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$120,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Derby help propel Sunland Park’s greatest day on March 22. All New Mexico-bred stakes races are worth at least $100,000 each.

Leading trainers Justin Evans, Todd Fincher, Miguel Hernandez and Susan Arnett are absolutely loaded with powerful barns for the upcoming season.

The $100,000 Riley Allison Derby at one mile on Sunday, Jan. 26 and the $100,000 Derby at one and one- sixteenth miles on Sunday, Feb. 23 serve as the local prep races for the $700,000 (Gr. III).

Eric Alwan The $75,000 Island Fashion Stakes at one mile for three-year-old fillies on Sunday, Feb. 23 is the main lead in race for the $200,000 at one and one-sixteenth miles.

Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino begins the 61st live racing Lucrative open Thoroughbred stakes are abundant with the season on Thursday, December 26 and extends through Tuesday, $65,000 KLAQ Handicap on Saturday, Dec. 28, the $65,000 Bold April 21, 2020. Ego Handicap on Saturday, Jan. 4, the $75,000 Ft. Bliss Stakes on Saturday, Jan. 25, the $65,000 Borderplex Stakes on Sunday, The highly anticipated 68-day meet offers some of the most Jan. 26, the $65,000 Winsham Lad Handicap on Sunday, Feb. attractive races in the Southwest. The season is powered by the 9, the $75,000 Curribot Handicap on Sunday, March 15 and the $700,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) and a sparkling stakes schedule $75,000 Neon Desert Handicap on Saturday, April 18. worth $5 million filled with many $100,000 stakes races. On Saturday, April 18, the best older runners compete in the Over $1.5 million in purses will be on the line during Sunland $150,000 Sunland Park Handicap at one and one-eighth miles. Derby (Gr. III) day – Sunday, March 22, 2020. The 17th running 2018 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) winner Runaway Ghost won last of the $700,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) at one and one-eighth year’s edition. The $130,000-added Copper Top Futurity miles is the richest and most important race of the meet for happens on closing day, Tuesday, April 21. thee-year-olds seeking a berth in the 2020 Derby. The Sunland Derby (Gr. III) winner receives 50 crucial qualifying A world class field of Quarter Horses is expected for the points for entry into the . 2017 Sunland Derby 19th running of the $350,000 Championship at Sunland Park (Gr. III) winner went on to win the Iowa Derby. Irap, fourth place (Gr. I) at 400 yards on Sunday, Dec. 29. Former World Champion. finisher in the 2017 Sunland Derby (Gr. III), went on to win the Jessies First Down won last year’s Championship. (Gr. II) at , the Ohio Derby (Gr. III) and the (Gr. III) and was third in the Grade 1 The $200,000 est. West Derby will be run on Sunday, at Saratoga. March 7. The $375,000 est. New Mexican Spring Futurity and the $275,000 est. West Texas Futurity will be run on Sunday, April 19. A new state record all-sources handle of over $4.8 million was set on the 2019 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) day card. The tally was Except for opening day Thursday, Dec. 26, live racing at Sunland the most ever bet on a single card in the history of New Mexico Park takes place on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday basis racing. A record crowd of 19,081 fans came out to cheer the 2015 through Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Post time to start the season is edition of the Sunland Derby (Gr. III) won by . He 12:25 p.m. Nine races will be carded on weekdays. Ten races will would run second to eventual Triple Crown winner American be presented on Saturdays and Sundays. Please let me know Pharoah in the . Sunland Derby (Gr. III) how we may best serve your media needs. winners Cutting Humor (2019), Hence (2017), Chitu (2014), Governor Charlie (2013), Daddy Nose Best (2012) and Twice the Cheers, Appeal (2011) all ran in the Kentucky Derby. In 2009, Mine That Derby parlayed a fourth place finish in the Sunland Derby to a victory in the Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds.

In addition to the Sunland Derby (Gr. III), the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks, $100,000 Harry W. Henson Handicap, $100,000 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes, $120,000 New Mexico State Eric Alwan University Stakes, $120,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks and Track Announcer and Director of Publicity TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 The Area | The Property 3 Historical Highlights | Track Facts 4 Rick Baugh General Manager | Sunland Park & The Kentucky Derby 5 NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance 6-7 2018 – 2019 Stakes Schedule 8-9 Leading Thoroughbred Trainers 10-11 Leading Thoroughbred Jockeys 12 Sunland Park Handicap 13 Leading Owner 14 Harry W. Henson Handicap 15 Copper Top Futurity 16 Riley Allison Derby 17 The Mine That Bird Derby 18-19 Sunland Derby (GR III) 20-21 Sunland Park Oaks 22 Leading Quarter Horse Trainers 23 Leading Quarter Horse Jockeys 24 The Championship at Sunland Park (GR I) | Shue Fly Stakes 25 West Texas Futurity (GR II) 26 General Information

2019-2020 RACING CALENDAR

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MARCH APRIL S M T W T F S S M T W T F S DECEMBER 26 – FEBRUARY 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 FIRST POST 12:25PM MST 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 FEBRUARY 14 – APRIL 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 FIRST POST 1:00PM MST 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 SUNLAND DERBY & OAKS

1 THE AREA THE PROPERTY

CLIMATE It’s rare to have a day in summer or winter when the sun doesn’t Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino offers free general parking, or shine. In fact, it shines over 300 days a year! Winters are usually you may take advantage of our free courteous valet parking at both mild with an average daytime temperature of 60° F and an the Turf Club and Casino entrances. Our Turf Club is open through average low of 32.5° F. Occasionally, temperatures will drop the year for Simulcast Wagering. However, during our racing season, enough to see snow, but it never lasts long, just enough for kids all seating is reserved. Tables may be purchased for the season or and some young-at-heart adults to get excited about the unusual reserved on a daily basis. To reserve your seat or inquire about winter-wonderland scene covering the desert, mountains and Turf Club seating, call 575-874-5200. valley. Then, it’s gone as quickly as it came. The summers are hot and dry with a little less than 9 inches of rainfall each year. The HOTEL average temperature during the day is 95° F if you just count Our new boutique hotel is June, July and August. When you consider the five months of a unique reflection of the May through September that actually make up the summer, the local community and offers average daytime temperature drops to 91.5° F. It isn’t uncommon upscale accommodations. for the thermometer to drop 20 degrees or more during the Get ready for an exciting summer night. and memorable stay.

LOCATION CASINO Situated on the border of two nations and three states, Our casino is open every day at 10AM with the hottest slots in the Sunland Park lies in the Chihuahuan Desert, 3,762 feet above Southwest. We offer free membership to our Players Club. Earn sea level. The Rio Grande River flows directly parallel to Bonus Play and entries to promotions while using your player’s card. the track, separating Texas from Mexico, and it creates a Our promotions will fill your pockets with extra cash. lush green valley ripe for farming and ranching. The area’s varied topography presents a scenic landscape and provides ENTERTAINMENT a pleasing contrast between arid desert, green valley and There’s always something happening here. From festivals to rugged mountains. concerts, the fun never ends! Catch live music in Franklin’s Lounge every Friday, Saturday and Sunday featuring all the best acts from TIME ZONE the past and present. El Paso and Sunland Park are in the Mountain Time Zone and observe Daylight Saving Time from mid-March DINING through October. We offer four different dining options to satisfy your hunger. Ventanas Bar & Grill serves everything from the best burgers POPULATION in the region to brick oven-baked pizza, all at an affordable El Paso is the sixth largest city in the state of Texas, with 649,121 price. Our snack bars include the Jackpot Grill and the Cantina inhabitants per the 2000 census (including El Paso County Grill. Open every race day and for special events, Riley’s, a residents, that number is raised to 728,943). With its proximity full-service restaurant, cooks up the best of everything from to Juarez, Mexico, El Paso’s sister city, it’s difficult to talk about steaks and seafood to soups and salads. the population of one city without considering that of the other. Just across the border and within walking distance of each SPECIAL OCCASIONS other’s downtown areas, Juarez is home to 1,700,000 people. Looking for the best Conference Rooms and Meeting Space Las Cruces is the fastest-growing city in New Mexico and the 11th fastest growing in the nation. Las Cruces, New Mexico, lies in in El Paso & Southern New Mexico? Sunland Park Racetrack & the heart of the fertile Mesilla Valley and claims a population of Casino has the ultimate place to host your Business Meeting, 74,267. The population of Sunland Park, New Mexico, the home Conference, Wedding, Gala, Reception, Anniversary or Birthday of Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, is approximately 8,179. This Party. We can accommodate any size function from 30 guests makes for a combined total population of over 2 million, creating to 500 guests. For appointments to view our Director’s Room, the largest metropolitan area on the border between the United Mt. Cristo Rey Room, Lakeview Room or Signature Showroom, States and Mexico. contact Group Sales at 575-874-5200.

2 TRACK FACTS HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS • Track opened October 9, 1959 - will begin its OF SUNLAND PARK 61st season of racing on December 26, 2019. • Sunland Park employs an average of 400 people during the live racing season. • Built in 1959 for an original cost of $4 million, Sunland Park (combined Track and Casino Operations). Racetrack opened to great fanfare and large crowds. Located just 10 minutes west of Downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunland • Annual payroll in excess of $13 million dollars. Park enjoyed positive early results. Within four years, the track was firmly in the black. • 26% of casino slot win (before expenses) is paid in taxes to the state of New Mexico. • For decades, Sunland Park was a gateway to the East and West for top race horses. Stakes stars like Winsham Lad, • 20% of casino slot win (before expenses) goes Curribot, Prince Astro, Nevada Phil, Bold Liz, Easy Jet, Dash directly to the purse account for . for Cash and First Moonflash ran at Sunland Park. • Casino revenue has generated expenditures • The 1980 Riley Allison Futurity winner Bold Ego finished and anticipated expenditures of over a gallant second to in the 1981 Preakness $200,000 annually. This is used specifically Stakes. Racing greats Willie Shoemaker, , Garrett for responsible gaming awareness, problem Gomez, , Mike Smith, D. Wayne Lukas and Bob gambler treatment and other assistance. Baffert have all competed at Sunland Park. • Purses have increased from $30,000 per day in • In 1999, Sunland Park opened its casino and sparked a new era ’98-99 to over $200,000 this coming 2019-2020 of unparalleled success. Powered by over 700 slot machines, racing season. Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino offers a daily purse distribution of over $200,000, a far cry from the $35,000 • Handle has increased by 314% from ’98-99 average from the early 1990’s. season (first year of the casino) to 2018-2019 season. • 2005 WinStar Derby winner Thor’s Echo won the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Gr. I) and was named the Eclipse Award • During the 2018-2019 season, handle exceeded winner as Champion Sprinter. one million dollars on six occasions and on March 24, 2019 the handle exceeded 4.8 million • The legendary mare Peppers Pride completed her unbeaten dollars becoming a new state of New Mexico 19-race career at Sunland Park in 2008. handle.

• In 2009, former Sunland Park runner Mine That Bird shocked • Over 800 off track sites around the world the world by winning the Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds. wager on our races including: New York, Las Vegas, Canada, South America, Europe • On Sunday, March 22, 2015, an all-time record crowd of 19,081 and the Caribbean. fans roared as Firing Line won the $800,0000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III). Firing Line went on to finish second to Triple Crown • Organizations who have received contributions winner in the 2015 Kentucky Derby. generated from the facility are NMSU, El Paso Child Crisis Center, La Casa, • Last year’s Sunland Derby (Gr. III) day card generated a new New Mexico Alliance for Hispanic Education, track and New Mexico State record all-sources handle of over UTEP, EP Community College, El Paso Diablos, $4.8 million, breaking the previous record of nearly $4.3 million Valley Community Library, Westside YMCA - wagered on the 2018 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) day program. specifically the new Westside facility for the Nearly $2 million was bet on the 2019 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) children of Southern New Mexico, and the alone. The 2020 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) worth $700,000 will United Blood Services. be run on Sunday, March 22.

