunned the horse racing world the first Saturday in May.
Coady Photography
$2.9
Million Dollar Day at Sunland Park
- Sunland Park, NM – March 27, 2011
- The Sunland Derby was one of six
stakes contested on Sunland Park's
13-race program. A record $2,963,240
was wagered on the all-Thoroughbred
card, of which $2,554,663 was bet
off track. Coady
Photography
Sunland Park names top horses of the meet - Sunland Park - April 20, 2011 - Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino boasted an increasingly competitive horse field when other tracks have seen their fields reduced and depleted, continuing a wave of success for the 2010-2011 season.
Mary for Money wins $50,000 Getaway Stakes
Esgar Ramirez and Paul Jones take Quarter Horse honors - Sunland Park - April 19, 2011 - With red hot jockey Vicente Grajeda at the controls, Mary for Money scored an upset win in the $50,000 Getaway Stakes at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on the Tuesday closing day card. Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
It’s My Party rallies to win $50,000 KHEY/Y-96 Sprint Stakes-Sunland Park, NM - April 19, 2011 - It’s My Party, fourth place finisher in the $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III), came through with a driving win in the $50,000 KHEY/Y-96 Sprint Stakes at 6 furlongs. Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
Foolin The Chicks Takes West Texas Juvenile -Sunland
Park, NM - April 17, 2011 - Esgar Ramirez rode longshot
Foolin The Chicks to a half-length win in Saturday's
300-yard, $50,000 West Texas Juvenile Stakes at Sunland
Park. Tommie Morelos / Coady
Photography
Roll
Hennessy Roll sires top 2 finishers in both Copper Top Futurities:
Roll Bloomers Roll wins $125,166 Copper Top Futurity for fillies; I Play
Dirty captures $113,987 Copper Top Futurity for colts and geldings
- Sunland Park, NM - April 16, 2011 - Dismissed at over 27-1 odds, Roll
Bloomers Roll unleashed a wicked stretch to engulf Miss Bullette and win
the $125,166 Copper Top Futurity for fillies at Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino on Saturday.
- Roll Bloomers Roll - Tommie Morelos/ Coady Photography
Osbaldo beats Pk Bay by a nose in $248,491 New Mexican Spring Futurity
- Sunland Park - NM - April 10, 2011 - Osbaldo dueled to the
final jump and held off Pk Bay by a nose to win the $248,491 New Mexican
Spring Futurity at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.
Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
Rylees
Boy defends title in $117,000 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge (G2)
- Sunland Park - NM - April 10, 2011 - Rylees Boy defended his
title in the $117,000 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge (Grade 2)
with an extremely impressive performance. Under regular pilot Joe Ruiz,
Rylees Boy broke cleanly and took a narrow advantage in the early stages
of the 440 yard co-feature. Tommie Morelos / Coady
Photography
Alejandro Medellin wins 6 races on Sunday - Sunland
Park - April 3, 2011 - In a spectacular display, jockey Alejandro
Medellin won six races on Sunday’s 12-race program at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino.
Hez Our Rock is upset winner of
$57,960 New Mexico Red Cell
Challenge (Grade 3)
- Sunland Park, NM - Sunday,
April 3, 2011 - After a jet
propelled start, 29-1 long shot Hez
Our Rock held on comfortably for a
wire to wire win in the $57,960 Red
Cell New Mexico Challenge (Grade 3)
at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
on Sunday. Lisa
Dominguez / Coady Photography
Prospect
to the Top wins $160,400 West Texas
Derby G3 -
Sunland Park, NM - April 2, 2011 -
Prospect to the Top found his top
speed in the final 100 yards to win
the $160,400 West Texas Derby G3 at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on
Saturday.
Tommie Morelos /
Coady Photography
Rc
Black Mamba is top qualifier for
$253,004 West Texas Futurity G1
- Sunland Park, NM - April 1, 2011 -
Rc Black Mamba, a well bred filly by
Desirio out of the blue chip mare
Hidden Dragon, was the fastest
qualifier from nine West Texas
Futurity trials held at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino on Friday.
