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2 The Area | The Property Live racing at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino begins on Friday, December 16, and the 3 Historical Highlights | Track Facts 72-day meet will be powered by a highly lucrative stakes schedule worth over $5 million. 4 Rick Baugh General Manager | Sunland Park & The Over $1.5 million in purses will be offered on (GR III) day – Sunday, 5 NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance March 26, 2017. The 14th running of the $800,000 Sunland Derby (GR III) at one and 6-7 2016 – 2017 Stakes Schedule one-eighth miles will be the richest and most important race of the meet for three-year-old 8-9 Leading Trainers seeking a berth in the . The winner of the Sunland Derby (GR III) receives 50 critical qualifying points for entry into the Kentucky Derby. A record 10-11 Leading Thoroughbred Jockeys crowd of 19,081 fans came to witness the 2015 edition of the Sunland Derby (GR III). 12 Sunland Park Handicap The 2015 Sunland Derby (GR III) winner, Firing Line, ran second to eventual Triple Crown 13 Harry W. Henson Handicap | Copper Top Futurity winner in the . Sunland Derby (GR III) winners Chitu 14-15 Sunland Derby (GR III) History | (2014), Governor Charlie (2013), Daddy Nose Best (2012) and Twice the Appeal (2011) all ran 16 Leading Owner | The Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap in the Kentucky Derby. In 2009, Mine That Bird parlayed a fourth-place finish in the Sunland Derby to a victory in the Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds. 17 Riley Allison Derby | The Mine That Bird Derby 18 Leading Quarter Horse Trainers 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 Handicap, $100,000 La Coneja 19 Leading Quarter Horse Jockeys Stakes, $100,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks and $100,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Derby 20 The Championship at Sunland Park | Shue Fly Stakes will help propel Sunland Park’s greatest day on March 26. 21 West Texas Futurity History Thoroughbred stakes races are abundant on opening weekend. The $65,000 KLAQ 22 General Information Handicap for open Thoroughbreds racing five furlongs is set for Saturday, December 17. Elite New Mexico-bred horses compete in the $85,000 Johnie L. Jamison Handicap at six and one-half furlongs on Sunday, December 18. New Mexico-bred fillies and mares also race on December 18, going six furlongs in the $85,000 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap. 2016-2017 RACING CALENDAR The $100,000 Riley Allison Derby at one mile on Sunday, January 29 and the $100,000 Mine That Bird Derby at one and one-sixteenth miles on Sunday, February 26 serve as the chief local prep races for the $800,000 Sunland Derby (GR III). DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY

On Sunday, April 16, the $150,000 Sunland Park Handicap and the $110,000 added Copper S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Top Futurity get the limelight. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 World-class Quarter will also be part of the Sunland product. The 16th running of the $350,000 Championship at Sunland Park (GR 1) and the $200,000 Sunland Park 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Juvenile Championship are set for Saturday, December 31. The sensational older Quarter 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Horse star Zoomin Effortlessly won last year’s edition of the Championship at Sunland Park. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 26 27 28 The $150,000 estimated West Texas Derby will be on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The $200,000 estimated West Texas Futurity finale is set for Saturday, April 15.

Live racing at Sunland Park will take place on a primarily Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday basis through April 18, 2017. The only exceptions will be two Wednesday afternoon cards MARCH APRIL in December because of the Christmas holidays. Live racing will take place on Wednesday, December 21 and Wednesday, December 28. There will be no racing on Saturday, December S M T W T F S S M T W T F S DECEMBER 16 – FEBRUARY 14 24 (Christmas Eve) or Sunday, December 25 (Christmas Day). Post time to start the meet will 1 2 3 4 1 FIRST POST 12:45PM MST be 12:45PM. Nine races will be carded each day. Please let me know how we can best serve 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FEBRUARY 17 – APRIL 18 your media needs. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 FIRST POST 1:30PM MST Cheers, 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 LIVE RACING 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SUNLAND DERBY & OAKS 30

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1 THE AREA THE PROPERTY TRACK FACTS 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, HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS • The track opened on October 9, 1959 and shine. In fact, it shines over 300 days a year! Winters are or you may take advantage of our free courteous valet parking will begin its 58th season of racing on usually mild with an average daytime temperature of 60° F at both the Turf Club and Casino entrances. Our Turf Club is OF SUNLAND PARK December 16, 2016. and an average low of 32.5° F. Occasionally, temperatures will open throughout the year. However, during our racing season, all • Sunland Park employs an average of drop enough to see snow, but it never lasts long, just enough seating is reserved. Tables may be purchased for the season or • Built in 1959 for an original cost of $4 million, for kids and some young-at-heart adults to get excited about reserved on a daily basis. To reserve your seat or inquire about 500 people during the live racing season Sunland Park Racetrack opened to great fanfare (combined Track and Casino operations). the unusual winter-wonderland scene covering the desert, Turf Club seating, call 575-874-5200. Our facility also offers free and large crowds. Located just 10 minutes west of mountains and valley. Then, it’s gone as quickly as it came. seating in the Grandstand, below in the Horsemen’s Lounge, or Downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunland Park enjoyed • Largest employer and property tax payer The summers are hot and dry with a little less than 9 inches of enjoy the sunny Southwest weather on the apron of our racetrack. positive early results. Within four years, the track in Sunland Park, NM rainfall each year. The average temperature during the day is was firmly in the black. • Annual payroll is in excess of $13 million 95° F if you just count June, July and August. When you consider CASINO dollars. the five months of May through September that actually make Our casino is open every day at 10AM with the hottest slots in the • For decades, Sunland Park Racetrack was a up the summer, the average daytime temperature drops to 91.5° Southwest. We offer free membership to our Players Club. Earn gateway to the East and West for top race horses. • 26% of casino slot win (before expenses) is F. It isn’t uncommon for the thermometer to drop 20 degrees or Fiesta Bonus Play and entries to promotions while using your player’s Stakes stars like Winsham Lad, Curribot, Prince paid in taxes to the state of New Mexico. more during the summer night. card. Our weekday promotions will fill your pockets with extra cash. Astro, Nevada Phil, Bold Liz, Easy Jet and Dash • 20% of casino slot win (before expenses) For Cash campaigned at Sunland Park. goes directly into the purse account. LOCATION SIMULCAST WAGERING Situated on the border of two nations and three states, Keep up with all the action from tracks all over the world • The 1980 Riley Allison Futurity winner Bold Ego • Casino revenue has generated Sunland Park lies in the Chihuahuan Desert, 3,762 feet with year-round simulcast wagering all day, every day. finished a close second to Pleasant Colony in expenditures of $250,000 annually above sea level. The Rio Grande River flows directly parallel Monitors located in our Simulcast Lounge and throughout the the 1981 . Racing greats Willie to specifically aid responsible gaming to the track, separating Texas from Mexico, and it creates a Grandstand and Turf Club guarantee you’ll never miss a quick Shoemaker Jerry Bailey, Garrett Gomez, Pat awareness and problem gambler lush green valley ripe for farming and ranching. The area’s start or a photo finish. Valenzuela, Mike Smith, D. Wayne Lukas and Bob treatment. varied topography presents a scenic landscape and provides Baffert have all competed at Sunland Park. • Purses have increased from $30,000 per a pleasing contrast between arid desert, green valley and ENTERTAINMENT day in ’98 - ’99 to over $250,000 per day rugged mountains. There’s always something happening here. From car shows to • In 1999, Sunland Park opened its casino and began this season. concerts, the fun never ends! Catch live music in Franklin’s Lounge a new era of unparalleled success. Powered by TIME ZONE every weekend and our concerts in the Signature Showroom, over 700 slot machines, Sunland Park Racetrack • Handle has increased by over 314% from El Paso and Sunland Park are in the Mountain Time which features all the best acts from the past and present. and Casino offers a daily purse distribution of over the ’98 - ’99 season (the first year of the Zone and observe Daylight Saving Time from mid-March $250,000, a far cry from the $35,000 average casino). through October. DINING of the early 1990s. • Our simulcast signal is carried by over We offer four different dining options to satisfy your hunger. 800 off-track sites around the world and POPULATION Ventanas Bar & Grill serves everything from the best burgers • 2005 WinStar Derby winner Thor’s Echo won is offered free-of-charge on our website El Paso is the sixth largest city in the state of Texas, with 649,121 in the region to brick oven-baked pizza, all at an affordable the 2006 Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint and was during race days. inhabitants per the 2000 census (including El Paso County named the Eclipse Award winner as Champion price. Our snack bars include the Jackpot Grill and the Tecate • Organizations who have received residents, that number is raised to 728,943). With its proximity Sprinter. Cantina. Open every race day and for special events, Riley’s, contributions generated from the to Juarez, Mexico, El Paso’s sister city, it’s difficult to talk about a full-service restaurant, cooks up the best of everything from facility are NMSU, El Paso Child Crisis the population of one city without considering that of the other. • In 2009, former Sunland Park runner Mine That steaks and seafood to soups and salads. Center, La Casa, New Mexico Alliance Just across the border and within walking distance of each Bird shocked the world by winning the Kentucky for Hispanic Education, UTEP, El Paso other’s downtown areas, Juarez is home to 1,700,000 people. Derby at 50-1 odds. Community College, Valley Community Las Cruces is the fastest-growing city in New Mexico and the SPECIAL OCCASIONS Library, Westside YMCA (specifically the 11th fastest growing in the nation. Las Cruces, New Mexico, lies Looking for the best Conference Rooms and Meeting Space • On Sunday, March 22, 2015, an all-time record new Westside facility for the children of in the heart of the fertile Mesilla Valley and claims a population in El Paso & Southern New Mexico? Sunland Park Racetrack & crowd of 19,081 fans roared as Firing Line won the Southern New Mexico), and the United of 74,267. The population of Sunland Park, New Mexico, the Casino has the ultimate place to host your Business Meeting, $800,000 Sunland Derby (GR III) at Sunland Park Blood Services. home of Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, is approximately Conference, Wedding, Gala, Reception, Anniversary or Birthday Racetrack and Casino. Firing Line went on to finish 8,179. This makes for a combined total population of over 2 Party. We can accommodate any size function from 30 guests second to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah million, creating the largest metropolitan area on the border to 500 guests. For appointments to view our Director’s Room, in the 2015 Kentucky Derby. Over $3.5 million between the United States and Mexico. Mt. Cristo Rey Room, Lakeview Room or Signature Showroom, were wagered on the 12-race Sunland Derby (GR contact Group Sales at 575-874-5200. III) card. The 2017 Sunland Derby (GR III), worth $800,000, will run on Sunday, March 26. 2 3 RICK BAUGH NTRA SAFETY AND INTEGRITY ALLIANCE