3 LEADERSHIP

manager of the mountain oval. Baugh went on to help R.D. Hubbard build Zia Park and in 2006 and 2007 was in charge of the racing operations at both tracks. When Zia Park was purchased by Penn National for $200 million, Baugh remained as a consultant and was named assistant general manager for Zia Park in 2007. In the following years, Zia Park experienced fantastic growth. Baugh continued in that capacity until accepting the position of general manager at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino in 2013. The well diversified property has flourished under his direction. Baugh said, “I’ve been fortunate enough to work with B.F. Phillips, R.D. Hubbard, the largest pari-mutuel gaming company Rick Baugh in the world Penn National, and Stan Fulton.” Under his leadership, Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino GENERAL MANAGER RICK BAUGH LEADS continues to thrive and develop. The $700,000 Sunland Park SUNLAND PARK RACETRACK AND CASINO Derby (Gr. III) is the most important Thoroughbred race in the TO NEW HEIGHTS Southwest and rates an increasingly significant Kentucky Derby prep race. A New Mexico state record handle of over $4.8 million Less than 7 years ago, Rick Baugh took command as general was wagered on last year’s Sunland Derby (Gr. III) day card. manager of Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Baugh took Mr. Baugh works at a frenetic pace to streamline and plot new over the helm at Sunland Park armed with a wealth of racing avenues of success. Proof positive is the Hotel at Sunland Park and gaming experience. Early in his career, Baugh worked which opened less than three years ago and continues to impress at the fabled Phillips Ranch, the home of the great Dash for guests. The beautiful Hotel overlooks the home stretch of the Cash. During an 11-year stint at the ranch, he fulfilled numerous track. Renovations of the Sunland Park Turf Club are certain to duties including preparing young horses for the nation’s most enhance the fan experience. Four aerial 16th. By 9 ft. HD Video prestigious sales. Projector screens are in place and make a powerful impression. In 1991, Baugh left the Phillips Ranch to work for Ruidoso Downs. Rick and his lovely wife Kim have made a new home in the upper Five years later, the hard working Texan took over as general valley just west of El Paso, Texas.

$700,000 SUNLAND DERBY (GR III) LEADS TO KENTUCKY DERBY

Entry into the 2020 Kentucky The Sunland Derby (Gr. III) earns a coveted 50 points for entry Derby and Oaks will be to the . The other 50 point Derby preps 17th Running based on a points qualifying include the Risen Star at Fair Grounds, the Fountain of Youth at system. Candidates earn Gulfstream, the Gotham at Aqueduct, the at points by placing in a serious Tampa Bay Downs, the San Felipe at Santa Anita and the Rebel of important prep races. Here at Oaklawn. 2014 Sunland Park Derby (Gr. III) winner Chitu is the schedule including the split the field in the Kentucky Derby (Gr. I). Third place Sunland $700,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) and the $200,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) finisher Commissioner was a close second in Park Oaks to be run on Sunday, March 22, 2020. the 2014 (Gr. I). 2015 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) winner Firing Line ran second to Triple Crown winner American The top four finishers of the at , Pharoah in the 2015 Kentucky Derby. the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds, the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, the at Santa Anita, the Arkansas The $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks rates a serious prep for the Derby at Oaklawn Park, the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland with a 50-20-10-5 point scale. The Fair Grounds and the UAE Derby in Dubai will earns points on a 100-40-20-10 Oaks, Gulfstream Park Oaks, , Ashland Stakes, system. Comely Stakes and will award a 100-40-20-10 point basis. 2011 Sunland Park Oaks winner Plum Pretty went on The $700,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) will be part of seven races to win the 2011 Kentucky Oaks. where the top four finishers earn points on a 50-20-10-5 scale.

4 NTRA SAFETY AND INTEGRITY ALLIANCE

The NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance is a standing organization as Sunland hosted several meetings with Alliance officials. whose purpose is to establish standards and practices to An on-site review included inspections of all facets of the racing promote safety and integrity in horse racing and to secure their facility. Interviews were also conducted with track executives, implementation. Corporate partners of the Alliance include racetrack personnel, jockeys, owners, trainers, stewards Pfizer Animal Health and Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. and fans. Information on the Alliance, including the Alliance Code of In areas intended to create a safer racing environment, Standards, can be found at www.NTRAalliance.com. best practices in use at Sunland Park include an on-site “Sunland Park has done an extraordinary job of working with the substance abuse and addiction treatment program; utilization New Mexico Racing Commission to make the safety of horses of the Uniform National Trainers Test (adopted by the and riders, and the integrity of the sport top priorities at its track New Mexico State Racing Commission); and notification in New Mexico,” said Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the of House Rules in the Condition Book. In areas of equine NTRA and acting head of the Alliance. “We commend Sunland drug testing and penalties, best practices identified include for making great strides since their initial accreditation with the out-of-competition testing for blood and/or gene doping agents; implementation of a number of best practices track-wide.” frozen storage and retroactive “supertesting” of suspect plasma Sunland Park received its initial Alliance accreditation in 2011 or urine samples; and use of an official testing laboratory that is and is one of 23 racing facilities currently fully accredited by fully-accredited by the Racing Medication and Testing the Alliance. All accreditations and reaccreditations carry Consortium (RMTC); and proper security assessment and an effective period of two years. The accreditation was the training. Regarding the health and safety of jockeys, best culmination of a lengthy process that began with the track’s practices recognized include adherence to the Association completion of a 48-page written application and continued of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) model rules pertaining to the scale of weights and qualifications.

NTRA ACCREDITED MEMBERS MAP 5 2019 • 2020 STAKES SCHEDULE

KLAQ HANDICAP (30th Running) JOHNIE L. JAMISON HANDICAP (18th Running) Saturday, December 28 Five Furlongs Sunday, January 26 Six & One-Half Furlongs $65,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older $100,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred NEW MEXICO STATE RACING COMMISSION HANDICAP (20th Running) Saturday, December 28 Five & One-Half Furlongs LA CONEJA STAKES (18th Running) $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older Saturday, February 8 Six Furlongs Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies & Mares $100,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies & Mares THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT SUNLAND PARK G1 (19th Running) Sunday, December 29 440 Yards WINSHAM LAD HANDICAP (44th Running) $350,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older Sunday, February 9 One Mile $65,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older JESS BURNER MEMORIAL HANDICAP RG I (23rd Running) Saturday, January 4 400 Yards NMHBA QUARTER HORSE STAKES RG II (28th Running) $100,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Saturday, February 15 400 Yards Registered New Mexico Bred $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred BOLD EGO HANDICAP (28th Running) Saturday, January 4 Five & One-Half Furlongs THE ENCHANTRESS STAKES (11th Running) $65,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Sunday, February 16 One Mile Fillies & Mares $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies 4 RIVERS/JOHN DEERE STAKES (20th Running) Sunday, January 5 Six Furlongs MESILLA VALLEY SPEED HANDICAP RG III (18th Running) $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Saturday, February 22 350 Yards Registered New Mexico Bred $100,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred LOU WOOTEN – SYDNEY VALENTINI HCP RG II (20th Running) Saturday, January 11 400 Yards ALBERT AND HENRY DOMINGUEZ MEMORIAL HANDICAP (16th Running) $100,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Sunday, February 23 One Mile & One-Sixteenth Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies & Mares $100,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred LA SEÑORA STAKES (20th Running) Saturday, January 18 Six Furlongs RED HEDEMAN MILE (18th Running) $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-old Sunday, February 23 One Mile Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred DONA ANA COUNTY (4th Running) Saturday, January 25 440 Yards THE ISLAND FASHION STAKES (15th Running) $100,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Sunday, February 23 One Mile Registered New Mexico Bred $75,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Fillies THE SHUE FLY RG III (48th Running) Saturday, January 25 400 Yards MINE THAT BIRD DERBY (20th Running) $115,000 Added 3-year-olds Sunday, February 23 One Mile & One-Sixteenth Registered New Mexico Bred $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds

FT. BLISS STAKES (16th Running) RIO GRANDE HANDICAP GRIII (14th Running) Saturday, January 25 Six Furlongs Sunday, March 1 350 Yards $75,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older $50,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older

RILEY ALLISON DERBY (57th Running) WEST TEXAS DERBY GR III (57th Running) Sunday, January 26 One Mile Sunday, March 7 400 Yards $100,000 Added 3-year-olds $65,000 Added

BORDERPLEX STAKES (23rd Running) CURRIBOT HANDICAP (20th Running) Sunday, January 26 Six & One-Half Furlongs Sunday, March 15 One Mile & One-Sixteenth $65,000 Guaranteed 3-year-old $75,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Fillies 3-year-olds

6 2019 • 2020 STAKES SCHEDULE

HARRY W. HENSON HANDICAP (28th Running) Sunday, March 22 One Mile WEST TEXAS FUTURITY GR II (62nd Running) $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older Sunday, April 19 300 Yards Fillies & Mares $100,000 Added 2-year-olds

BILL THOMAS MEMORIAL STAKES (31st Running) NEW MEXICAN SPRING FUTURITY RG II (26th Running) Sunday, March 22 Six & One-Half Furlongs Sunday, April 19 300 Yards $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older $160,000 Added 2-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred NEW MEXICO BREEDERS’ OAKS (12th Running) Sunday, March 22 One Mile & One-Sixteenth WEST TEXAS JUVENILE STAKES (18th Running) $120,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Sunday, April 19 300 Yards Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies $50,000 Purse 2-year-olds

NEW MEXICO BREEDERS’ DERBY (17th Running) NEW MEXICAN SPRING FLING (17th Running) Sunday, March 22 One Mile & One-Sixteenth Sunday, April 19 300 Yards $120,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds $50,000 Added 2-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred COPPER TOP FUTURITY (21st Running) NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY STAKES (19th Running) Tuesday, April 21 Four & One-Half Furlongs Sunday, March 22 One Mile & 70 Yards $130,000 Added 2-year-olds $120,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred Registered New Mexico Bred

SUNLAND PARK OAKS (19th Running) THOROUGHBRED TRACK RECORDS Sunday, March 22 One Mile & One-Sixteenth $200,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds DISTANCE HORSE TIME DATE Fillies 2 Furlongs Bekky’s Star :21.20 2/12/68 SUNLAND DERBY GR III (17th Running) 4 Furlongs Tamran’s Jet :44.80 3/22/68 Sunday, March 22 One Mile & One-Eighth Western Hand :44.80 4/7/79 $700,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds 4 1/2 Furlongs Key’s Band :49.43 3/21/09 SUNBURST STAKES RG III (12th Running) 5 Furlongs Fearless Anthony :55.86 3/4/08 Saturday, April 4 350 Yards 5 1/2 Furlongs Fearless Anthony 1:01.62 2/12/08 $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies 6 Furlongs Redneck Humor 1:07.42 2/12/17 6 1/2 Furlongs Isn’t He Clever 1:13.45 3/24/13 THE PEPPERS PRIDE STAKES (15th Running) 1 Mile Escape Clause 1:34 3/24/19 Sunday, April 5 One Mile $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older 1 Mile 70 yards Forest Mouse 1:39.01 1/6/13 Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies & Mares 1 1/16 Miles Midnight Lucky 1:41.06 3/24/13 1 1/8 Miles Cutting Rumor 1:46.94 3/24/19 MT. CRISTO REY HANDICAP (16th Running) Sunday, April 12 Four & One-Half Furlongs 1 3/16 Miles Mickey J. 1:58.20 11/4/70 $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older 1 1/4 Miles Curribot 2:01.40 5/6/84 Registered New Mexico Bred 1 1/2 Miles Houston Blaze 2:33.20 5/3/64 WEST TEXAS MATURITY GR III (33rd Running) Saturday, April 18 400 yards $65,000 Added 3-year-olds & older QUARTER HORSE TRACK RECORDS NEON DESERT HANDICAP (11th Running) Saturday, April 18 Six & One-Half Furlongs DISTANCE HORSE TIME DATE $75,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older 300 Yards Valiant War Hero 14.594 4/17/11 Fillies & Mares 330 Yards Neversaynever 15.859 2/27/11 SUNLAND PARK HANDICAP (61st Running) 350 Yards Strike It Quick 16.642 12/30/10 Saturday, April 18 One Mile & One Eighth 400 Yards Double Down Special 18.613 4/3/10 $150,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older 440 Yards First Moonflash 20.274 4/12/09