Tommie Morelos /
Coady Photography
Miss Bullette Leads Copper Top
Futurity (Fillies Division)
Qualifiers -
Sunland Park, NM - March 29, 2011 -
Sent to post as the 7-5 favorite
while making her career debut, Miss
Bullette won the first of four
Copper Top Futurity (R)--fillies
division trials at Sunland Park on
Tuesday.
TWICE
THE APPEAL: STUNNING SUNLAND DERBY
WINNER - Special report by
PETE HERRERA - SUNLAND PARK, N.M. -
March 27, 2011 - Two years ago Mine
That Bird arrived at Churchill Downs
from New Mexico in obscurity and
then stunned the horse racing world
the first Saturday in May.
Coady Photography
$2.9
Million Dollar Day at Sunland Park
- Sunland Park, NM – March 27, 2011
- The Sunland Derby was one of six
stakes contested on Sunland Park's
13-race program. A record $2,963,240
was wagered on the all-Thoroughbred
card, of which $2,554,663 was bet
off track. Coady
Photography
Brookstone Bay
Colt Posts Fastest New Mexican
Spring Futurity Trial Time
- Sunland Park, NM - March 25, 2011
- PK Bay, a chestnut colt by
Brookstone Bay racing for David
Barrett and Sue H. May, is the
fastest qualifier to the April 10,
$120,000-added New Mexican Spring
Futurity (RG1) at Sunland Park.
$800,000
Sunland Derby [G3] Video Webcasts begin Wednesday
- Sunland Park, NM – March 21, 2011 - SureBet Racing
News’ exclusive video webcasts of the $800,000
Sunland Derby [G3] begins Wednesday, March 23. Join
our host Tom Dawson as he takes you onsite for the
post-position draw and introduces you to this year’s
contenders for this prestigious Derby-prep from
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.
Spinning
Touch upsets field in $120,000 New Mexico State
University Handicap - Sunland
Park, NM - March 20, 2011 - Spinning Touch came
through with a stirring stretch drive to win the
$120,000 New Mexico State University Handicap at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.
- Lisa Dominguez / Coady Photography
Bonndaddy’s closes fast to win $100,000 Mt. Cristo
Rey Handicap - Sunland
Park, NM - March 19, 2011 - Bonndaddy’s closed like
a freight train to win going away in the $100,000
Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino on Saturday. - Tommie
Morelos / Coady Photography
Jenuine
Joy wins $100,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap
- Sunland Park, NM - March 13, 2011 - The classy
mare Jenuine Joy steamrolled her male opponents with
a sterling victory in the $100,000 Mesilla Valley
Speed Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
on Sunday. - Lisa Dominguez / Coady
Photography
Winter
Camp wins $50,000 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes at
23-1
- Sunland Park, NM -
March 12, 2011 - Winter Camp broke like a shot, set
a furious pace, and held on gamely to win the Bill
Thomas Memorial Stakes at Sunland Park Racetrack and
Casino on Saturday. - Tommie Morelos
/ Coady Photography
A
Tincup Cocktail upsets field in $98,376 West Texas
Maturity (G2) - Sunland
Park, NM - March 5, 2011 - Dismissed as a 17-1
outsider, A Tincup Cocktail surged in deep stretch
to grab a neck win in the $98,376 West Texas
Maturity (Grade 2) at Sunland Park Racetrack and
Casino on Saturday. - Lisa Dominguez
/ Coady Photography
Another World
Record at Sunland Park
- by Ty Wyant - Sunland Park, NM - March 1, 2011 - For
the second time in three weeks, the
330-yard world record and track record
fell at Sunland Park when Sheri Galvez
and Tony Sedillo’s Neversaynever raced
the distance in :15.859 on Sunday
afternoon. -Tommie
Morelos / Coady Photography
42-1 long shot Golden Springs
wins $50,000 Island Fashion Stakes,
Trainer Joyce Salisbury saddles first and
third place finishers - February 27, 2011 -
Trainer Joyce Salisbury hit pay dirt on Sunday by
finishing first and third in the $50,000 Island
Fashion Stakes at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.