TAKING SUNLAND PARK RACETRACK AND CASINO The NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance is a standing organization several meetings with Alliance officials. An on-site review included TO NEW HEIGHTS AS GENERAL MANAGER whose purpose is to establish standards and practices to inspections of all facets of the racing facility. Interviews were also Less than four years ago, Rick Baugh was named the new general manager of Sunland Park promote safety and integrity in horse racing and to secure their conducted with track executives, racetrack personnel, jockeys, Racetrack and Casino. Baugh took over the helm at Sunland Park, armed with a wealth of racing and gaming experience. Early in his racing career, Baugh worked at the fabled Phillips Ranch, implementation. Corporate partners of the Alliance include Pfizer owners, trainers, stewards and fans. the home of the great Dash For Cash. During an 11-year stint at the ranch, he fulfilled numerous Animal Health and Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. Information In areas intended to create a safer racing environment, best duties, including preparing young horses for the prestigious sales. on the Alliance, including the Alliance Code of Standards, can be practices in use at Sunland Park include an on-site substance In 1991, Baugh left the Phillips Ranch to work for Ruidoso Downs. Five years later, the found at www.NTRAalliance.com. hard-working Texan took over as general manager of the mountain oval. Baugh went on to help abuse and addiction treatment program; utilization of the Uniform R.D. Hubbard build Zia Park, and in 2006 and 2007, he was in charge of the racing operations “Sunland Park has done an extraordinary job of working with the National Trainers Test (adopted by the New Mexico State Racing at both tracks. When Zia Park was purchased by Penn National for $200 million, Baugh Rick Baugh remained as a consultant and was named assistant general manager for Zia Park in 2007. In the General Manager New Mexico Racing Commission to make the safety of horses Commission); and notification of House Rules in the Condition years that followed, Zia Park experienced tremendous growth. Baugh continued in that capacity and riders, and the integrity of the sport top priorities at its track Book. In areas of equine drug testing and penalties, best practices until accepting the position of general manager at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino in 2013. in New Mexico,” said Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the identified include out-of-competition testing for blood and/or gene Baugh said, “I’ve been fortunate enough to work with B.F. Phillips; R.D. Hubbard; the largest parimutuel gaming company in the world, Penn NTRA and acting head of the Alliance. “We commend Sunland doping agents; frozen storage and retroactive “supertesting” of National; and now Stan Fulton.” for making great strides since their initial accreditation with the suspect plasma or urine samples; and use of an official testing Under his leadership, Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino continues to thrive and develop. Mr. Baugh works tirelessly to streamline and plot new avenues of success for Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Construction of a luxurious new hotel on property is already underway implementation of a number of best practices track-wide.” laboratory that is fully-accredited by the Racing Medication and with a completion date of early Spring 2017. A beautiful renovation of the Sunland Park Turf Club is certain to enhance the fan experience. Testing Consortium (RMTC); and proper security assessment and Four aerial 16 ft. by 9 ft. HD Video Projector screens are in place and make a powerful impression. Sunland Park received its initial Alliance accreditation in 2011 training. Regarding the health and safety of jockeys, best practices Rick and his lovely wife, Kim, have made a new home in the upper valley just west of El Paso, Texas. and is one of 23 racing facilities currently fully accredited by the Alliance. All accreditations and reaccreditations carry an effective recognized include adherence to the Association of Racing period of two years. The accreditation was the culmination of Commissioners International (ARCI) model rules pertaining to the a lengthy process that began with the track’s completion of a scale of weights and qualifications. SUNLAND DERBY (GR III) LEADS 48-page written application and continued as Sunland hosted TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY

SUNLAND DERBY (GR III) AND SUNLAND at Aqueduct, the Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs, the PARK OAKS ARE IMPORTANT PREP RACES San Felipe at Santa Anita, the Rebel at Oaklawn and the Spiral FOR KENTUCKY DERBY AND at Turfway Park. 2014 Sunland Derby (GR III) winner Chitu split Entry into the 2017 Kentucky Derby and Oaks will be based on the field in the Kentucky Derby (GR 1). Third place Sunland Derby a points qualifying system. Candidates earn points by placing (GR III) finisher Commissioner was a very close second in the 2014 in a series of important prep races. Here is the schedule (GR I). 2015 Sunland Derby (GR III) winner Firing including the $800,000 Sunland Derby (GR III) and the Line ran second to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks on March 26, 2017. 2015 Kentucky Derby.