7 THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS

LEADING THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS

NAME STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Purses Justin R. Evans 135 37 33 18 27 65 $594,465 Miguel L. Hernandez 165 31 22 25 19 47 $662,894 Henry Dominguez 167 30 33 24 18 52 $760,481 Susan F. Arnett 142 29 24 25 20 55 $379,939 Todd W. Fincher 141 28 28 26 20 58 $934,786 Dick Cappellucci 126 25 18 15 20 46 $318,507 Casey T. Lambert 136 18 21 20 13 43 $332,157 Jose R. Gonzalez, Jr. 103 15 15 13 15 42 $232,926 Greg Green 103 14 6 13 14 32 $194,947 Nancy Summers 79 13 14 13 16 51 $174,164

JUSTIN EVANS For the sixth time in the last seven years, Justin Evans took top honors as leading conditioner during the 2019 Sunland Park meet. One of America’s leading trainers based upon win percentage, Justin Evans won 37 times last season, hitting with a remarkable 27 percent of his starters and earning nearly $600,000 in purse money. During this campaign, Evans also reached a career milestone, eclipsing 2,000 wins as a trainer. Among his stakes winners last season were Raagheb, who captured the Winsham Lad Handicap. Evans streak of six straight trainer titles was snapped in 2018 when he finished second behind the late Henry Dominguez. In recent years, Evans has trained stars at Sunland Park like Bill and Sue Tomasic’s multiple stakes winner Mt Veeder, as well as Concord Fast for Teed Off Stables LLC, and Citizen Geller for UKUSA stables. Evans once again took top honors in the 2019 trainer standings at both the Downs at Albuquerque and SunRay Park and Casino meetings. He scored with 38 percent of his starters at the Downs at Albuquerque, including stakes winner Gunners One for owner Tommy Gunstream as well as Bokeelia Island, co-owned by Cindy Evans Perez and Justin’s wife Vanessa. Bokeelia Island also picked up a win in the Veterans Stakes at Zia Park where Evans is also leading in the standings. In all, Evans runners have won nearly 120 races in 2019. In his career, which started in 1999, Evans has won more than 2,100 races from over 8,700 starters with total earnings topping $26 million. Justin owns a home in Santa Teresa, New Mexico and is joined on the racing circuit by Vanessa and their children Austin, Addison and Anderson.

TODD FINCHER The 2018-19 season for Todd Fincher again proved successful, finishing fifth in the overall standings for wins, but topping all trainers from an earnings standpoint. Fincher’s 28 winners tallied up more than $934,000 in earnings last season, capped by three-time stakes winner Runaway Ghost, who not only scored victories in the Curribot and Fort Bliss Stakes, but topped his campaign for owner Joe Peacock with a win in the Sunland Park Handicap. Fincher also teamed with owners Dale F. Taylor Racing LLC, Bobby J McQueen & Suzanne Kirby with multiple stakes winner Hustle Up, winner of both the Mine That Bird Derby and Red Hedeman Mile. Fincher’s success carried over to the Downs at Albuquerque, where he finished third in the trainer standings, highlighted by Hustle Up taking the Casino at the Downs Derby and Let It Roll, winner of the Carlos Salazar Stakes for owners R.D. and Shaun Hubbard. Fincher has enjoyed immense success at Zia Park this season as well, winning the New Mexico Classic Cup Oaks with Flight Song, as well as with Peppers Pride Filly and Mare Championship winner Hennessy Express as well as Hustle Up in the Rocky Gulch Classic Cup Championship. Arguably, one of the highlights of Fincher’s career came last year when he saddled Runaway Ghost to victory in the $800,000 Grade 3 Sunland Derby in 2018. Fincher has logged more than 1,060 wins in his career and his horses have earned a staggering $28 million in purse monies. Some of Fincher’s past stakes stars include Smash Dancer, Enchanted Outlaw, Glory Be Mine, Chuchuluco and Queen Greeley. 8 THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS

MIGUEL HERNANDEZ 2019 was another strong season for Hernandez, who has continued to prove himself converting from successful jockey into a top trainer. Hernandez finished second in the standings last season, picking up 31 winners from 165 starters, hitting at a strong 19 percent rate with earnings topping $660,000. In addition to multiple stakes winner McWend, winner of the Peppers Pride Handicap and New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks, Hernandez also sent out Neon Desert Handicap winner Performance Review for owners Tom and Sandy McKenna of Judge Lanier Racing. Hernandez has blossomed into a leading trainer in recent years. In 2018, Hernandez won 33 races from 168 starters at Sunland Park, placing him third in the trainer standings. His biggest win during that season was with Oh So Regal, who he saddled to victory in the Sunland Park Handicap. In 2019, Hernandez was among the top trainers at Albuquerque Downs as well as at Zia Park. Hernandez has won more than 225 races with earnings approaching $5 million as a trainer since 2014 after a successful riding career that began in 1986 and has taken him from Mexico to various locations around the southwest, including Turf Paradise and southern California. Hernandez’ riding career came to an abrupt end in 2013 after he was injured in a spill at Ruidoso Downs.

CASEY LAMBERT Another former rider who continues to find massive success as a trainer, Lambert is coming off another strong season in which he recorded 18 winners from more than 130 starters and amassed earnings topping $332,000. Lambert’s season was highlighted by the win from Sunscreen in the New Mexico Breeders’ Derby for owners R.D. and Shaun Hubbard. In addition to his success at Sunland, Lambert led the trainer standings last summer at Ruidoso Downs, winning 26 times from 126 starters, with his horses earning more than $229,000. In 2018, Lambert’s starters won 51 times and he was close to equaling that number at press time. The 54-year-old Lambert retired from riding in 2015 after a career that spanned more than 30 years. In his time as a rider, Lambert won nearly 3,400 races on both and quarter horses. The most famous horse that Lambert ever rode is Mine That Bird, winner of the . Lambert rode Mine That Bird in the WinStar Derby (now the Grade 3 $700,000 Sunland Park Derby) that year, just weeks before the horse pulled off a historic upset in the Run for the Roses.

SUSAN ARNETT The Arnett family, long regarded as one of the top operations in the region, enjoyed another strong season at Sunland in 2019. Susan – alongside husband Jon -- finished fourth in the overall trainer standings, winning 28 times from 142 starters with earnings approaching $381,000. In addition, they also have teamed up for a top ten run in the trainer standings at Zia Park. The Arnett family are continuing to show positive results across the region. Susan has enjoyed plenty of production from the route loving multiple winner Downtowner at the recent Zia Park meet. In 2018, Susan finished fourth in the Sunland Park trainer standings with 33 wins and earnings topping $492,000 from 144 starters. Included in their barn’s winners last season was multiple stakes winner Sky Defence, winner of both the Curribot Handicap and Winsham Lad Handicap. Susan has been an active trainer since 2010 and is coming off her best career year, winning nearly 50 races with purse monies approaching $800,000. Between husband and wife, they’ve won more than 2,000 races with earnings topping $20 million. Under Jon’s direction, Happy Humor won the 2009 KLAQ Handicap and was a leading sprinter. Arnett turned American Classic into a sprinting champ during the 2009-10 campaign. He also trained the fast Winter Camp to victory in the 2011 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes. Jon began training at Sunland Park in 1979 when he was 18 and won the combined training title during the 1993-94 season and is a former Albuquerque training champ.

DICK CAPPELLUCCI A mainstay on the New Mexico circuit for nearly 30 years, Dick Cappellucci enjoyed a strong season last season at Sunland Park, finishing sixth in the trainer standings with 25 winners from more than 125 starters. His runners amassed earnings topping $318,000. Cappellucci parlayed that success into a strong campaign at the Downs at Albuquerque, where he finished second in the standings with 20 winners and earnings of over $232,000. During the recent Zia Park season, Cappellucci scored one of the biggest wins of the year when Perty Dirty Dude won the Classic Cup Sprint Championship for owners Jeff Stinson and Miguel Mungia. In 2018, Cappellucci had another strong year, winning more than 60 times. In his training career, which began in the early 90’s, Cappellucci has scored more than 500 career wins with earnings topping $7.2 million. Among the top horses in Cappellucci’s barn have been multiple stakes winner Ciento, a 20-time winner and earner of more than $816,000 including 8 stakes victories from 2002 through 2004 as well as Silver Expression, a multiple stakes winner and earner of more than $337,000 from 2006 through 2008. Also known as “Flaco”, Cappellucci is a third generation horseman who also is a lead director for the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association. 9 THOROUGHBRED JOCKEYS

LEADING THOROUGHBRED JOCKEYS

NAME STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Purses Luis Contreras 240 71 44 39 30 64 $1,212,137 Ry Eikleberry 276 44 54 44 16 51 $1,092,204 Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr. 204 43 31 27 21 50 $707,871 Elvin Gonzalez 226 38 37 39 17 50 $771,952 Roimes Chirinos 148 31 19 28 21 53 $611,830 Santiago Gonzalez 183 28 27 29 15 46 $633,886 Irwin J. Rosendo 182 21 20 24 12 36 $357,799 Isaias D. Enriquez 157 19 21 8 12 31 $332,843 Alejandro Medellin 187 19 16 26 10 33 $351,295 Enrique Garcia 135 16 13 12 12 30 $220,636

ALFREDO JUAREZ JR. Alfredo Juarez, Jr., had another strong campaign at Sunland Park in 2019, winning 43 times from 204 starts, earning a win ratio of more than 20 percent with earnings topping $707,000. Among his leading winners this past season was Fast Gator, who he rode to victory in the $85,000 La Coneja Stakes in 2019 for the late Henry Dominguez. Juarez scored a lucrative win in the $100,000 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes in 2018 aboard Mt. Veeder. Alfredo achieved a new career milestone last summer, winning his 3,00th career race when he guided Vangilder to victory in the Charles Taylor Derby finished a strong second in the standings at the Downs at Albuquerque. Juarez finished the season second in the standings, highlighted by wins aboard Lookin at Lee in the Downs at Albuquerque Handicap and aboard Flight Song in the Petticoat Handicap. Juarez finished second in the standings at SunRay Park and Casino and was among the leading riders this past season at Zia Park. Juarez captured the 2017-18 Sunland Park jockey title winning a phenomenal 72 times. His mounts during that season won at a 22 percent clip with earnings topping $1.5 million. In 2017, Juarez won the Grade 3 $800,000 Sunland Derby aboard -trained Hence for owner Calumet Farms. That victory was among the 54 Juarez at Sunland in 2017, good for second in the win category to go along with topping the earnings category with more than $1.5 million in purse money. In a career that dates back to 1996, Juarez has won more than 3040 races and is his career mounts have earned in excess of $54.7 million. He has enjoyed successful ventures at Arlington Park, Lone Star Park and Turf Paradise. In , he rode eventual 2003 Kentucky Derby winner to two victories. Alfredo was the leading rider at The Downs at Albuquerque and Zia Park in 2015 and is joined at Sunland Park by his wife Lisa and daughter Ashley.

