Dismissed at over 10-1 odds, American Classic surged in deep stretch to gain a dramatic victory in the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday.


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Rylees Boy exploded in deep stretch to win the $50,000 KOFX-Radio Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday.

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Trained by red hot Todd Fincher, Queen Greeley launched a wide run on the far turn to take an upset win in the $50,000 El Paso Times Stakes at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.

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Chuchuluco made his Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino debut a winning one and scored a dominating two and one-quarter length victory in the $125,000 Pepsi Cola Stakes on Saturday.

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The superlative filly Glory Be Mine dominated her foes by over 4 lengths to capture the $125,000 La Senora Stakes on Saturday at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Under a cool ride from jockey Martin Bourdieu, the New Mexico-bred sensation slipped through along the rail down the backstretch and secured her stranglehold on the 6 furlong stakes race for three-year-old New Mexico-bred fillies.



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Arthur Pegg, the 2009-10 Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino Responsible Gaming Scholarship Award winner, conducted responsible gaming training meetings at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Monday and Tuesday.



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Black Hills mowed down his rivals with a devastating kick and rolled to a dominant 3-length win in the $50,000 Winsham Lad Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino at Saturday. Under jockey Catalino Martinez, Black Hills handed Song of Navarone his first defeat over Sunland Park soil since 2006.



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Enchanted Outlaw stormed home to a dominating four and one-half length victory in the $100,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday. The former $5,000 claimer served notice to his route prowess by snapping the four-year reign of Some Ghost in this race.


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Mr Regard steamrolled to an impressive three-quarter length victory in the 38th running of the $338,638 Shue Fly at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday. Let go at nearly 7-1 in the betting, the sharp grey son of Chicks Regard poured on the pressure early and gained an unassailable lead mid-way through the 400 yard dash.



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Kentucky Derby winning owner Mark Allen wins

$131,707 Sunland Winter Quarter Horse Derby with Time for a Cigar

Double Eagle Ranch and Mark Allen sweep the day with

Templar Knight in the $224,407 Sunland Winter Quarter Horse Futurity

Stealth Cat finishes fast to win $50,000 Bold Ego Handicap



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Huntin The Trash won the eighth running of the $125,000 Red Hedeman Mile on Saturday at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Under an expert ride from jockey Mark Villa, Huntin The Trash generated an emphatic move around the turn for home and swept to the front. The two-year-old colt by Halory Hunter drove past a determined effort from arch rival Rig’s Runner and won by one-length.



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First Moonflash defended his title with a courageous victory in the $350,000 Grade 1 Championship at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday. The sensational brown stallion by First to Flash became the first horse to win the Championship at Sunland Park twice in its nine runnings.



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Blazin N Shakin takes repeat win $125,000 Lou Wooten Handicap

King’s Water Lily dominates in $125,000 Enchantress Stakes




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Under jockey Ricardo Jaime, Mr Frenchman closed stoutly to win the $125,000 Challenger Six Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday.





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Cattleman Prospect takes nose victory in $125,000 Johnie L. Jamison Stakes

Happy Me cruises in $125,000 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap

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Harold Payne, general manager of Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, was named El Paso’s Sportsman of the Year for 2009 in an article in El Paso Inc. newspaper.


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First Moonflash roars home in $125,000 Jess Burner Memorial Handicap

Happy Humor wins $50,000 KLAQ Handicap




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The $800,000 Sunland Derby has achieved Grade 3 status following an announcement made today by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association in Lexington, Kentucky.



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Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino begins an $18 million live horse racing season

on Friday, December 11 and continues through Tuesday, April 20, 2010.






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SUNLAND PARK CHAMPIONS 2008-09

THOROUGHBREDS

HORSE OF THE MEET

1. Kelly Leak (won Sunland Derby)

TB Handicap Horse C or G (ability to carry weight)

1. Song of Navarone (won Winsham Lad H., Curribot H. and Sunland Park H. )

TB Handicap Filly or Mare (ability to carry weight)