In the revamped system, the top four finishers of the Florida The $200,000 SUNLAND PARK OAKS rates a serious prep Derby at Gulfstream Park, the Louisiana Derby at Fair for the Kentucky Oaks with a 50-20-10-5 point scale. The Fair Grounds, the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, the Santa Anita Grounds Oaks, Gulfstream Park Oaks, Santa Anita Oaks, Ashland Derby at Santa Anita, the at Oaklawn, the Stakes, Comely Stakes and Fantasy Stakes will award a 100-40- Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland and the UAE Derby in Dubai 20-10 point basis. 2011 Sunland Park Oaks winner Plum Pretty will earn points on a 100-40-20-10 system. went on to win the 2011 Kentucky Oaks.

The $800,000 SUNLAND DERBY (GR III) will be part of eight races where the top four finishers earn points on a 50- 20-10-5 scale. The Sunland Derby (GR III) winner earns a NTRA ACCREDITED coveted 50 points for entry to the 2017 Kentucky Derby. The other 50-point Derby preps include the Risen Star at Fair MEMBERS MAP Grounds, the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream, the Gotham 4 5 2016 • 2017 STAKES SCHEDULE 2016 • 2017 STAKES SCHEDULE

JESS BURNER MEMORIAL HANDICAP RG I (20TH Running) THE ENCHANTRESS STAKES (8TH Running) MINE THAT BIRD DERBY (17TH Running) NEW MEXICAN SPRING FUTURITY RG II (23RD Running) Saturday, December 17 400 Yards Sunday, January 22 One Mile Sunday, February 26 One Mile & One-Sixteenth Saturday, April 8 300 Yards $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds $140,000 Added 2-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies Registered New Mexico Bred MESILLA VALLEY SPEED HANDICAP RG II (15TH Running) KLAQ HANDICAP (27TH Running) KOFX - RADIO HANDICAP GR II (11TH Running) Saturday, March 4 350 Yards WEST TEXAS FUTURITY GR II (59TH Running) Saturday, December 17 Five Furlongs Sunday, January 29 350 Yards $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older Saturday, April 15 300 Yards $65,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older $50,000 Guaranteed 3-year olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred $100,000 Added 2-year-olds

JOHNIE L. JAMISON HANDICAP (15TH Running) DONA ANA COUNTY (1ST Running) WEST TEXAS MATURITY (30TH Running) WEST TEXAS JUVENILE STAKES (15TH Running) Sunday, December 18 Six & One-Half Furlongs Sunday, January 29 440 Yards Friday, March 10 400 yards Saturday, April 15 300 Yards $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older $85,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older $65,000 Added 3-year-olds & older $50,000 Purse 2-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred Registered New Mexico Bred NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY STAKES (16TH Running) SUNLAND PARK HANDICAP (58TH Running) NEW MEXICO STATE RACING COMMISSION HANDICAP (17TH Running) EL PASO TIMES STAKES (20TH Running) Saturday, March 18 One Mile & 70 Yards Sunday, April 16 One Mile & One-Eighth Sunday, December 18 Six Furlongs Sunday, January 29 Six & One-Half Furlongs $85,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older $150,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older $65,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies & Mares Fillies COPPER TOP FUTURITY (18TH Running) HARRY W. HENSON HANDICAP (25TH Running) Sunday, April 16 Four & One-Half Furlongs LA SEÑORA STAKES (17TH Running) RILEY ALLISON DERBY (54TH Running) Sunday, March 26 One Mile $110,000 Added 2-year-olds Tuesday, December 27 Six Furlongs Sunday, January 29 One Mile $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred $85,000 Guaranteed 2-year-old $100,000 Added 3-year-olds Fillies & Mares Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies RED HEDEMAN MILE (15TH Running) SUNLAND PARK OAKS (16TH Running) LOU WOOTEN – SYDNEY VALENTINI HCP RG II (17TH Running) Saturday, February 4 One Mile Sunday, March 26 One Mile & One-Sixteenth THOROUGHBRED TRACK RECORDS Saturday, December 31 400 Yards $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds $200,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies DISTANCE HORSE TIME DATE Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies & Mares 2 Furlongs Bekky’s Star :21.20 2/12/68 MT. CRISTO REY HANDICAP (13TH Running) SUNLAND DERBY GR III (14TH Running) THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT SUNLAND PARK GRADE 1 (16TH Running) Saturday, February 4 Four & One-Half Furlongs Sunday, March 26 One Mile & One-Eighth 4 Furlongs Tamran’s Jet :44.80 3/22/68 Saturday, December 31 440 Yards $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older $800,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Western Hand :44.80 4/7/79 $350,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred 4 1/2 Furlongs Key’s Band :49.43 3/21/09 BILL THOMAS MEMORIAL STAKES (28TH Running) SUNLAND PARK JUVENILE CHAMP. (2ND Running) BUDWEISER HANDICAP (13TH Running) Sunday, March 26 Six & One-Half Furlongs 5 Furlongs Fearless Anthony :55.86 3/4/08 Saturday, December 31 400 Yards Sunday, February 12 Six Furlongs $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older 5 1/2 Furlongs Fearless Anthony 1:01.62 2/12/08 $200,000 Guaranteed 2-year-olds $75,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older 6 Furlongs Ribald 1:07.60 1/3/12 LA CONEJA STAKES (15TH Running) BOLD EGO HANDICAP (25TH Running) EL DIARIO HANDICAP (8TH Running) Sunday, March 26 Five & One-Half Furlongs 6 1/2 Furlongs Isn’t He Clever 1:13.45 3/24/13 Sunday, January 1 Five & One-Half Furlongs Sunday, February 12 Six & One-Half Furlongs $100,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older 1 Mile Buddha Lady 1:34.62 4/8/08 $65,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older $75,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies & Mares Fillies & Mares Fillies & Mares 1 Mile 70 yards Forest Mouse 1:39.01 1/6/13 NEW MEXICO BREEDERS’ OAKS (9TH Running) 1 1/16 Miles Midnight Lucky 1:41.06 3/24/13 4 RIVERS/JOHN DEERE STAKES (17TH Running) NMHBA QUARTER HORSE STAKES RG II (25TH Running) Sunday, March 26 One Mile & One-Sixteenth 1 1/8 Miles Proceed 1:47.37 4/12/15 Sunday, January 1 Six Furlongs Sunday, February 19 400 Yards $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies 1 3/16 Miles Mickey J. 1:58.20 11/4/70 Registered New Mexico Bred Registered New Mexico Bred 1 1/4 Miles Curribot 2:01.40 5/6/84 NEW MEXICO BREEDERS’ DERBY (14TH Running) 1 1/2 Miles Houston Blaze 2:33.20 5/3/64 ALBERT DOMINGUEZ MEMORIAL HANDICAP (13TH Running) THE PEPPERS PRIDE STAKES (12TH Running) Sunday, March 26 One Mile & One-Sixteenth Saturday, January 14 One Mile & One-Sixteenth Sunday, February 19 One Mile $100,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds $85,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older $85,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Registered New Mexico Bred Registered New Mexico Bred Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies & Mares QUARTER HORSE TRACK RECORDS WEST TEXAS DERBY GR III (54TH Running) THE SHUE FLY RG II (45TH Running) CURRIBOT HANDICAP (17TH Running) Saturday, April 1 400 Yards DISTANCE HORSE TIME DATE Sunday, January 15 400 Yards Sunday, February 26 One Mile & One-Sixteenth $65,000 Added 3-year-olds $95,000 Added Foals of 2014 $75,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds & older 300 Yards Valiant War Hero 14.594 4/17/11 Registered New Mexico Bred SUNBURST STAKES (9TH Running) 330 Yards Neversaynever 15.859 2/27/11 THE ISLAND FASHION STAKES (12TH Running) Saturday, April 1 350 Yards 350 Yards Strike It Quick 16.642 12/30/10 WINSHAM LAD HANDICAP (41ST Running) Sunday, February 26 One Mile $85,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Saturday, January 21 One Mile $75,000 Guaranteed 3-year-olds Registered New Mexico Bred Fillies 400 Yards Double Down Special 18.613 4/3/10 $65,000 Guaranteed 4-year-olds & older Fillies 440 Yards First Moonflash 20.274 4/12/09