ROIMES CHIRINOS Roimes Chirinos continues to make a big impression on the local jockey colony, finishing sixth overall last season, riding with 31 winners from 148 starters, a win rate of 21 percent with earnings topping $612,000. Among his top stakes earners last season was Woman At The Well for trainer Weston Martin in the Bold Ego Handicap. Chirinos followed up a strong season at Sunland with a big campaign at the Downs at Albuquerque, where he rode Hustle Up to victory in the Casino at the Downs Derby for trainer Todd Fincher. Chirinos also had a solid season at Ruidoso Downs last summer, finishing fifth in the overall standings with 16 winners. Chirinos is having massive success at Zia Park this season, winning with Waltzing Attila in the Distaff Sprint Championship for trainer Nancy Summers, as well as teaming up again with Fincher aboard Hennessy Express in the New Mexico Classic Cup Fillies and Mares Championship. Chirinos scored perhaps his biggest win of the season teaming with Fincher again aboard Hustle Up in the Rocky Gulch Classic Cup Championship. In 2017-18, Chirinos finished fourth in the standings last season, good for 39 wins and earnings worth more than $939,000. Chirinos had a breakout season here in 2017, finishing in the top ten of the standings with 25 wins from 106 mounts and earnings topping $474,000. In 2016, Chirinos was impressive in his first season at Sunland, with 22 wins from 106 mounts. A lifetime winner of more than 700 races with purse earnings amassing $12.7 million, the 36-year-old Venezuelan native has been riding for nearly 17 years and is a three-time winner of the Venezuelan Triple Crown. In 2006, Chirinos won six races in one day riding at Retama Park in Texas. 10 THOROUGHBRED JOCKEYS

LUIS CONTRERAS Jockey Luis Contreras arrived on the Sunland scene for the 2018-2019 season from Woodbine and quickly dominated the division, winning 71 races from 240 mounts, easily distancing himself from the competition. Contreras’ mounts earned more than $1.2 million this past season and his 30 percent win ratio was tops among leading riders at Sunland in the last four years. Among his stakes winners last season, Contreras rode Shining Source to victory in the $85,000 New Mexico State University Handicap for trainer Blake Rust, Hustle Up for trainer Todd Fincher in the $85,000 Red Hedeman Mile and Nitrous for trainer Steve Asmussen in the $106,000 Riley Allison Derby. One of North America’s leading jockeys, Contreras is a regular at Woodbine in Toronto, Canada, where he has won two Sovereign Awards for outstanding jockey in 2011 and 2012. In addition to his prowess at Sunland and north of the border, Conteras has been stakes placed aboard Social Inclusion in the 2014 as well as in the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint aboard Ami’s Mesa as well as the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile in which he rode Bravazo. In a career that dates back to 2006, Contreras has logged more than 2,100 winners with career earnings topping $91.6 million.

ELVIN GONZALEZ The 32-year-old Gonzalez had another solid campaign this past season at Sunland Park, finishing fourth in the standings with 38 winners from 226 starts, a win rate of 17 percent and earnings approaching $772,000. Gonzalez made big impressions this past season, winning the $149,353 Copper Top Futurity aboard Shame On Read for trainer Dallas Barton, as well a pair of stakes wins aboard McWend, in the $85,000 Peppers Pride Handicap and earlier in the season in the $100,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks for trainer Miguel Hernandez. In 2017-18, Gonzalez finished third in the thoroughbred jockey standings with 52 winners from nearly 300 mounts, with earnings topping just over $1 million. Prior to 2017, Gonzalez had top ten rankings in the jockey standings at Zia Park in 2015 and 2016, as well as finishing second in the standings during the 2016 racing season at Albuquerque. Gonzalez won his first horse race in 2012 and had his best career year in 2014 when he won nearly 170 races, which included winning the jockey title at SunRay Park. Overall, Gonzalez has scored more than 620 times, with his mounts earnings approaching $9.9 million.

FRANCISCO ARRIETA A relative newcomer to the New Mexico scene, Francisco Arrieta has quickly made a name for himself, dominating the standings at the Zia Park season, where he is currently the meet’s leading rider as well as multiple stakes winner. Arrieta guided Count Them Again to victory for trainer Jaime Fuentes in the New Mexico Lassie Championship, as well as Perty Dirty Dude for trainer Dick Cappellucci in the New Mexico Sprint Championship. Before his arrival to New Mexico, the 30-year-old Venezuelan-born rider dominated last season at Turf Paradise, winning nearly twice as many races as his nearest rival in the standings. Following that success, Arrieta took control of the standings this past summer at Canterbury Park, where again he finished as the meet’s leading rider, winning 79 times from 355 starts with earnings topping $1.7 million. Among his biggest wins that season were aboard Ari Gia in the Minnesota Distaff Sprint Championship Stakes as well as Hot Shot Kid, who won four consecutive stakes races this past season. Arrieta has won more than 410 races in just the last two calendar years, with earnings topping $5.6 million. Before coming to America in 2012, Arrieta had a successful racing career in South America. He and his wife Elizabeth have three daughters, Frangelis, Anaeily and Abigail.

RY EIKLEBERRY Eikleberry had another successful season locally last year, finishing just ahead of Alfredo Juarez, Jr. for second in the standings with 44 winners. His mounts scored at a nearly 16 percent ration and earned nearly $1.1 million. In addition to stakes winners like Hollywood Henry in the Mt Cristo Rey Handicap, Eikleberry also won aboard Sunscreen in the $100,000 New Mexico Breeders Derby as well Victim of Love in the $75,000 Island Fashion Stakes and Hardcore Troubador in the $65,000 KLAQ Handicap. This past summer, Eikleberry returned to his stomping grounds at Canterbury Park in Minnesota, where he finished third in the standings, his mounts earning nearly $1.3 million during the season. Eikleberry has won multiple riding titles around the country, including Canterbury Park and Turf Paradise. Eikleberry currently is in the top ten in the jockey colony at Zia Park. Eikleberry had a great season at Sunland in 2017-18, winning more than 60 races, his mounts earning more than $1.1 million. Shifting his tack from Arizona to Sunland Park over five years ago has proven to be a lucrative move for Eikleberry. Hailing from a racing family, the journeyman finished fifth in his first full season at Sunland Park in 2012 and completed the meet with four prestigious stakes wins. Currently, Eikleberry has won nearly 2,100 races with purse earnings topping $35.3 million. Eikleberry’s wife Jilique is a constant source of support on the circuit, and they have a young child named Revy. 11 SUNLAND PARK HANDICAP 61st running to be held Saturday, April 18, 2020 $150,000 Guaranteed • One Mile & One-Eighth • 3-Year-Olds & Older (TB)

RUNAWAY GHOST 2019 WINNER

again displayed his brilliance, easily putting away American Dubai midway around the far turn, and then drew clear to a 5-length victory. Trained by Todd Fincher, Runaway Ghost picked up his fifth win from six starts at Sunland Park, with scores this season in the Curribot Handicap and Fort Bliss Stakes, as well as last year’s Riley Allison Derby. The son of has won seven times in his 11-race career. The $90,000 lion’s share of the purse in the Sunland Park Handicap increased his career earnings to more than $744,000. Runaway Ghost ran the 1 1/8 mile distance in a final time of 1 minute, 48.10 seconds. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Mine That Bird’s incredible 50-1 longshot win in the 2009 Kentucky Derby, Mine That Bird Joe Peacock’s Runaway Ghost added another stakes victory to and trainer Chip Woolley led the field onto the racetrack for the his already impressive career resume, taking the 60th running Sunland Park Handicap. Woolley ponied the now 13-year-old gelding of the $150,000 Sunland Park Handicap with a dominant through the post parade. Mine That Bird now resides at Mark Allen’s performance under jockey Santiago Gonzalez. The winner Double Eagle Ranch, just outside of Roswell, N.M. Dr. Leonard Blach of last year’s Grade 3 $800,000 Sunland Park Derby once is his co-owner.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Runaway Ghost Joe Peacock Todd Fincher Santiago Gonzalez 1 1/8 m 1:48.10 $150,000 2018 Oh So Regal Judge Lanier Racing Miguel Hernandez Alfredo Juarez, Jr. 1 1/8m 1:47.21 $150,000 2017 American Dubai Richard Keith Rodney Richards Ken Tohill 1 1/8m 1:47.44 $150,000 2016 Mobile Bay Tigertail Ranch Victor Arceneaux Edgar S. Prado 1 1/8m 1:48.35 $150,000 2015 Proceed Michael Stinson Joel Marr Alfredo Juarez Jr. 1 1/8m 1:47.37 $75,000 2014 Isn’t He Clever Kirk & Judy Robinson Henry Dominguez Enrique Gomez 1 1/8m 1:47.95 $75,000 2013 Forest Mouse Parnell Thomas Henry Dominguez Ry Eikleberry 1 1.8 m 1:49.09 $75,000 2012 Fog Alert Art & Robin Olivier & David Wolochuk David Wolochuk Ken Tohill 1 1/8m 1:49.78 $100,000 2011 Black Hills Class Racing Stable Bart Hone Miguel Hernandez 1 1/8m 1:48.59 $100,000 2010 Red Lead Frontier Stables, LLC Chris Hartman Martin Bourdieu 1 1/8m 1:48.85 $114,400 2009 Song of Navarone George Coleman Henry Dominguez Antonio Castanon 1 1/8m 1:48.78 $100,000 2008 One Lucky Buck Adam & Paul Lewis Chris A. Hartman Ken Tohill 1 1/8m 1:48.94 $100,000 2007 Don’t Strike Out Richard R. Kasuda Raymond Carlisle Jr. Mark Villa 1 1/8m 1:50.50 $100,000 2006 Mr. Trieste Richard W. Lueck Gary W. Cross Ken Tohill 1 1/8m 1:48.58 $100,000 2005 Fin Entertainment Rafael T. Garcia Gerald E. Marr Joe Martinez 1 1/8m 1:50.44 $105,900 2004 A To The Z Susan Ray Gerald E. Marr Quyet Bui 1 1/8m 1:53.41 $105,450 2003 Night Patrol Everest Stables Nick Canani Ignacio Puglisi 1 1/8m 1:48.60 $105,300 2002 Accomodator Ramon Gonzalez Ramon Gonzalez Daryl Montoya 1 1/16m 1:42.52 $78,200 2001 Brew Crew of Brew Johnie L. Jamison Miguel Fuentes 1 1/16m 1:42.0 $72,900 2000 Brew Brew Crew Johnie L. Jamison Miguel Fuentes 1 1/16m 1:44.3 $52,050 1999 Preferred Million Jaime Herrera Ramon Gonzalez Chris Montano 1 1/8m 1:51. 3 $11,275

12 YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 1998 Always My Place Jerry & Gerald Case Rogers Timothy Guidry Chris Zamora 1 1/8m 1:49.0 $12,025 1997 Tiffy Go Home Nelda Segotta J. Doyal Roberts Nancy Summers 1 1/8m 1:51.0 $12,250 1996 Two Wise Gerald Rubin & Robert W. Brown Ted Levy Miguel Fuentes 1 1/8m 1:50.4 $11,575 1995 Tri Max Heraldo Tienario & Jimmy Wager Ramon Gonzalez Rick Houghton 1 1/8m 1:49.3 $12,325 1994 Lt. Roberts Jerry Givens J. Doyal Roberts Billy Peterson 1 1/8m 1:50.1 $11,350 1993 Dart James Furgason Clifford Lambert Oscar Ceballos 1 1/8m 1:52.3 $11,575 1992 Fouled Up Therese Flores Therese Flores Isaac Flores 1 1/8m 1:50.1 $12,250 1991 Half Halo Jerry Givens J. Doyal Roberts Jimmy Coates 1 1/8m 1:51.0 $11,800 1990 Grey Bed J. M. & Pat McMillan J. Mickey McMillan Louie Gomez 1 1/8m 1:52.3 $17,700 1989 Ruffetta Joanne Woodward J. Doyal Roberts Richard Bickel 1 1/8m 1:51.3 $17,700 1988 Curribot Juliana Winters J. Doyal Roberts Glen Murphy 1 1/8m 1:52.0 $19,700 1987 Curribot Juliana Winters J. Doyal Roberts Glen Murphy 1 1/8m 1:51.3 $17,600 1986 Curribot Juliana Winters J. Doyal Roberts Casey Lambert 1 1/8m 1:52.0 $19,700 1985 Curribot Juliana Winters J. Doyal Roberts Casey Lambert 1 1/4m 2:06.2 $22,450 1984 Curribot Juliana Winters J. Doyal Roberts Casey Lambert 1 1/4m 2:01.2* $22,100 * Denotes Track Record

SUNLAND PARK’S LEADING OWNER JUDGE LANIER RACING

with 14 winners, more than twice than their leading challenger. The McKenna family are longtime breeders in the state of New Mexico and have achieved tremendous success as owners, particularly over the past few seasons. Since the year 2000, Judge Lanier Racing has won more than 430 races with purse earnings topping $8.6 million and ranks as one of the most prolific owners in Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino history.