1. Peppers Pride (won NMSRC H. before retiring undefeated with 19 wins)

TB Distance Horse

1. Song of Navarone (see above)

TB Sprinter

1. Wind Water (won KLAQ H.; won Bill Thomas H., 3rd Budweiser H.

Older TB Distance Mare

1. Prairie Charm (won Harry Henson Handicap)

Older TB Sprint Mare

1. Stealth Cat (won Santa Teresa H., 2nd Bold Ego H.)

Older NMB C or G Distance

1. Daddy O. (five wins from five starts including NMSU Stakes)

Older TB NMB C or G Sprinter

1. Key’s Band (won Mt Cristo Rey H. in Track Record Time, 49:43)

Older TB NMB Filly or Mare Distance

1. Let The Musicbegin (won Sydney Valentini H.)




Older TB NMB Filly or Mare Sprinter

1. Peppers Pride (won NMSRC Handicap)

Three year old TB colt or gelding Distance

1. Kelly Leak (won Sunland Derby)

Three year old TB C or G Sprinter

1. Dos and Don’ts (won Daylight Sprint)

Three year old TB filly Distance

1. Gabby’s Golden Gal (won Sunland Park Oaks)

Three year old TB filly Sprinter

1. Cherry One (won El Paso Times H.)

Three year old NMB TB C or G Distance

1. Runnin Red (won NM Breeders Derby)

Three year old NMB C or G Sprint

1. Waymore’s Blues (won Pepsi Cola)

Three year old NMB TB Filly distance

1. Oh My Ghost (won NM Breeders’ Oaks)

Three year old NMB TB filly sprint

1. Askmetodance (won La Coneja as 3 yr old; won allowance as 4 yr old)

Two year old TB C or G

1. Retap (won Riley Allison Futurity)

Two year old TB Filly

1. Restless Miracle (maiden win and third in Riley Allison Futurity)



Two year old TB NMB C or G Distance

1. Lefty Who (won Red Hedeman Mile)

Two year old TB NMB C or G Sprint

1. Explosive Mine (won Copper Top Futurity)

Two year old TB NMB filly

1. Marquee Avenue (2nd in Copper Top Futurity)

TB Claimer C or G

1. Super Danny (won two legs of Sunland Park Claiming Series, third in the other)

TB Claimer (Filly or Mare)

1. All Eyes On You (four wins in four starts)

TB Claiming (NMB)

1. Vincent (four wins from five starts)

TB Most Improved (C or G)

1. American Classic (three wins, from five year old maiden non starter to double allowance winner)

TB Most Improved (F&M)

1. Oh My Ghost (Maiden $10,000 win to winner of NM Breeders’ Oaks)

TB Most Improved (NMB)

1. Daddy O. (5 wins from 5 starts, from non two allowance to stakes winner)









QUARTER HORSES

Quarter Horse of Meet

1. First Moonflash (five for five including four stakes wins and three world records)

Older QH colt or gelding

1. First Moonflash (won Mesilla Valley Speed H. and Bank of America NM Challenge as a 4 year old)

Older QH Filly or Mare

1. Perrys Queen Bug (won West Texas Maturity)

Older New Mexico Bred QH C or G

1. First Moonflash (see above)

Older New Mexico Bred QH F&M

1. Blazin N Shakin (as 3 yr old won Lou Wooten; as 4 yr old won allowance race and ran 3rd in Mesilla Valley Speed H.)

Three year old QH Colt or Gelding

1. Mr Jesses Corona (won West Texas Derby)

Three year old QH Filly

1. Three Past Six (won Sunland Park Fall Derby)

Three year old NMB QH C or G

1. First Moonflash (won Jess Burner H. and The Championship at Sunland Park as a 3 year old)

Three year old NMB QH Filly

1. Lethal Delight (won Shue Fly in January)

Two year old QH Colt or Gelding

1. Unbridled Jet (won Sunland Park Winter Futurity)


Two year old QH Filly

1. Varsity Girl (won West T`exas Futurity)

Two year old NMB QH C or G

1. GBH Steppin Johnny (won New Mexican Spring Futurity)

Two year old NMB QH Filly

1. Seven Coronas (won New Mexican Spring Fling)

QH Older Distance Horse

1. Gone To The Mountain (won Red Cell New Mexico Distance Challenge in world record time, :43.029)

NMB Distance QH

1. Nik The Qwik (won Challenger Six H.)

Three year old QH Distance

1. Chocolate Mountain (won Getaway Handicap)

QH Claimer

1. Ucallit (three wins, M20,000 to Allowance)

QH NMB Claimer

1. Recall Dreams (three wins, from $10,000 to allowance)

MOST IMPROVED QH

1. Recall Dreams (see above)

Dos and Don’ts takes $50,000 Daylight Sprint

Chocolate Mountain wins $50,000 Getaway Handicap




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Varsity Girl wins $252,625 Grade 1 West Texas Futurity

Song of Navarone notches win in $100,000 Sunland Park Handicap




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Explosive Mine wins $205,107 Copper Top Futurity in impressive fashion; Mine That Bird headed to Kentucky Derby

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First Moonflash demolished the 440 yard world record with a smashing 3-length win in the $115,740 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.

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The phenomenal 870 yard star Gone to the Mountain smashed the world and track records with a powerful win in the $57,600 Grade 3 Red Cell New Mexico Challenge at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.



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