6 7 THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS

LEADING THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS JOEL MARR In addition to being one of the finest trainers in the Southwest, Joel Marr developed the unbeaten 19-race NAME STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Purses winning legend Peppers Pride. The brilliant mare retired in dramatic fashion after an impressive win in the $125,000 New Justin R. Evans 173 44 35 29 25 62 $1,007,707 Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap in 2008. In 2016, Marr had a very successful season at Sunland, winning 25 Todd W. Fincher 119 27 21 15 23 53 $704,582 times from 133 starters, including stakes victories in the Curribot Handicap with Ol Winedrinker Who, the Pepsi Cola Stakes with Jonesey Who and, perhaps fittingly, the Peppers Pride Handicap with the talented Zasha. In total, the Marr barn won at Henry Dominguez 163 25 30 33 15 54 $618,549 a 19-percent rate this past season with his starters earning more than $769,000. Marr finished in the top 10 among trainers Joel H. Marr 133 25 27 12 19 48 $769,325 at this year’s Ruidoso Downs meeting, as well as at the Downs at Albuquerque. His barn is also having a strong season, sitting Greg Green 106 15 17 13 14 42 $335,975 in the top 10 among trainers at the Zia Park meeting. His 2016 statistics show Marr hitting with 56 winners from nearly 300 starters, amassing earnings over $1.4 million. In 2015, Marr unleashed New Mexico-bred phenom Proceed to three stakes Paul A. Smith 93 14 9 14 15 40 $247,588 victories. Unbeaten over Sunland Park soil, Proceed won the Albert Dominguez Memorial Stakes and the New Mexico State Bart G. Hone 86 13 17 22 15 60 $368,205 University Handicap, as well as set a new track record in the Sunland Park Handicap against open runners. The son of Desert Miguel L. Hernandez 84 13 17 7 15 44 $256,082 God also won the $85,000 Red Hedeman Mile and the $120,000 Mine That Bird Derby two seasons ago. In 2012-13, the Joel Marr front-liners included $85,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial winner On Down The Road, $120,000 Mine That Bird Gary W. Cross 63 13 8 5 21 41 $299,430 Derby winner Dry Summer and $85,000 NMSU Handicap champ Attitude E Racer. Marr has enjoyed remarkable success Weston L. Martin 64 12 12 9 19 52 $510,336 with the sons and daughters of Desert God, the great sire of Peppers Pride. In his career, Marr has won more than 1,140 races with total earnings surpassing $23 million. The soft-spoken horseman is married to former jockey Teresa Briggs, and they have two daughters, Shacie and Shaeden.

JUSTIN EVANS One of America’s leading trainers based upon win percentage, Justin Evans captured his fourth consecutive Sunland Park training title in 2016 with 44 wins from 173 starters, winning with a bit more than 25 percent of his starters last season with earnings topping $1 million. Among his stakes triumphs last season were victories in both the Riley Allison Stakes and Mine That Bird Stakes with Concord Fast. Evans also saddled Dirt Monster to victory in the Budweiser Stakes as well as Redneck Humor in the Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes. Evans won the training title in 2015 at the Downs at GREG GREEN Coming off a successful 2016 season at Sunland in which he ranked fifth in the standings, Green Albuquerque. At Sunland Park in 2015, Evans dominated the scene as well, winning nearly 75 races from just under 300 has made himself a mainstay in the New Mexico racing scene. Green’s 106 starters last season at Sunland Park won 15 starters, again hitting at more than 25 percent. In 2014, Evans set a racino record at Sunland Park with 93 wins from 324 times, amassing earnings of more than $335,000. In the calendar year 2016, Green has achieved a 17-percent win clip starters. In 2016, Evans also captured training titles at SunRay Park and Casino, and he was the leading trainer at press with more than 246 starters and earnings approaching $750,000. Green saddled Infinite Bull to victory in the New time during the Zia Park season. Training since 1999, Evans has won nearly 1,700 races from over 7,250 starters with total earnings amassing $19.6 million. His horses earned over $2.5 million in 2012 and won over $2.75 million in 2013. In 2014, the Mexico Horseman’s Association Stakes at SunRay Park and Casino while finishing third in the overall trainers’ standings at training dynamo won 272 races, and he was the third leading trainer in the nation in terms of wins. He owns a home in Santa Farmington. He also finished in the top 10 among leading trainers at the Downs at Albuquerque, and he is currently in the Teresa, New Mexico, and he is joined on the racing circuit by his wife, Vanessa, and his son, Austin. top 10 among leading trainers during the Zia Park season. In 2015, Green also scored a stakes victory with Infinite Bull when he won the Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap at Sunland Park. He also saddled Untraveled to victory in the Petticoat Stakes at the Downs at Albuquerque. A winner of more than 400 races from nearly 2,300 starters in his career, Green’s runners have TODD FINCHER A multiple stakes-winning trainer once again last season, Todd Fincher’s barn was once again a major earned more than $6.5 million. presence at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. He finished second in the standings with 27 wins from 119 starters, hitting at a rate of over 23 percent. In addition to Thermal’s win in the Johnie L. Jamison Stakes, Fincher was also represented in the winner’s circle last season by Bry’s Fancy Pants in the La Senora Stakes, as well as Gold Boundry in the Red Hedeman Stakes and Ignored in the Copper Top Futurity, which marked the sixth time Fincher has trained the winner of that event. In all, Fincher’s runners earned more than $704,000 last season. Fincher is also coming off a strong at Ruidoso Downs season, where he was JON ARNETT A career winner of more than 1,810 races and 70 stakes titles, former Sunland Park training champion the leading Thoroughbred trainer with 31 wins from 99 starters and earnings of more than $647,000. At the most recent Jon Arnett rates a potent figure over the local course. His body of work displays excellence and durability with over $18 Zia Park season, Fincher won four times on New Mexico Classic Cup Day, including wins with the venerable Diabolical Dame million in purses won. Last season, Arnett finished in the top 15 among trainers, winning at a 13-percent clip with nine winners (Distaff Sprint), Another Brother (Juvenile), Sippin (Lassie) and Tilla Cat (Oaks). Some of Fincher’s past stakes stars include from 71 starters. He finished a solid fourth in the Sunland Park trainer standings in 2012-13 with 18 wins from 111 starters. Smash Dancer, Enchanted Outlaw, Glory Be Mine, Chuchuluco and Queen Greeley. In his career, Fincher’s starters are nearing In 2009, Arnett was ranked as the 19th leading trainer in the country in terms of wins. He was also New Mexico’s leading $20 million in earnings with more than 790 wins from 3,350 starters. trainer for the second straight year with 139 wins. Under Arnett’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 Winter Camp to victory in the 2011 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes. Veil of Courage was another one of his top stakes HENRY DOMINGUEZ Henry Dominguez is coming off another solid season at Sunland Park, finishing third in the stars. The personable El Paso resident began training at Sunland Park in 1979 when he was 18. Arnett won the combined standings, saddling 25 winners from 163 starters and hitting at more than a 15-percent ratio while recording earnings of more training title during the 1993-94 season and is a former Albuquerque training champ. The 54-year-old also holds training than $618,000. Among the biggest wins this past season for Dominguez was Forest Mouse, winner of the Winsham Lad Stakes. records at Arapahoe Park. His father, Bob, is an 11-time Sunland Park training champ. Arnett completed another highly Dominguez won the training title at Downs at Albuquerque in 2016, winning 20 times from 102 starters. In 2015, Dominguez successful meet at Prairie Meadows last summer, finishing eighth in the training standings with 21 wins. At press time, Arnett’s finished second in the Sunland Park standings, sending out 33 winners from 121 starters and earning nearly $1 million that season. rejuvenated barn was sparkling at a 38-percent winning clip at Zia Park. He is joined on the racing circuit by his wife, Susan, He won the 2012 Riley Allison Futurity with Show Some Magic and finished second in both the $800,000 Sunland Derby (GR III) and they share a beautiful home in El Paso. and $120,000 Mine That Bird Derby in 2013. In 2012, he also enjoyed a career high by winning 137 races with earnings topping $3.4 million. Dominguez was the 18th leading trainer in the country. Many of his top runners are locally owned by J. Kirk and Judy Robison, including former Sunland Park Handicap winner Isn’t He Clever. Dominguez won the 2007 WinStar Derby with Song of Navarone. A trainer since 1990, the El Paso native has become one of the leading trainers in the region with more than 1,650 career wins and over $32 million in purses won.