The McKennas own the 1,200 acre McKenna Thoroughbreds ranch near Taiban in the eastern section of New Mexico. Tom McKenna grew up in El Paso, Texas and was exposed to racing at the age of 12. His grandfather was a prominent corporate judge in El Paso and had owned both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. The McKennas The team of Tom and Sandy McKenna, also known as Judge honor the memory of the judge with the moniker Judge Lanier Lanier Racing, once again dominated the owner standings last Racing. Dominique’s Cat, K.O. Punch and McKenna’s Justice stand season, winning 43 times this season, well ahead of the rest at stud at McKenna Thoroughbreds. of the competition, marking their seventh consecutive season atop the division. Their starters won at an 18 percent clip last Judge Lanier Racing’s star runner Conquest Mo Money won both season with earning approaching $794,000. Among their leading the 2017 Riley Allison and Mine That Bird Derbies. The son of Uncle stakes types this season were McWend, winner of both the New Mo ran gallant seconds in both the $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. Mexico Breeders’ Oaks and Peppers Pride Handicap, as well as III) and Grade I . Conquest Mo Money is currently Performance Review, winner of the Neon Desert Handicap. The standing stud in New Mexico and receiving rave reviews. McKennas also led the standings at the Downs at Albuquerque 13 HARRY W. HENSON HANDICAP 28th running to be held Sunday, March 22, 2020 $100,000 Guaranteed • One Mile • Fillies & Mares • 3-Year-Olds & Older (TB)

ESCAPE CLAUSE 2019 WINNER

Escape Clause, a Manitoba-bred mare owned by trainer Don Schnell, scored a decisive and emphatic win in the $100,000 for fillies and mares, racing a mile in 1 minute, 34 seconds, shattering the course record under jockey Tyler Baze. Escape Clause, sent off as 3-to-5 favorite, made short work of her rivals in the Henson, racing behind pacesetter Baydar for the first six furlongs before taking the lead in early stretch. Escape Clause opened up effortlessly in the lane, winning by 7 1/4 lengths and breaking American Dubai’s record at the mile trip. Prior to her win in the Harry Henson, the daughter of Going Commando was a graded stakes winner in the Grade 3 Palos Verdes Handicap at . In her next start following the Henson, she ran second in the Grade 1 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. behind multiple stakes winner . The star runner is owned by True North, Dan Arnason and Don Schnell.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Escape Clause Schnell, Arnason and True North Don Schnell Tyler Baze 1 mile 1:34 $100,000 2018 Faypien Baoma Corporation 1 mile 1:35.28 $100,000 2017 K P Wildcat Karl Pergola Weston Martin Roimes Chirinos 1 mile 1:36.50 $100,000 2016 Caviar Kitty Dream Walkin Farms, Inc. Paul Smith Francisco Duran 1 mile 1:38.19 $100,000 2015 African Rose Judge Lanier Racing Justin R. Evans Alfredo Juarez Jr. 1 mile 1:36.22 $100,000 2014 African Rose Judge Lanier Racing Justin R. Evans Alfredo Juarez Jr. 1 mile 1:36.77 $75,000 2013 African Rose Judge Lanier Racing Justin R. Evans Miguel Hernandez 1 mile 1:36.97 $75,000 2012 Twelve Twenty Two Kirk & Judy Robison & Henry Dominguez Luis Contreras 1 mile 1:35.72 $100,000 Solitaire Stable 2011 Twelve Twenty Two Robison & Dominguez Henry Dominguez 1 mile 1:36.49 $100,000 2010 Freedom Star George Krikorian Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 1 mile 1:35.95 $103,500 2009 Prairie Farm Richard Lueck Gary Cross Ken Tohill 1 mile 1:36.80 $152,450 2008 Tough Tiz’s Sis Watson or Weitman Perf., LLC Bob Baffert Aaron T. Gryder 1 mile 1:37.14 $112,950 2007 Eyes On Eddy Stonestreet Stables, LLC Steven M. Asmussen Garrett Gomez 1 mile 1:37.37 $147,750 2006 Show Me Your Glory Tommy Town Thoroughbreds Henry Dominguez 1 mile 1:35.47 $119,500 2005 Blue Song Armando Jurado Jose A. Gonzalez Ken Tohill 1 mile 1:35.61 $104,350 2004 Academic Angel Steven M. Asmussen Ken Tohill 1 mile 1:36.83 $105,400 2003 Cielo Girl Rosendo G. Parra Steven M. Asmussen Lonnie Meche 1 mile 1:36.15 $104,350 2002 McKinney Nelson Bunker Hunt Steven M. Asmussen Donnie Meche 1 mile 1:35.88 $62,700 2001 Hava Peer John H. Williams Ralph W. Black Carlos Rivas 1 mile 1:37.40 $53,100 2000 Valid Leader Jan & Connie Chumas Doug Oliver Chad Anderson 1 mile 1:37.80 $43,300

14 COPPER TOP FUTURITY 21st running to be held Tuesday, April 21, 2020 $130,000 Guaranteed • Four & One-Half Furlongs • 2-Year-Olds (TB)

SHAME ON READ 2019 WINNER

With a quick burst of acceleration out of the gate, Shame On Read and jockey Elvin Gonzalez had the rest of the field at his mercy, running away with a gate-to-wire score in the $149,353 Copper Top Futurity. Sent off as the 2-to-1 post time favorite, Shame On Read broke out of the gate and assumed command quickly, leading his nearest rivals through an opening quarter mile of 22.83 seconds. Gonzalez kept busy at the head of the lane aboard the New Mexico-bred son of Shame On Charlie before distancing himself from the field, crossing the wire 3 lengths in front, completing the 4 1/2 furlongs in a final time of 52.20 seconds. Trained by Dallas Barton and owned by Glenn and Linda Berry, Shame On Read ran third in his career debut here on April 14 when trials for the Copper Top were held. The win places his lifetime earnings at $75,000.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Shame On Read Glenn and Linda Berry Dallas Barton Elvin Gonzalez 4 1/2 f ; 52.20 $149,353 2018 Hustle Up Dale Taylor, Bobby McQueen Todd Fincher Tracy Hebert 4 1/2 f : 51.55 $162, 905 and Suzanne Kirby 2017 On The Low Down Dale Taylor, Bobby McQueen Todd Fincher Tracy Hebert 4 1/2 f : 51.17 $147,196 and Suzanne Kirby 2016 Ignored Steve and Bessie Prather Todd Fincher Ruby Gonzalez 4 1/2 f :51.12 $125,584 2015 Naevussquall W.T. Stradley & Tom Williams Fred Danley Ry Eikleberry 4 1/2 f :51.58 $74,447 2015 Rapping Mary (f) Benny Vanecek and Solitaire Stable Henry Dominguez Enrique Gomez 4 1/2 f :51.72 $68,001 2014 Raider Red Brad King & Dale Taylor Todd Fincher Alfredo Juarez, Jr. 4 1/2 f :52.75 $77,052 2014 Miss B R H (f) Tom Williams & W.T. Stradley Fred Danley Alfredo Juarez, Jr. 4 1/2 f :51.56 $77,953 2013 Dandy Don Who Sam E. & Sammy L. Stevens Todd Fincher Aldo Arboleda 4 1/2 f :52.21 $92,125 2013 Lady Genius (f) W.D. Carson Sr., M.H. Carson Dallas Barton Carlos Madeira 4 1/2 f :51.70 $88,389 & Leach Racing LLC 2012 Kiss My Hennessy Joe Dee Brooks & Scott Bryant Todd Fincher Miguel Hernandez 4 1/2 f :52.75 $120,989 2012 Hennessy Road (f) W. Davis & Lisa Moore Todd Fincher Casey Lambert 4 1/2 f :52.35 $100,958 2011 I Play Dirty Joe Dee Brooks Todd Fincher Isaias Enriquez 4 1/2 f :51.93 $113,987 2011 Roll Bloomers Roll (f) Rita J. Danley Fred Danley Vicente Grajeda 4 1/2 f :52.09 $125,166 2010 Verny Willard Burbach Greg Green Alfredo Juarez, Jr. 4 1/2 f :52.01 $125,162 2010 Squall Wilbud (f) W. T. Stradley & Tom Williams Fred Danley Jorge Luis Gonzalez 4 1/2 f :51.60 $113,436 2009 Explosive Mine Rolling K Farm, Robert Keith J. Michael Welch Alejandro Medellin 4 1/2 f :51.55 $205,107 & Phillip Godwin 2008 Bewild Hennessy Charles W. Hunter Todd Fincher Alfredo Juarez, Jr. 4 1/2 f :50.80 $217,552 2007 Thats Our Fred George E. Coleman Henry Dominguez Ken Tohill 4 1/2 f :51.80 $200.869 2006 Fantasmo E. Gene Bradley & Sam Britt Barbara J. Brown J. Martin Bourdieu 4 1/2 f :51.02 $195,317 2005 Monolito Guadalupe S. Hernandez Jose A. Gonzalez Ken Tohill 4 1/2 f :51.18 $216,064 2004 Oso Tricky Danny Stafford & Steve Usherwood H. Ray Ashford, Jr. Robert Johnson 4 1/2 f :54.16 $186,385 2003 Hecamefromaclaim Joe Dee & Lisa Brooks Todd Fincher Ricardo Jaime 4 1/2 f .51.45 $172,375 2002 Stormy Lane Molly M. Morris Roy Marcom, Jr. Jerry Yoakum 4 1/2 f :51.56 $152,241 2001 Devon’s Prospect SMS Racing LLC Tony Sedillo Carlos Rivas 4 1/2 f :52.4 $133,661 2000 Pocketfullapozzies Pierre J. & Leslie Amestoy Fred Danley J. J. Gonzalez 4 1/2 f :53.2 $124,882 15 RILEY ALLISON DERBY (Formerly the Riley Allison Futurity) 57th running to be held Sunday, January 26, 2019 $100,000 Guaranteed • One Mile • 3-Year-Olds (TB)