Her Golden Springs posted a huge upset win at odds
of 42-1. - Tommie Morelos / Coady
Photography
Fusa
Code breaks maiden in $100,000 Borderland Derby Win
- Sunland Park, NM - February 26, 2011 - Fusa Code
broke his maiden in style with a driving win in the
$100,000 Borderland Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino on Saturday. Javier
Morelos / Coady Photography
Sunland Park, NM - February 23, 2011
- The 5-year-old gelding
Wcrseperateandcool set a world record at
330 yards on February 6. Racing at
Sunland Park, the horse lowered the mark
to :15.951. The race, the third on the
card, was a $12,500 claiming race for 4
year olds and up that were non-winners
of three races.
PHOTO: Tommie Morelos/Coady Photography
La Sorpresa upsets Cali Baby
to win $100,000 Sydney Valentini Handicap
- Sunland Park, NM - February 19,
2011 - Under an expert ride from leading jockey
Alejandro Medellin, La Sorpresa rocketed past
heavily favored Cali Baby en route to her second
straight win in the $100,000 Sydney Valentini
Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on
Saturday. Tommie Morelos / Coady
Photography
Wiredfortwotwenty surges to
win $50,000 Budweiser Stakes
- Sunland Park, NM - February 5, 2011 - Under a well
timed ride from jockey Isaias Enriquez, the classy
Wiredfortwotwenty surged in deep stretch to claim a
powerful 2 and 3/4 length win in the $50,000
Budweiser Stakes at Sunland Park Racetrack and
Casino on Saturday.
Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
Strike
It Quick cruises in $50,000 KOFX – Radio Handicap
[G3] - Sunland
Park, NM - Jan. 29, 2011 - Strike It Quick turned on
the jets early and cruised home a powerful winner in
the $50,000 KOFX – Radio Handicap (Grade 3) at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday.
- Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
Angel
At Home wins $50,000 El Paso Times Stakes
- Sunland Park, NM - January 23, 2011 - Angel At
Home poured on the pressure late to win the $50,000
El Paso Times Stakes by a neck over Paloma Mesa at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.
- Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
19-1
Beau Wizer sparks upset win in $120,000 Pepsi Cola
Stakes
- Sunland Park, NM
- January 22, 2011 - Dismissed at 19-1 odds, Beau
Wizer held on in the final jumps to spark an upset
win in the $120,000 Pepsi Cola Stakes on Saturday at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. -
Tommie Morelos/ Coady Photography
Shamrock
Girl takes $120,000 La Senora Stakes at Sunland Park
- Sunland Park, NM - January 15, 2011 - Shamrock
Girl burst through the pack and rolled to a strong
1-length victory in the $120,000 La Senora Stakes at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday. Under
jockey Agapito Delgadillo, the three-year-old New
Mexico-bred filly powered her way to her second
career stakes win. - Javier Morelos /
Coady Photography
Black
Hills defends $50,000 Winsham Lad Stakes title in
track record time - Sunland
Park, NM - January 8, 2011 - With just one recent
race under his belt, Black Hills successfully
defended his title in the $50,000 Winsham Lad Stakes
at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday.
- Tommie Morelos/ Coady Photography
Strike
It Quick Flies To Record - by Ty
Wyant - Sunland Park, NM - December 30, 2010 -
Strike It Quick, owned by Jesse Hernandez Consulting
Inc., set an unofficial world record of :16.642 for
350 yards when he won the $40,000 Rio Grande Dash at
Sunland Park on Thursday afternoon.
- Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
Jannas
Pride powers to victory in $120,000 Red Hedeman Mile
- Sunland Park, NM - December 30, 2010 - Jannas
Pride overwhelmed his rivals with a powerful late
move to gain a popular victory in the $120,000 Red
Hedeman Mile at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on
Thursday.
- Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
Whathaveigottado
wins $138,471 Sunland Park Winter Quarter Horse
Derby (G2) - Sunland
Park, NM - December 29, 2010 - Under red hot jockey
Jacky Martin, Whathaveigottado powered away to a
scintillating half-length victory in the $138,471
Sunland Winter Quarter Horse Derby (Grade 2) at
Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Wednesday.