8 9 THOROUGHBRED JOCKEYS THOROUGHBRED JOCKEYS

LEADING THOROUGHBRED JOCKEYS ALFREDO JUAREZ JR. One of the most consistent Thoroughbred riders in the Southwest region, Alfredo Juarez Jr. had NAME STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Purses another strong season here at Sunland, finishing with 36 winners from 161 mounts. His 22-percent winning ratio was among Ry Eikleberry 265 46 51 45 17 54 $1,216,120 the highest of the jockey colony this past season, with his mounts earning in excess of $756,000. Juarez continues to come up big for some of the region’s top trainers, including Todd Fincher for whom Juarez rode such stars as La Senora Stakes winner Ken S. Tohill 235 44 40 21 19 45 $1,032,483 Bryn’s Fancy Pants, as well as Red Hedeman Stakes winner Gold Boundry and Thermal who conquered the Johnie Jamison Alfredo J. Juarez Jr. 161 36 17 24 22 48 $756,487 Handicap. In 2016, Juarez also rode stakes winners for Justin Evans, , Joel Marr and Bill Brashears. Juarez was Francisco Duran 192 26 22 25 14 38 $540,979 the leading Thoroughbred rider during the 2016 SunRay Park and Casino season, winning 42 times from 126 starts. He is also in the top five among leading riders at the Zia Park season after finishing fifth at the Downs at Albuquerque. Juarez enjoyed Enrique Portillo Gomez 223 23 28 35 10 39 $559,952 the most lucrative season of his career here in 2015, as his horses earned more money than any other rider. The gifted rider Alejandro Medellin 200 23 24 23 12 35 $439,606 won 77 races, and his mounts earned an impressive $1,575,017. Juarez’s talents were on complete display as he rode eight Roimes Chirinos 106 22 22 19 21 59 $507,969 stakes winners in a dream season. His career mounts have earned over $45 million from nearly 2,600 wins. He has enjoyed successful ventures at Arlington Park, Lone Star Park, SunRay Park and Turf Paradise. In Chicago, he rode eventual 2003 Ruby Gonzalez 179 22 17 11 12 28 $378,193 Kentucky Derby winner to two victories. Alfredo was the leading rider at The Downs at Albuquerque and Zia Glen Murphy 212 21 35 42 10 46 $571,042 Park in 2015. Juarez is joined at Sunland Park by his wife, Lisa, and his daughter, Ashley. Miguel A. Perez 112 18 25 12 16 49 $333,485

ENRIQUE PORTILLO GOMEZ Continuing to be a mainstay on the New Mexico riding scene, Enrique Gomez has once again put together a strong campaign throughout the state in 2016. Gomez finished fifth in the Sunland Park RY EIKLEBERRY For the fourth consecutive season at Sunland Park, veteran rider Ry Eikleberry claimed the top spot Thoroughbred riding division last season, riding 23 winners from 223 mounts with earnings surpassing $559,000. Among among leading Thoroughbred riders, edging out Ken Tohill with 46 wins from 265 mounts, good for a 17-percent winning his biggest highlights during this past season were rides aboard Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap winner Rising Giant clip. In total, Eikleberry’s mounts took back earnings over $1.2 million. Eikleberry was aboard for some of the meet’s biggest for trainer Simon Buechler and African Rose who won the Bold Ego Handicap for trainer Miguel Hernandez. In 2016, Gomez stakes winners this season, including a pair of stakes triumphs in the Mine That Bird Stakes and Riley Allison Stakes aboard was in the top 10 among riders at both the Downs at Albuquerque season as well as at Zia Park. Gomez also guided Forest Concord Fast for trainer Justin Evans. Eikleberry also earned stakes victories in the KLAQ Handicap aboard Alsono (also Mouse to victory for trainer Henry Dominguez in the Premiere Handicap at Zia Park as well as Happy Hennessy in the Eddy for Evans), as well as aboard My Bikini Fell Off for trainer Bart Hone in the New Mexico Racing Commission Handicap, County Stakes for trainer Fred Danley. Over the course of the past five seasons, Gomez has won more than 615 races with trainer Weston Martin’s KP Wildcat, winner of the Island Fashion Stakes and Forest Mouse for trainer Henry Dominguez in purses totaling more than $12 million. Riding frequently for trainer Henry Dominguez, Gomez was the leading Thoroughbred the Winsham Lad Stakes. Eikleberry’s 86 wins from 317 mounts led the 2014-15 meet with earnings topping $1.5 million. In rider at SunRay Park in 2013. the last three seasons, Eikleberry had 226 wins and generated nearly $4.2 million in purse money. His alliance with leading trainer Justin Evans continues to dominate the state. Some of his biggest scores this year came aboard Underwood in the Governor’s Cup at Zia Park as well as aboard Exposure in the Albuquerque Distaff. In 2016, Eikleberry finished second in the overall jockey standings at SunRay Park and Casino and fourth during the most recent season at the Downs at Albuquerque. ROIMES CHIRINOS Roimes Chirinos made a splashy debut at the most recent Sunland Park season, finishing in the He is currently in the top five among Thoroughbred riders at the Zia Park season. Shifting his tack from Arizona to Sunland top 10 with 22 wins from 106 mounts and his mounts earning more than $507,000. Chirinos scored a pair of stakes wins Park over four years ago has proved a lucrative move for Eikleberry. Hailing from a racing family, the young gun finished during the season with Weston Martin-trained Tipsy Tea, scoring in the New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks and the Enchantress fifth in his first full season at Sunland Park in 2012 and completed the meet with four prestigious stakes wins. Currently, Stakes. Chirinos also rode the Gary Cross-trained GM Gage to victory in the New Mexico State University Handicap. Chirinos Eikleberry has won more than 1,650 races with purse earnings topping out over $25 million. Eikleberry has also won titles at was a prominent fixture at the Downs at Albuquerque as well this past summer, winning at a 21-percent clip, including a Turf Paradise, SunRay Park and Canterbury Park. Ry’s wife, Jilique, is a constant support on the circuit, and they have a baby stakes victory in the New Mexico State Fair Thoroughbred Futurity aboard Waltzing Attila for trainer Nancy Summers. Most girl named Revy. recently, Chirinos guided KP Wildcat to victory at Zia Park in the Chaves County Handicap. A lifetime winner of more than 425 races with purse earnings of amassing $6.9 million, the 33-year-old Venezuela native has been riding for nearly 15 years, and he is a three-time winner of the Venezuelan Triple Crown. In 2006, Chirinos won six races in one day riding at Retama Park in San Antonio, Texas. KEN TOHILL For the past dozen years, Ken Tohill has won the most races at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. The highly tuned athlete is a six-time Sunland Park Thoroughbred riding champion and a winner of more than 3,500 races with $56 million in earnings. Last season, Tohill returned to Sunland Park and finished second in the standings with 44 wins from 235 mounts and earnings of more than $1 million. Among his stakes winners last season, he won the Mt. Cristo Rey Stakes aboard Eric Mikkleson- TRACY HEBERT A winner of more than 3,800 races in his career, Hebert comes into the 2016-17 Sunland Park trained Citizen Geller. Tohill teamed up for two stakes wins with trainer Joel Marr, winning the Curribot Handicap aboard Ol season off one of his better campaigns at the Zia Park meeting. In addition to riding stakes winners Diabolical Dame, Tilla Winedrinker Who, as well as the Pepsi Cola Stakes aboard Jonesey Who. Tohill also guided Warrens Puppy Love to victory in the Cat, Ten Penny Cents and Sippin on New Mexico Classic Cup Day, Hebert has won nearly 20 percent of his starts in 2016 El Diario Stakes for trainer Camille Telford. In 2015, the journeyman rider finished in the top five among the rider standings at Zia with earnings approaching $1.1 million. In a career that dates back to 1979, Hebert’s best year may have been 2012, when Park and is in the top five at the 2016 Zia Park season. Tohill has also enjoyed success at Prairie Meadows, finishing in the top 10 he entered the winner’s circle 162 times from 962 starts with mounts earning more than $3.2 million. Early in his career, in the jockey standings each of the last four seasons. The former Northern California jockey ranks as one of the all-time leading Hebert had tremendous success in Louisiana, winning riding titles at Jefferson Downs and Delta Downs. Later, Hebert riders in Sunland Park history. In 2005, he rode four stakes winners in one program. The highly consistent jockey has ridden such would move his tack to Thistledown near Cleveland, Ohio, where he was one of the top riders for several seasons in the stakes stars as Some Ghost and Red Lead. Tohill is joined on the racing circuit by his wife, Robyn. 1990s before finding success in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, finishing third in the jockey standings during the 1997 season at Churchill Downs. He also won riding titles at Ellis Park and Turfway Park. After a hiatus in the early 2000s, Hebert returned as the leading rider in 2004 at Delta Downs before riding at Canterbury Park in Minnesota, Remington Park in Oklahoma City and West Virginia’s Mountaineer Park. According to Equibase, Hebert ranks 76th all time for career victories and 31st among those still active.