NITROUS 2019 WINNER

Nitrous, trained by Steve Asmussen for the partnership of Winchell Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables, won his two-turn debut when narrowly securing a win in the $106,000 Riley Allison Derby. Sent off as the prohibitive 3-to-5 favorite, Nitrous ($3.20) prevailed under leading jockey Luis Contreras, closing from last to first and outnodding Sheriff Brown at the wire. Nitrous had established his class as a juvenile with a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Hopeful at Saratoga. A Kentucky-bred son , Nitrous rallied down the center of the course and fought with a resilient Sheriff Brown to win in a photo. He covered the mile on a fast track in 1 minute, 36.98 seconds. Nitrous would go on to place in the Handicap (Gr. 1) and last summer.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Nitrous Winchell Thoroughbreds and Steve Asmussen Luis Contreras 1 mile 1:36.98 $106,600 Stonestreet Stables 2018 Runaway Ghost Joe Peacock Todd Fincher Tracy Hebert 1 mile 1:36.02 $106,600 2017 Conquest Mo Money Judge Lanier Racing Miguel Hernandez Jorge Carreno 1 mile 1:36.42 $106,000 2016 Concord Fast Teed Off Stable, LLC Justin R. Evans Ry Eikleberry 1 mile 1:35.47 $100,000 2015 Cinco Charlie William and Corinne Heiligbrodt Steve Asmussen Casey Lambert 1 mile 1:38.18 $104,800 2013 Rebranded Tony Pennington Justin Evans Ry Eikleberry 1 mile 1:38.73 $104,800 2012 Show Some Magic Kirk & Judy Robison Henry Dominguez Miguel Hernandez 1 mile 1:38.19 $106,000 2011 Isn’t He Clever Kirk & Judy Robison Henry Dominguez Alejandro Medellin 6 1/2 f 1:15.10 $104,200 2010 City Cool Mike McCarty Steven M. Asmussen Ken Tohill 6 1/2 f 1:15.53 $107,200 2009 Grand Slam Andre J. Kirk Robison Steven M. Asmussen Luis Contreras 6 1/2 f 1:18.59 $107,000 2008 Retap Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC Steven M. Asmussen Luis Contreras 6 1/2 f 1:16.67 $106,650 2007 Rapper S S Lathrop G. Hoffman Henry Dominguez Joe A. Martinez 6 1/2 f 1:15.81 $105,950 2006 Sir Five Star H. Gus King Scott Blasi Glen Murphy 6 1/2 f 1:17.72 $136,499 2005 Disappearing Trick George E. Coleman Henry Dominguez Ken Tohill 6 1/2 f 1:18.55 $166,934 2004 Cajun Pepper Eli Diamant & Harry L. Veruchi Ramon O. Gonzalez Alex Jimenez 6 1/2 f 1:15.15 $161,332 2003 Tin Can Sailor Sam Britt Joel H. Marr Carlos Madeira 6 1/2 f 1:17.29 $175,851 2002 Sum Trick Stanley E. Fulton O. D. Jamison Mike Clark 6 1/2 f 1:15.43 $161,761 2001 Interminable Gold Robert L. Beck Steven M. Asmussen Luis Quiñonez 6 1/2 f 1:16.68 $150,563 2000 Golden Tangle Jeffrey B. Keckley & Margarita Lopez Willie F. Leach Alfonso Fuentes 6 1/2 f 1:15.40 $85,138 1999 Is It Secret James. E. Nelson Clifford Lambert Casey Lambert 6 1/2 f 1:20.1 $65,759

16 MINE THAT BIRD DERBY (Formerly the Borderland Derby) 20th running to be held Sunday, February 23, 2020 $100,000 Guaranteed • One Mile & One-Sixteenth • 3-Year-Olds (TB)

HUSTLE UP 2019 WINNER

Hustle Up, trained by Todd Fincher for owners Dale F. Taylor Racing, LLC., Bobby McQueen and Suzanne Kirby, scored a gate-to-wire win in the $100,000 Mine That Bird Derby. Ridden by Shane Laviolette, Hustle Up ($7) proved much the best, winning by a length over even- money favorite Wicked Indeed, who rallied late but couldn’t catch the front running winner. The final time for the 1 1/16 mile race was 1 minute, 42.31 seconds. The New Mexico-bred son of Abstraction earned his fourth black-type win with the Mine That Bird Derby victory, having earlier secured victories in the Red Hedeman Mile at Sunland Park as well as during his 2-year-old campaign in both the Steve Prather Stakes at Zia Park and the Mountain Top New Mexico Bred Thoroughbred Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. The front running expert is well on his way to becoming one of the most prolific New Mexico-bred stakes winners ever with 10 career wins and over $536,000 in earnings.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Hustle Up Dale Taylor, Bobby McQueen and Todd Fincher Shane Laviolette 1 1/16 m 1:42.31 $100,000 Suzanne Kirby 2018 Reride Winchell Thoroughbreds Steve Asmussen Alfredo Juarez, Jr. 1 1/16 m 1:44.06 $100,000 2017 Conquest Mo Money Judge Lanier Racing Miguel Hernandez Jorge Carreno 1 1/16 m 1:43.12 $100,000 2016 Concord Fast Teed Off Stable, LLC Justin R. Evans Ry Eikleberry 1 m 1:37.75 $120,000 2015 Where’s the Moon J. Kirk and Judy Robison Henry Dominguez Enrique Gomez 1 1/16 m 1:42.80 $120,000 2014 Proceed Michael Stinson Joel Marr Alfredo Juarez Jr. 1 1/16 m 1:41.09 $120,000 2013 Dry Summer Sam Britt & Michael House Joel Marr Carlos Madeira 1 1/16 m 1:45.32 $150,000 2012 Isn’t He Clever Kirk & Judy Robison Henry Dominguez Alejandro Medellin 1 1/16 m 1:43 $100,000 2011 Fusa Code Cathy & Bob Zollars Steven M. Asmussen Justin Shepherd 1 1/16 m 1:45.06 $100,000 2010 Storming Saint Lathrop Hoffman Henry Dominguez Luis Contreras 1 1/16 m 1:45.27 $100,000 2009 Scorewithcater Robert Master Doug O’Neill Michael Baze 1 1/16 m 1:43.96 $100,000 2008 Poni Colada Robert Zollars & Mark Wagner Steven M. Asmussen Alfredo Juarez, Jr. 1 1/16 m 1:47.19 $100,000 2007 Takedown Ackerly Brothers Farms Steven M. Asmussen Glen Murphy 1 1/16 m 1:44.64 $100,000 2006 Indy Wildcat Bearing Point Ventures or Paula S. Capestro M.C. Baze 1 1/16 m 1:44.82 $100,000 Paula S. Capestro 2005 Southern Africa Al & Saundra Kirkwood Michael Puhich Garrett Gomez 1 1/16 m 1:43.18 $104,800 2004 Go Kitty Go Vernon & Sylvia Hauschild Mac Miller Miguel Fuentes 1 m 1:37.84 $105,450 2003 Mr. Decatur Heiligbrodt Racing Stable Steven M. Asmussen Sal Gonzalez, Jr. 1 m 1:36.23 $104,100 2002 Premeditation William L. Clifton, Jr. William F. Leach Mike Clark 1 m 1:36.16 $32,900

17 SUNLAND DERBY (GR III) (Formerly the WinStar Derby) 17th running to be held Sunday, March 22, 2020 $700,000 Guaranteed • One Mile & One-Eighth • 3-Year-Olds (TB)

CUTTING HUMOR WINS SUNLAND DERBY (GR. III)

18 Cutting Humor prevails in $800,000 in the Sunland Derby earn qualifying points for entry into the Sunland Derby (Gr. III) thriller Run for the Roses. Cutting Humor, with the win, is firmly on the leaderboard with 50 points. Starlight Racing’s Cutting Humor, under an all-out drive from jockey John Velazquez, narrowly edged late-running Cutting Humor is a 2-time winner from 6 lifetime starts. He Anothertwistafate to win Sunday’s 16th running of the $800,000 broke his maiden last December at Gulfstream Park West in his Sunland Derby (Gr. III) in track record time. Trained by Todd final start as a 2-year-old. His victory in the Sunland Derby (Gr. Pletcher, the son of ranged up five-wide around the III) adds $460,800 to his lifetime earnings, which now stand at far turn after tracking a quick early pace. A duel between post nearly $517,000. time favorite Mucho Gusto and Hustle Up saw quick fractions of 22.76 seconds and 45.63 seconds for the opening half-mile. Runner-up Anothertwistafate produced a gallant effort in the Sunland Derby (Gr. III). Trained by Blaine Wright, the son of Scat Cutting Humor, always within striking range, loomed up Daddy added 20 Kentucky Derby points to his career ledger. around the far turn and challenged Mucho Gusto at the head The second place finish snapped a three-race win streak, which of the lane. After putting that one away, Velazquez kept busy included a victory in the El Camino Real Derby on the tapeta aboard the winner, prevailing by a neck over a fast-charging surface at last time out. Anothertwistafate and jockey Juan Hernandez. The margin of victory marks the closest finish in the history of the race. After the top pair, it was nearly six lengths back to third place finisher Mucho Gusto, who was sent off as the post time favorite. “The pace of the race was so fast,” Velazquez said in the The Bob Baffert trainee battled the winner briefly at the head of winner’s circle. “The way he held on there at the end was good the lane before losing contact with the top pair. By virtue of his experience.” third place finish, Mucho Gusto added 10 points to his resume.

The final time of 1 minute, 46.94 seconds for the 1 1/8 miles Sent off as the second choice in the wagering at odds of 2.30-to-1, established a new stakes and course record, bettering the old Cutting Humor returned $6.60 to his winning backers among the course record of Oh So Regal, who ran the same distance last on-track crowd of nearly 17,000 fans. The Sunland Derby card year in 1 minute, 47.12 seconds. achieved new heights for overall handle. All sources handle on the 12-race program surpassed $4.8 million. The previous record With the win, Cutting Humor all but assured himself a spot in the was the 2018 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) card at $4.3 million. starting gate for the . The top four finishers

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Cutting Humor Starlight Racing John Velazquez 1 1/8 miles 1:46.94 (NTR) $800,000 2018 Runaway Ghost Joe Peacock Todd Fincher Tracy Hebert 1 1/8 miles 1:49.20 $800,000 2017 Hence Steve Asmussen Alfredo Juarez, Jr. 1 1/8 miles 1:47.37 $800,000 2016* Collected Speedway Stable, Inc. Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 1 1/8 miles 1:48.90 $415,000 2015 Firing Line Arnold Zetcher Simon Callaghan 1 1/8 miles 1:47.39 $800,000 2014 Chitu Tanma Corporation Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 1 1/8 miles 1:47.88 $800,000 2013 Govenor Charlie Mike Pegram Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 1 1/8 miles 1:47.54 $800,000 2012 Daddy Nose Best Cathy & Bob Zollars Steve Asmussen Julien Leparoux 1 1/8 miles 1:48.59 $800,000 2011 Twice The Appeal Edward Brown Jr., Victor Flores Jeff Bonde Christian Santiago Reyes 1 1/8 miles 1:50.91 $800,000 & Henry Hernandez 2010 Endorsement WinStar Farm LLC, Shannon Ritter 1 1/8 miles 1:48.46 $800,000 Bill Casner et al. 2009 Kelly Leak Blahut Racing, Dennis Avila Michael Machowsky Mike Smith 1 1/8 miles 1:50.02 $900,000 & 2008 Liberty Bull Kenneth Maier Thomas M. Amoss Gerard Melancon 1 1/8 miles 1:49.82 $600,000 2007 Song Of Navarone George E. Coleman Henry Dominguez Victor Espinoza 1 1/8 miles 1:49.53 $600,000 2006 Wanna Runner Mike Pegram Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 1 1/8 miles 1:48.88 $600,000 2005 Thor’s Echo Suarez Racing, Inc. & Doug O’Neill 1 1/8 miles 1:49.59 $500,000 Royce S. Jaime Racing, Inc. 2004 Hi Teck Man Hassel R. & Bonnie V. Spraberry Johnnie L. Nall Ricardo Jaime 1 1/16 miles 1:43.20 $500,000 2003 Excessivepleasure Ty & Leroy Leatherman Doug O’Neill 1 1/16 miles 1:42.84 $500,000

*Because of EHV-1 virus outbreak, the 2016 Sunland Derby (GR III) was canceled and replaced by the Sunland Park Festival of Racing Stakes. NTR - New Track Record

19 SUNLAND PARK OAKS 19th running to be held Sunday, March 22, 2020 $200,000 Guaranteed • One Mile & One-Sixteenth • Fillies • 3-Year-Olds

Enlisting and K P Slickem down the backstretch, assumed a slim lead around the far turn before opening up on her rivals on her way to a 1 and 1/4 length win for trainer Bob Baffert, who picked up his eighth win in the prestigious event.