- Tommie Morelos / Coady Photography
City
Cool romps by over 7 lengths in $100,000 Riley
Allison Futurity - Sunland Park,
NM - December 28, 2010 - City Cool romped to a 7 and
1/4 length wire to wire win in the 48th running of
the $100,000 Riley Allison Futurity at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino on Tuesday. Under a steady ride
from 5-time Sunland Park riding champ Ken Tohill,
City Cool delivered a rousing performance and was
never threatened. - Tommie Morelos /
Coady Photography
Noconi
cruises home in $350,000 Championship at Sunland
Park G1 -Sunland Park, NM - December 26, 2010
- The razor sharp Noconi broke like a bullet and
cruised home an easy neck winner in the $350,000
Championship at Sunland Park (Grade 1) on Sunday.
- Tommie Morelos/ Coady Photography
Giorgino
speeds away in $178,646 Sunland Park Winter QH
Futurity G2 - Sunland Park, NM - December 26, 2010 -
Giorgino rocketed away from the gates and rolled to
a half-length victory in the Grade 2 $178,646
Sunland Park Winter Quarter Horse Futurity at 400
yards. - Tommie Morelos/ Coady
Photography
Facil
Catana dominates in $50,000 Bold Ego
Handicap -
Sunland Park, NM - December 26, 2010 -
With her lethal early speed, Facil
Catana raced away to a comprehensive 5
and 3/4-length victory in the $50,000
Bold Ego Handicap at Sunland Park
Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.
- Lisa Dominguez / Coady
Photography
Sunland
Park’s top trainer honored nationally
-
Special report by Ray Sanchez -
El
Paso, TX - Dec. 22, 2010 - El Paso’s
Henry Dominguez, New Mexico’s leading
trainer, has received much recognition
throughout the Southwest. Now he can add
a national honor to his resume.
20-1
long shot Canadian Mash wins $120,000
Challenger Six Handicap
- Sunland Park, NM - December 18, 2010 -
Under jockey Salvador Martinez, 20-1
outsider Canadian Mash led throughout
and earned a rousing 1 and 1/2 length
win in the $120,000 Challenger Six
Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and
Casino on Saturday. -
Tommie Morelos/ Coady Photography
Sunland
Park Winter Derby [G2] Qualifiers
- Sunland Park, NM - December 11,
2010 - Four trials for the Sunland Park
Winter Quarter Horse Derby were held on
Saturday at 400 yards. Whathaveigottado,
an impressive son of 1989 All American
Futurity winner Strawberry Silk, won his
trial heat with ease in the top time of
18.996 seconds. - Tommie
Morelos / Coady Photography
Sunland Park Winter Futurity [G2] QUALIFIERS
- Sunland Park, NM - December 10, 2010 -
BF SONIC BOOM scored the fastest
qualifying time in the Sunland Park
Winter Quarter Horse Futurity Trials
held on Friday: 400 Yards :19.05, BF
SONIC BOOM is owned by Birrel Farms &
James & Dianna Lynn, trained by Paul C.
Jones, Freddie L. Martinez, Up
- Tommie Morelos/ Coady
Photography
$19 million Live Racing Season begins Dec. 10
- Sunland Park, NM - Dec 9, 2010 - Sunland Park Racetrack
and Casino begins an impressive $19 million live horse
racing season on Friday, December 10 and continues through
Tuesday, April 19, 2011.
Sunland Park receives full Safety Alliance accreditation
- Dec. 8, 2010 - The
National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced
today that Sunland Park in Sunland Park, N.M., has received
full accreditation by the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance
following a complete review of all racing operations at the
facility.
Two new wagers added to Sunland track format
- Dec. 3, 2010 - Two of the latest popular wagers in horse
racing will be added to the Sunland Park Racetrack and
Casino wagering format when live racing resumes Friday, Dec.
10. They’re the Grand Slam and the Place Pick 5
Sunland
track to open Dec. 10 with high purses
-
special report by
Ray Sanchez
- Sunland Park, NM -
Nov. 25, 2010 - Some tracks may be
thinking of cutting down on purses but
not Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
which opens its 52nd season of live
racing Friday, Dec. 10.
Sunland Park Rule Changes Approved
- By Blood-Horse Staff
Updated: Thursday, May 27, On May 19, the New Mexico Racing
Commission approved several key rule changes that were advocated
by Sunland Park as part of its application to the National
Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance
for accreditation.
16-1
long shot Desert Gamble wins $100,000 Albert
Dominguez Memorial Handicap Joel Marr trains top two
finishers