10 11 SUNLAND PARK HANDICAP HARRY W. HENSON HANDICAP 58th running to be held Sunday, April 16, 2017 25th running to be held Sunday, March 26, 2017 $150,000 Guaranteed • One Mile & One-Eighth • 3-Year-Olds & Older (TB) $100,000 Guaranteed • One Mile • Fillies & Mares • 3-Year-Olds & Older (TB)

MOBILE BAY 2016 WINNER CAVIAR KITTY 2016 WINNER Exuding class every step of the way, multiple stakes-winning Trained by longtime Sunland Park trainer Paul A. Smith, Caviar Kitty pulled Mobile Bay and Hall of Fame rider Edgar Prado made their a stunning upset at 53-1 odds to take first place in the 24th running of the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino debut a winning one, $100,000 Harry Henson Handicap at one mile. Owned by Dream Walkin scoring a decisive win in the 57th running of the $150,000 Farms, Inc. and legendary country-western singer Toby Keith, Caviar Kitty ran Sunland Park Handicap. the race of her life coming from far back to win by one length over She’s Reddy.

YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 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 YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2014 African Rose Judge Lanier Racing Justin R. Evans Alfredo Juarez Jr. 1 mile 1:36.77 $75,000 2016 Mobile Bay Tigertail Ranch Victor Arceneaux Edgar S. Prado 1 1/8m 1:48.35 $150,000 2013 African Rose Judge Lanier Racing Justin R. Evans Miguel Hernandez 1 mile 1:36.97 $75,000 2015 Proceed Michael Stinson Joel Marr Alfredo Juarez Jr. 1 1/8m 1:47.37 $75,000 2012 Twelve Twenty Two Kirk & Judy Robison & Henry Dominguez Luis Contreras 1 mile 1:35.72 $100,000 2014 Isn’t He Clever Kirk & Judy Robinson Henry Dominguez Enrique Gomez 1 1/8m 1:47.95 $75,000 Solitaire Stable 2013 Forest Mouse Parnell Thomas Henry Dominguez Ry Eikleberry 1 1.8 m 1:49.09 $75,000 2011 Twelve Twenty Two Robison & Dominguez Henry Dominguez Julien Leparoux 1 mile 1:36.49 $100,000 2012 Fog Alert Art & Robin Olivier & David Wolochuk David Wolochuk Ken Tohill 1 1/8m 1:49.78 $100,000 2010 Freedom Star George Krikorian 1 mile 1:35.95 $103,500 2011 Black Hills Class Racing Stable Bart Hone Miguel Hernandez 1 1/8m 1:48.59 $100,000 2009 Prairie Charm 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 2010 Red Lead Frontier Stables, LLC Chris Hartman Martin Bourdieu 1 1/8m 1:48.85 $114,400 2007 Eyes On Eddy Stonestreet Stables, LLC Steven M. Asmussen Garrett Gomez 1 mile 1:37.37 $147,750 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 COPPER TOP FUTURITY 2006 Mr. Trieste Richard W. Lueck Gary W. Cross Ken Tohill 1 1/8m 1:48.58 $100,000 18th running to be held Sunday, April 16, 2017 2005 Fin Entertainment Rafael T. Garcia Gerald E. Marr Joe Martinez 1 1/8m 1:50.44 $105,900 $110,000 Guaranteed • Four & One-Half Furlongs • 2-Year-Olds (TB) 2004 A To The Z Susan Ray Gerald E. Marr Quyet Bui 1 1/8m 1:53.41 $105,450 IGNORED 2016 WINNER 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 With a burst of late speed under jockey Ruby Gonzalez, Steve and Bessie 2001 Brew Crew of Brew Johnie L. Jamison Miguel Fuentes 1 1/16m 1:42.0 $72,900 Prather’s Ignored swept past My Mirage inside the sixteenth pole and drew 2000 Brew Brew Crew Johnie L. Jamison Miguel Fuentes 1 1/16m 1:44.3 $52,050 clear for an impressive 2 1/2 length win in the $125,584 Copper Top Futurity. Todd Fincher trained the exceptional juvenile. 1999 Preferred Million Jaime Herrera Ramon Gonzalez Chris Montano 1 1/8m 1:51. 3 $11,275 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 YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 1995 Tri Max Heraldo Tienario & Jimmy Wager Ramon Gonzalez Rick Houghton 1 1/8m 1:49.3 $12,325 2016 Ignored Steve and Bessie Prather Todd Fincher Ruby Gonzalez 4 1/2 f :51.12 $125,584 1994 Lt. Roberts Jerry Givens J. Doyal Roberts Billy Peterson 1 1/8m 1:50.1 $11,350 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 1993 Dart James Furgason Clifford Lambert Oscar Ceballos 1 1/8m 1:52.3 $11,575 2014 Raider Red Brad King & Dale Taylor Todd Fincher Alfredo Juarez Jr. 4 1/2 f :52.75 $77,052 1992 Fouled Up Therese Flores Therese Flores Isaac Flores 1 1/8m 1:50.1 $12,250 2014 Miss B R H (f) Tom Williams & W.T. Stradley Fred Danley Alfredo Juarez Jr. 4 1/2 f :51.56 $77,953 1991 Half Halo Jerry Givens J. Doyal Roberts Jimmy Coates 1 1/8m 1:51.0 $11,800 2013 Dandy Don Who Sam E. & Sammy L. Stevens JTodd Fincher Aldo Arboleda 4 1/2 f :52.21 $92,125 1990 Grey Bed J. M. & Pat McMillan J. Mickey McMillan Louie Gomez 1 1/8m 1:52.3 $17,700 2013 Lady Genius (f) W.D. Carson Sr., M.H. Carson Dallas Barton Carlos Madeira 4 1/2 f :51.70 $88,389 1989 Ruffetta Joanne Woodward J. Doyal Roberts Richard Bickel 1 1/8m 1:51.3 $17,700 & Leach Racing LLC 1988 Curribot Juliana Winters J. Doyal Roberts Glen Murphy 1 1/8m 1:52.0 $19,700 2012 Kiss My Hennessy Joe Dee Brooks & Scott Bryant Todd Fincher Miguel Hernandez 4 1/2 f :52.75 $120,989 1987 Curribot Juliana Winters J. Doyal Roberts Glen Murphy 1 1/8m 1:51.2 $17,600 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 12 13 SUNLAND DERBY (GR III) 14th running to be held Sunday, March 26, 2017 $800,000 Guaranteed • One Mile & One-Eighth • 3-Year-Olds (TB) YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 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 & Dave Johnson COLLECTED 2008 Liberty Bull Kenneth Maier Thomas M. Amoss Gerard Melancon 1 1/8 miles 1:49.82 $600,000 WINS SUNLAND PARK FESTIVAL 2007 Song Of Navarone George E. Coleman Henry Dominguez 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 OF RACING STAKES 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 Pat Day 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.