Baffert admitted to some nervous moments during the race, particularly after the break.

“She was standing just fine in the gate until the horse next to her moved and she hopped right at the start,” Baffert said. “We had some real nightmares, but she’s such a good filly and her class prevailed.” Baffert has won the Sunland Park Oaks a record eight times.

In addition to the $116,400 paycheck she earned on Sunday, which increases her lifetime winnings to $440,680 for owners Summer Wind Equine, Chasing Yesterday picked up 50 qualifying points in her quest to reach the starting gate for the 2019 Kentucky Oaks.

Chasing Yesterday overcomes tardy start Chasing Yesterday is a four-time stakes winner. She won the Grade 1 last December at in her final to win $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks race as a 2-year-old. She also owns victories in the Desi Arnaz Stakes Not even a tardy getaway could prevent Chasing Yesterday from an last fall at Del Mar and the Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita Park. She has impressive score in the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks. won five times from six career starts, her only loss coming last summer in the Grade 1 Stakes at Saratoga. Chasing Yesterday ran the 1 The 3-year-old filly by Tapit and a half-sister to 2015 Triple Crown winner 1/16 miles in a final time of 1 minute, 43.18 seconds and returned $2.10 as American Pharoah, Chasing Yesterday overcame a hop at the start the overwhelming post time favorite. K P Slickem ran well to hold on for under jockey Drayden Van Dyke, rallied to contest the leading pair of second, just a head in front of Backflash.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Chasing Yesterday Summer Wind Equine Bob Baffert Drayden Van Dyke 1 1/16 miles 1:43.18 $200,000 2018 Blamed Cleber Massey Joel Marr Ken Tohill 1 1/16 miles 1:43.32 $200,000 2017 Ghalia Sumaya U.S. Stable Todd Pletcher Jose Ortiz 1 1/16 miles 1:44.24 $200,000 2016* Thrilled Michael Tabor Todd Pletcher 1 1/16 miles 1:43.35 $200,000 2015 Maybellene Natalie J. Baffert Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 1 1/16 miles 1:42.90 $200,000 2014 Awesome Baby , Inc. Bob Baffert Mike E. Smith 1 1/16 miles 1:43.80 $200,000 2013 Midnight Lucky Watson, Pegram & Weitman Bob Baffert 1 1/16 miles 1:41.06 $200,000 2012 Princess Arabella Peachtree Stable Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 1 1/16 miles 1:43.52 $200,000 2011 Plum Pretty Peachtree Stable Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 1 1/16 miles 1:43.18 $200,000 2010 Harissa Gem, Inc. David Hofmans Tyler Baze 1 1/16 miles 1:42.90 $200,000 2009 Gabby’s Golden Gal Arnold Zetcher Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 1 1/16 miles 1:43.31 $200,000 2008 Sky Mom Heather Stark Steven Asmussen Garrett K. Gomez 1 1/16 miles 1:44.50 $200,000 2007 Tough Tiz’s Sis Watson or Weitman Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 1 1/16 miles 1:45.18 $200,000 Performances, LLC 2006 Sweet Fourty Michael House Jeff Mullins Victor Espinoza 1 1/16 miles 1:43.73 $250,000 2005 Cee’s Irish Merv Griffin Ranch Co. Doug O’ Neill Corey Nakatani 1 1/16 miles 1:44.66 $259,000 2004 Speedy Falcon Chris Coleman Henry Dominguez Ricardo Jaime 1 1/16 miles 1:36.57 $260,193 2003 Island Fashion Everest Stable, Inc Nick Canani Ignacio Puglisi 1 mile 1:36.29 $256,450 2002 No Turbulence Frank Lewkowitz & J. Eric Kruljac Daryl Montoya 1 mile 1:38.11 $77,700 Dennis & Norine Grenier 2001 Gems And Gold Anthony J. & Aimee Trujillo Ramon Gonzalez Daryl Montoya 1 mile 1.38.3 $42,300

*Because of EHV-1 virus outbreak, the 2016 Sunland Park Oaks was canceled and replaced by the Plum Pretty Stakes.

20 CHASING YESTERDAY WINS SUNLAND PARK OAKS

21 QUARTER HORSE TRAINERS LEADING QUARTER HORSE TRAINERS NAME STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Purses Cynthia G. Gonzalez 91 14 17 8 15 43 $420,854 Jose Luis Muela 73 13 16 4 18 45 $501,503 Wesley T. Giles 71 11 7 7 15 35 $227,762 Ricardo G. Armendariz 40 8 7 4 20 48 $298,382 Gerardo Ochoa-Pena 16 8 1 1 50 63 $96,313 Jorge A. Morales-Flores 38 6 6 3 16 39 $93,702 Martin Orona, Sr. 37 6 4 3 16 35 $97,427 Alvaro Hinojos 28 6 2 2 21 36 $71,562 Jimmy W. Guerra 36 5 7 6 14 50 $272,030 Justin W. Joiner 31 5 6 4 16 48 $127,683

WES GILES Six-time Sunland Park Quarter Horse training champion Wes Giles returns for another impactful campaign. The 2018 Quarter Horse training champion at Sunland Park enjoyed a big win with Zee James in the rich $396,412 New Mexican Spring Futurity. In 2015, Giles was the number one trainer with 25 wins from 106 starters for a powerful 24% winning clip. His horses earned over $595,000. Herekittykittykitty was a major star for the Giles barn four seasons ago winning both the $85,000 Jess Burner and $85,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicaps. Wes won the $85,000 NMHBA Quarter Horse Stakes with Too Flash For You who went on to win the 2014 All American Derby. His career resume glitters with two victories in the Grade 1 West Texas Futurity with Wild Six in 2007 and Fast Prize Zoom in 2008. Giles also trained 870 yard multiple stakes champion Gone to the Mountain who still holds the world record for the distance in 43.02 seconds, a mark which may never be broken. The native of Utah won Sunland Park training titles in 2005-06, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2013-14. Giles won the 2016 Ruidoso Quarter Horse Futurity with Apolltical Chad. In 2017, Giles saddled Uptown Dynasty to win the Ruidoso Quarter Horse Futurity and directed Bigg Daddy to a second place finish in the $3 million All American Futurity. Wife Jill Giles works extremely hard helping to manage the large operation throughout New Mexico. Giles is pointing Valliant Tiberias to the Championship at Sunland Park on Sunday, December 29.

NEW NEWS RALLIES LATE TO WIN HONKY TONK DADDY EARNS $210,852 WEST TEXAS DERBY UPSET IN $393,483 NEW MEXICAN Showing a dazzling burst of speed in the SPRING FUTURITY Leading from start final 100 yards, New News overcame a bit to finish under jockey Ricky Ramirez, Honky of a slow start before storming home under Tonk Daddy scored an upset winning the a strong ride from jockey J. R. Ramirez to 25th edition of the rich Grade 2 $393,483 win the $210,852 Grade III West Texas New Mexican Spring Futurity. Racing for the Derby. The Texas-bred son of Majestic Cartel remained unbeaten U S Alliance Logistics LLC, Honky Tonk Daddy broke cleanly from her in three starts during his sophomore campaign. The fastest inside post and held on tenaciously, prevailing by a neck in a thrilling qualifier validated his status as the 4-to-5 post time favorite with a late blanket finish, outfinishing 7-to-2 post time favorite Colby James, racing burst of speed, edging Cds Wine N Dine in the final strides. New News the 300 yards in 15.12 seconds and earning a 95 Equibase Speed Index races for owners Elco Armendariz and Omar Ruiz, Jr., New News ran figure. The 2-year-old New Mexico-bred daughter of Big Daddy Cartel, the 400 yards in a final time of 19.05 seconds, earning an Equibase purchased for $14,000 at last year’s Ruidoso New Mexico Bred Quarter Speed Index of 103 and returned $3.80 to his winning backers. His Horse sale, Honky Tonk Daddy broke her maiden when winning her lifetime record now shows three wins from eight career starts with debut during trials held here on April 13. The $184,937 winner’s share of earnings topping $118,000. Cds Wine N Dine, with Paul Osbaldo on the purse increases her lifetime bankroll to more than $190,000. Sent board, finished second, just a neck behind the winner and completing off at odds of 10-to-1, Honky Tonk Daddy returned $22 to her winning a $1 exacta worth $6.10. They finished just ahead of Midday News with backers, while the $1 exacta paid $69. Colby James, with Alan Hernandez Felipe Garcia-Luna in the irons. aboard, edged out Montevina and jockey Esgar Ramirez for the place.

22 QUARTER HORSE JOCKEYS LEADING QUARTER HORSE JOCKEYS NAME STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Purses Manuel Gutierrez 123 22 13 10 18 37 $550,201 Alonso Rivera 91 17 11 14 19 46 $275,629 Adrian A. Ramos 100 14 9 8 14 31 $308,897 Mauro Salcedo 114 12 13 11 11 32 $346,425 Esgar Ramirez 89 10 15 8 11 37 $233,982 Sergio Becerra, Jr. 55 10 8 6 18 44 $214,461 Jaime Parga Leos 74 9 9 9 12 36 $159,590 Paul Osbaldo Garcia 54 9 8 4 17 39 $160,046 Daniel Ruiz Amaya 79 7 14 7 9 35 $143,587 Hector Aldrete 86 7 9 10 8 30 $164,954

MANUEL GUTIERREZ The world class Manuel Gutierrez is coming off two straight Quarter Horse riding titles at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. He dominated the scene in 2017-18 winning 26 races, 12 wins in front of his near rival. Last season, the clutch stakes rider won 22 races including prize monies of over $550,000 and the bulk of that came with his stirring victory in the Grade 2 $324,120 West Texas Futurity. Perrys Secret and Gutierrez rocketed to a narrow victory in the 61st edition of the classic race. Let go at 13-1 odds, Perrys Secret tagged 2-1 favorite Return of Brown Eyes to get the victory. Jess Bein The Hero was another top stakes horse for Gutierrez last season. They combined forces to finish a gallant second behind Jessies First Down in the $350,000 Championship at Sunland Park (Grade 1). The duo was also the top qualifier for the 2019 West Texas Maturity. In total, the highly sought after rider has 367 career wins, and his mounts have earned nearly $10 million. Most of that sum has been generated in the last 6 years.

ESGAR RAMIREZ The great Esgar Ramirez is a record 9-time Sunland Park Quarter Horse jockey champion and ranks as one of the world’s best. Ramirez earned his 9th Sunland Park riding title in the 2016-17 season recording 26 wins. His horses earned nearly $650,000. In 2015, Ramirez won 43 races from 214 mounts and was 16 wins in front of his nearest rival. During the 2012-13 meet, he won the $203,148 West Texas Derby , the $126,512 Sunland Park Winter Quarter Horse Derby and the $107,370 Bank of America New Challenge Championship. Esgar won 7 stakes races in 2011-12 including the $251,358 New Mexican Spring Futurity with Pj Chick in Black. Ramirez the 2010 All American Futurity and has been leading rider at both Ruidoso Downs and Zia Park. In 2016, Ramirez hit a career high at Ruidoso Downs winning both the $2.4 million All American Derby with EC Jet One and the $3 million All American Futurity with Imperial Eagle. Esgar led the nation in earnings topping $4.1 million in 2016 including a clutch score in the $200,000 Sunland Park Juvenile Championship aboard Imperial Eagle. He would also win the 2018 West Texas Maturity with Imperial Eagle. Esgar’s book is expertly handled by jockey agent Kathy Murphy. Esgar and his wife, Veronica Ramirez, have two sons – Esgar, Jr and Eli.