Because of the EHV-1 virus outbreak at Sunland Park Racetrack Nile colt was forced wide on both turns but turned in a stellar Mine That Bird Derby winner Concord Fast loomed large with a Todd Pletcher’s talented filly turned the screws on Family and Casino in early 2016, both the $800,000 Sunland Derby effort, nonetheless. He took multiple shots at the winner and half-mile to go and tried hard to stay in range of the top two. The Justin Tree at the top of the stretch, and the duo battled through (GR III) and $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks were canceled and never quit. Castellano said, “I was forced to ask for speed early Evans-trained runner led the local contingent and finished third with most of the final furlongs. Thrilled put away her foe and won rescheduled for Sunday, March 26, 2017. The $415,000 Sunland because of the wide post position. He still ran huge and never jockey Ry Eikleberry. He earned $49,800 for John Wilkins of the Teed by 2 lengths. The daughter of Unclo Mo earned a healthy Park Festival of Racing Stakes, $200,000 Plum Pretty Stakes and quit. He ran a great race and was running well at the end.” Off Stable. $124,000 for owner Michael Tabor. The winner was bet down five more big-money stakes were held in their place on Sunday, Gettysburg finished second at odds of 8-5 and earned $91,300 Thrilled powered past Family Tree to take a driving win in the $200,000 as the even-money favorite, coming off a second place in the March 20, 2016. for the WinStar Farm led by Kenny Trout. The runner-up shipped Plum Pretty at one and one-sixteenth miles. Ridden by Javier Castellano, Grade 2 Demoiselle at Aqueduct last November. Pletcher Racing as the even-money favorite, Collected delivered the in from Florida and was a maiden winner at Gulfstream Park. Thrilled was well-positioned throughout in the stalking position and was had Thrilled ready to roll off the freshening while wearing goods and coasted home as a definitive two-length winner in the breathing down the neck of front-running Family Tree into the second turn. blinkers for the first time. $415,000 Sunland Park Festival of Racing Stakes. The Grade 3 Stakes winner from returned to winning splendor at Sunland Park under jockey Martin Garcia. The chestnut son of City Zip employed an early attack with a smooth cruising speed to control matters in Sunland Park’s richest Thoroughbred SUNLAND PARK OAKS race. Garcia placed his charge on a conservative lead and was 16th running to be held Sunday, March 26, 2017 able to completely control the tempo of the one and one-eighth mile test. When challenged by a very energetic Gettysburg at the $200,000 Guaranteed • One Mile & One-Sixteenth • Fillies & Mares • 4-Year-Olds & Older quarter pole, Collected responded kindly and kept on rolling for YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE winning trainer Bob Baffert. 2016* Thrilled Michael Tabor Todd Pletcher Javier Castellano 1 1/16 miles 1:43.35 $200,000 Collected romped to a daylight win in a fast time of 1:48.90, a little 2015 Maybellene Natalie J. Baffert Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 1 1/16 miles 1:42.90 $200,000 more than a second off the track record held by Proceed in 1:47.37. 2014 Awesome Baby , Inc. Bob Baffert Mike E. Smith 1 1/16 miles 1:43.80 $200,000 Garcia reflected in the winner’s circle, “I used a little bit of horse at 2013 Midnight Lucky Watson, Pegram & Weitman Bob Baffert Rafael Bejarano 1 1/16 miles 1:41.06 $200,000 the start, but once we got the lead, he was cruising. When I asked 2012 Princess Arabella Peachtree Stable Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 1 1/16 miles 1:43.52 $200,000 him to go, he responded nicely.” 2011 Plum Pretty Peachtree Stable Bob Baffert Martin Garcia 1 1/16 miles 1:43.18 $200,000 The $170,000 OBS March Sales purchase of 2015 earned a big 2010 Harissa Gem, Inc. David Hofmans Tyler Baze 1 1/16 miles 1:42.90 $200,000 paycheck of $207,500 from his efforts. He is owned by Speedway 2009 Gabby’s Golden Gal Arnold Zetcher Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 1 1/16 miles 1:43.31 $200,000 Stable, LLC. The Triple Crown-nominated three-year-old colt has 2008 Sky Mom Heather Stark Steven Asmussen Garrett K. Gomez 1 1/16 miles 1:44.50 $200,000 3 wins, 1 second and 1 fourth from 5 starts. He’s already earned 2007 Tough Tiz’s Sis Watson or Weitman Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 1 1/16 miles 1:45.18 $200,000 over $243,000 in his young career. The promising sophomore was Performances, LLC fourth to Suddenbreakingnews in the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at THRILLED 2006 Sweet Fourty Michael House Jeff Mullins Victor Espinoza 1 1/16 miles 1:43.73 $250,000 Oaklawn Park last winter. WINS PLUM PRETTY STAKES 2005 Cee’s Irish Merv Griffin Ranch Co. Doug O’ Neill Corey Nakatani 1 1/16 miles 1:44.66 $259,000 Todd Pletcher’s Gettysburg ran a bold race under jockey Javier 2003 Island Fashion Everest Stable, Inc Nick Canani Ignacio Puglisi 1 mile 1:36.29 $256,450 Castellano. Breaking from the #11 post position, the Pioneer of the *Because of EHV-1 virus outbreak, the 2016 Sunland Park Oaks was canceled and replaced by the Plum Pretty Stakes.