ADRIAN A. RAMOS Adrian A. Ramos earned the title of leading Quarter Horse jockey at Sunland Park in 2016, winning 22 races from 142 mounts. His mounts earned over $2.5 million over the last five seasons as Ramos excelled in big money stakes races. Ramos rode Zee James to a lucrative victory in the $396,412 New Mexican Spring Futurity in 2018. Ramos enjoyed a prestige win aboard Wagon full of Gold in the 2016 Bank of American Now Mexico Challenge. Ramos rode the upset winner for trainer Wes Giles. Adrian won aboard Jess Cruzin on By in the $230,000 New Mexican Spring Futurity and Major Moonflash in the 2016 New Mexico Classic Derby worth $200,000. Ramos was among the top ten riders in the country in 2016 and rode Apolltical Chad to victory in the Ruidoso Quarter Horse Futurity. In 2017, horses ridden by Adrian Ramos generated over $1 million. He rode Running Dragon to three straight stakes win including the Shue Fly Stakes. Adrian finished third in the Sunland Park jockey standings last season with 14 wins from 100 mounts.

23 THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT SUNLAND PARK (GR I) 19th running to be held Sunday, December 29, 2019 $350,000 Guaranteed • 440 Yards • 3-Year-Olds & Older (QH)

JESSIES FIRST DOWN 2018 WINNER Jessies First Down, one of the greatest Quarter Horses of all-time, went virtually unchallenged in the 2018 Championship at Sunland Park (Gr. I). Under regular pilot Rodrigo Vallejo, the venerable champion turned on the jets in deep stretch to defeat Jess Bein the Hero by an expanding one-length. The 7-year-old gelded son of Fdd Dynasty also won the 2016 Championship at Sunland Park. Jessies First Down ranks as the second horse since First Moonflash to win the Championship at Sunland Park twice. The former World Champion running Quarter Horses earned a $157,000 for proud owner Ted Abrams. The 1-2 favorite was trained by James Padgett and earned a 103 speed index. During his impeccable career, Jessies First Down won 19 races and earned 12 seconds and one third from 40 starts. Before his retirement in 2019, the speed merchant ran out a staggering sum of over $1.6 million in career earnings.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2018 Jessies First Down Ted Abrams James Padgett Rodrigo Vallejo 440 yd :21.156 $350,000 2017 Tf Im That Guy Victor Diaz Lorenzo Vega Manuel Gutierrez 440 yd :21.49 $350,000 2016 Jessies First Down Ted Abrams Judd Kearl Rodrigo Vallejo 440 yd : 21.232 $350,000 2015 Zoomin Effortlessly Perrett Telesforo Edelmiro Carrizales Santos Carrizales 400 yd :19.349 $350,000 2014 Rcj Major Storm Alfredo Sanchez Alfredo Sanchez Jesse Lee Levario 400 yd :19.14 $350,000 2013 Feature Mr. Bojangles R.D. Hubbard & Heysol Howlet Paul Jones Cody Jensen 400 yd :19.612 $350,000 2012 Prospect to the Top Joel Tavarez Brandon Muniz Oscar Rincon 400 yd :19.033 $350,000 2011 Cold Cash 123 T. Bill Stables, Inc. C. Dwayne Gilbreath Roy Baldillez 400 yd :18.73 $350,000 2010 Noconi R.D. Hubbard & John T.L. Paul Jones Jacky Martin 400 yd :19.13 $350,000 Jones, Jr. Interests, Ltd. 2009 First Moonflash Amestoy & Gonzalez Andres Gonzalez Alejandro Medellin 400 yd :19.057 $350,000 THE SHUE FLY STAKES (RG III) 48th running to be held Saturday, January 25, 2020 $115,000 Added • 400 Yards • 3-Year-Olds (QH)

RYANSMANONTHEMOON 2019 WINNER Ryansmanonthemoon prevailed on top in the 47th running of the $211,142 Shue Fly Stakes. Under jockey Mauro Salcedo, Ryansmanonthemoon finished with a flourish to win the 400 yard stakes race by a neck in a time of 19.309 seconds, good for a 96 speed index. The talented New Mexico-bred son of First Moonlash won a prolonged duel with Cd Mamas Boy. Woodys Copy Cat closed late to get third, beaten a half-length. The winner and third place finisher are trained by Sunland Park’s leading Quarter Horse trainer Cynthia Gonzalez. Ryansmanonthemoon earned $99,237 for owners Jimmy Negrete and Jimmy Vasquez. Loyal supporters of the winner received $18.40 on a $2 win ticket. Ryansmanonthemoon went on to score a stellar campaign at Ruidoso Downs last summer. YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Ryansmanonthemoon Jimmy Negrete and Jimmy Vasquez Cynthia Gonzalez Mauro Salcedo 400 yd :19.309 $211,142 2018 Everybuddys Talkin Eric Pineda Richardo Armendariz Raul Herrera 400 yd :19.62 $206,852 2017 Running Dragon By By JJ LLC Juan M. Gonzalez Adrian A. Ramos 400 yd :19.146 $205,973 2016 Carson City Girl David E. & Sandra K. Barrett Fred I. Danley Larry Gamez 400 yd :19.27 $190,119 2015 Moonstruck Love Jose Luis Ozona Paul Jones Joe Badilla, Jr. 400 yd :19.155 $201,609 2014 Woodys Allstar Brooks, Rushing and Lewis Mike Joiner Salvador Martinez 400 yd :19.067 $290,656 2013 Slew By You Valle Guadiana Corp. Juan M. Gonzalez Ramon Sanchez 400 yd :19.345 $252,796 2012 First Blazin Love Johnson, Saumell & Martinez Paul Jones G.R. Carter 400 yd :19.15 $286,364 2011 Quatro Menudos William McCarty, W.P. Wood Hermenegildo Aldavaz Salvador Martinez 400 yd :18.97 $313,502 & SW Paving & Grading, Inc. 2010 Mr Regard KH Logax, Inc. Juan M. Gonzalez Tony Guymon 400 yd :19.319 $338,638 24 WEST TEXAS FUTURITY (GR II) 62nd running to be held Sunday, April 19, 2020 $100,000 Added • 300 Yards • 2-Year-Olds (QH)

PERRYS SECRET 2019 WINNER Almada Racing’s Perrys Secret rallied home down the center of the course and got up in the final strides to narrowly prevail in a dazzling 61st edition of the Grade 2 $324,120 West Texas Futurity. Ridden by Sunland Park’s leading quarter horse jockey Manuel Gutierrez for trainer Josue Ponce, 13-to-1 outsider Perrys Secret finished strongly and tagged 2-to-1 favorite Return of Brown Eyes just in the shadow of the wire The grey gelding won by a head while racing the 300 yards in a final time of 14.92 seconds, earning a 103 Equibase Speed Index figure. A 2-year-old Texas-bred son of Hez Our Secret and a 2018 Texas Quarter Horse Yearling Sale purchase of $6,700, Perrys Secret won his trial heat here when debuting on April 12, adding the West Texas Futurity to his spotless career resume. The $152,000 lion’s share of the purse pads his lifetime bankroll to more than $157,000. Return of Brown Eyes wound up second.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2019 Perrys Secret Almada Racing Josue Ponce Manuel Gutierrez 330 yd 14.92 $324,120 2018 Suze Returns Joe Rios Juan M. Gonzalez Jamie Parga Leos 300 yd :15.14 $269,528 2017 Suenos Dineros Victor Lozano Shae Cox Jose Luis Enriquez 300 yd :15.29 $230,131 2016 Eyema Blue Wagon Regal Racing Stables, LLC Albert Franco Sergio Becerra Jr. 300 yd :15.18 $217,904 2015 Nucky Julie and Denis Schoenhofer Justin Joiner Salvador Martinez 300 yd :15.052 $198,924 2014 Boi George Miguel & Mauricio Gallegos Gene Burden Adrian A. Ramos 300 yd :14.873 $267,651 2013 Wr Golden Eagle Rose Webb Roy Marcom Jr. Freddie Martinez 300 yd :14.862 $284,461 2012 El Duero R/T Stables Toby Keeton Agustin Silva 300 yd :14.68 $217,146 2011 Valiant War Hero Texas Broads Trey Wood Oscar Rincon 300 yd :14.59 $253,004 2010 No Dice Special Vwp, Jr. Inc. John Stinebaugh Salvador Martinez 300 yd :14.95 $302,339 2009 Varsity Girl Enrique Hernandez Ralph Muniz Ricky Ramirez 300 yd :15.18 $252,625 2008 Fast Prize Zoom Weetona Stanley & William E. Smith Wesley T. Giles G.R. Carter Jr. 300 yd :14.67 $300,958 2007 Wild Six Herman K. Mineer & Wesley T. Giles Tony Guymon 300 yd :14.95 $266,771 Lee A. Sherwood Partnership 2006 Jess Destined J&L Stables (J McBride et al) Carl W. Draper Oscar Hernandez 300 yd :15.24 $230,855 & Fredda Draper 2005 Leading Spirit Barry B. Thompson G. Blane Wood James Gonzales II 300 yd :14:92 $269,778 2004 A Stone Runaway Terry K. Wood Sam H. Howard Alvin Brossette 300 yd :15:18 $316,906 2003 Quik Jolla Jose & Victor Diaz Lorenzo Vega Jerry Yoakum 300 yd :15:06 $306,378 2002 Eye Opening Episode Sandra L. Erwin James Lackey Freddie Martinez 300 yd :14:93 $277,008 2001 Illusioneiress Miguel Caro Jose R. Gonzalez Sr. Jacky Martin 300 yd :15.02 $265,302 2000 Stoli Jackie Spencer Clair Greenwood Joe Martinez 300 yd :15.36 $180,649 1999 JP Streak Ivan Tafoya Jose R. Gonzalez Sr. David Mitchell 330 yd :17.06 $151,270 1998 Rabbits Rainbow James T. Lewter Timothy Cross Jerry Rodriguez 330 yd :16.60 $127,102 1997 Honor Ease R. Craig Iverson Jonna D. Rosa Nancy Summers 330 yd :16:72 $129,045 1996 Haulin Pass Doyle Norris G. Blane Wood Darrell Blevins 330 yd :16.70 $147,410 1995 Run Em Up Susan Alwan, Nelda Segotta Timothy Guidry Kenneth Hart 330 yd :16.52 $147,020 & Margaret Musso 1994 Andrews EZ Effort Frank & Mary Richardson Fred Danley Billy Peterson 330 yd :16.64 $74,765 1993 Six Kix James T. Armer Jack Brooks Kenneth Hart 330 yd :17.03 $114,642 1992 Mr Eye Opener Dale J. Smith Jack Brooks Kenneth Hart 330 yd :16.45 $154,115 1991 Special Task Ronald Shalz & E. Cersovsky Jack Brooks Jacky Martin 330 yd :16.72 $172,746 1990 Dashing Lion C. G. Porter Jim Brock Joe Martinez 330 yd :16.63 $192,267 1989 Johnnys Night Suzann Marney Alfred Fontenot Mike Lidberg 330 yd :16:61 $168,699 25 A Subsidiary of MY WAY HOLDINGS, LLC. RICK BAUGH - GENERAL MANAGER

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