14 15 RILEY ALLISON DERBY (Formerly the Riley Allison Futurity) SUNLAND PARK’S LEADING OWNER 54th running to be held Sunday, January 29, 2017 JUDGE LANIER RACING $100,000 Guaranteed • One Mile • 3-Year-Olds (TB) times in 2013-2015. The outstanding race mare also CONCORD FAST 2016 WINNER found the winner’s circle in the 2015 Albuquerque Distaff Handicap and nearly broke the track record. Trainer Justin Evans capped off another lucrative season as Sunland Park Judge Lanier Racing has been at or near the top of the and Casino’s leading Thoroughbred trainer with Concord Fast taking top owners’ standings at nearly all five tracks in the Land of honors in the $100,500 Riley Allison Stakes, the final stakes race of the Enchantment, winning season-ending titles at Zia Park 2015-16 live racing season. With the meet’s leading Thoroughbred rider Ry Eikleberry aboard, Concord Fast swept to the lead passing the furlong pole, and SunRay Park and Casino as well as the Downs at getting past a stubborn Ten Penny Cents and gradually pulling clear to win Albuquerque. Judge Lanier Racing has had tremendous by 1 1/2 lengths. stakes success in recent years with McKenna’s Justice, winning the Zia Park Distance Championship in 2011. YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE The team of Tom and Sandy McKenna, longtime Since 2014, Judge Lanier Racing has won more than 2016 Concord Fast Teed Off Stable, LLC Justin R. Evans Ry Eikleberry 1 mile 1:35.47 $100,000 breeders in the state of New Mexico, have also 180 races with purse earnings topping $3 million. 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 achieved tremendous success as owners, particularly The McKennas own the 1,200-acre McKenna 2012 Show Some Magic Kirk & Judy Robison Henry Dominguez Miguel Hernandez 1 mile 1:38.19 $106,000 in this decade. Judge Lanier Racing has dominated Thoroughbreds ranch near Taiban in the eastern 2011 Isn’t He Clever Kirk & Judy Robison Henry Dominguez Alejandro Medellin 6 1/2 f 1:15.10 $104,200 the scene the past few seasons at Sunland Park, where section of New Mexico. Tom McKenna grew up in El 2010 City Cool Mike McCarty Steven M. Asmussen Ken Tohill 6 1/2 f 1:15.53 $107,200 last year they topped the standings with 16 wins from Paso, Texas, and he was exposed to racing at the age 2009 Grand Slam Andre J. Kirk Robison Steven M. Asmussen Luis Contreras 6 1/2 f 1:18.59 $107,000 129 starters and amassing earnings of over $395,000. of 12. His grandfather was a prominent corporate 2008 Retap Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC Steven M. Asmussen Luis Contreras 6 1/2 f 1:16.67 $106,650 Among their stakes winners last season was Rising judge in El Paso who had owned both Thoroughbreds 2007 Rapper S S Lathrop G. Hoffman Henry Dominguez Joe A. Martinez 6 1/2 f 1:15.81 $105,950 Giant, winner of the Albert Dominguez Memorial and Quarter Horses. The McKennas honor the memory 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 Handicap with trainer Simon Buechler. Judge Lanier of the judge with the moniker Judge Lanier Racing. 2004 Cajun Pepper Eli Diamant & Harry L. Veruchi Ramon O. Gonzalez Alex Jimenez 6 1/2 f 1:15.15 $161,332 also scored a victory with Bold Ego Handicap winner Dominique’s Cat, K.O. Punch and McKenna’s Justice African Rose with trainer Miguel Hernandez. African stand at stud at McKenna Thoroughbreds. MINE THAT BIRD DERBY (Formerly the Borderland Derby) Rose won the Harry Henson Handicap three straight 17th running to be held Sunday, February 26, 2017 THE ALBERT DOMINGUEZ MEMORIAL HANDICAP $100,000 Guaranteed • One Mile & One-Sixteenth • 3-Year-Olds (TB) 13th running to be held Saturday, January 14, 2017 CONCORD FAST 2016 WINNER $85,000 Guarantee • Six Furlongs • 3-Year-Olds Hailing from the mighty Justin Evans barn, Concord Fast rolled to a sweeping RISING GIANT 2016 WINNER victory in the $100,000 Mine That Bird Overnight Stake going one mile. The three-year-old gelded son of Concord Point rocketed from off the Rising Giant, a grandson of Giant’s Causeway, closed fast in the final furlong to pace under a well-timed ride from Ry Eikleberry. Concord Fast delivered a win the $85,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap in 2016. Let go at over five-wide attack, racing for home and speeding through the stretch for a 8-1 odds, Rising Giant patiently waited for his time to pounce in the one and runaway victory. one-sixteenth mile race for older New Mexico-breds. Winning jockey Enrique Gomez roused his mount in the final stanza, and Rising Giant swept on past YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE the pace setting Song of Laura and held safe from Streaks Bro to win by a 2016 Concord Fast Teed Off Stable, LLC Justin R. Evans Ry Eikleberry 1 mile 1:37.75 $100,000 half-length. 2015 Where’s the Moon J. Kirk and Judy Robison Henry Dominguez Enrique Gomez 1 1/16 m 1:42.80 $120,000 Claimed for $10,000 in November 2015 at Zia Park by Judge Lanier Racing, 2014 Proceed Michael Stinson Joel Marr Alfredo Juarez Jr. 1 1/16 m 1:41.09 $120,000 Rising Giant continues to prove a most worthy adversary in New Mexico-bred 2013 Dry Summer Sam Britt & Michael House Joel Marr Carlos Madeira 1 1/16 m 1:45.32 $120,000 routes. The five-year-old gelded son of The Way Home has won nine races in 2012 Isn’t He Clever Kirk & Judy Robison Henry Dominguez Alejandro Medellin 1 1/16 m 1:43 $150,000 less than two years. The Albert Dominguez was his first stakes triumph. Judge 2011 Fusa Code Cathy & Bob Zollars Steven M. Asmussen Justin Shepherd 1 1/16 m 1:45.06 $100,000 Lanier Racing led by Tom and Sandy McKenna received a winner’s check of 2010 Storming Saint Lathrop Hoffman Henry Dominguez Luis Contreras 1 1/16 m 1:45.27 $100,000 $51,000. Rising Giant was timed in 1:43.70. He returned $19.00 to win. 2009 Scorewithcater Robert Master Doug O’Neill Michael Baze 1 1/16 m 1:43.96 $100,000 2008 Poni Colada Bob Zollars & Mark Wagner Steven M. Asmussen Alfredo Juarez Jr. 1 1/16 m 1:47.19 $100,000 16 17 QUARTER HORSE TRAINERS QUARTER HORSE JOCKEYS LEADING QUARTER HORSE TRAINERS LEADING QUARTER HORSE JOCKEYS NAME STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Purses NAME STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Purses Juan M. Gonzalez 80 14 10 12 18 45 $514,343 Adrian A. Ramos 142 22 17 19 15 41 $557,520 Jason T. Giles 81 11 7 5 14 28 $346,347 L. Salvador Martinez 123 19 23 12 15 44 $506,128 Ramon R. Rivera 30 10 2 3 33 50 $146,325 Sergio Becerra Jr. 49 14 6 7 29 55 $298,422 Miguel M. Castillo 27 8 2 5 30 56 $233,811 Esgar Ramirez 108 12 11 16 11 36 $367,275 Jose F. Ramirez Sr. 32 7 2 7 22 50 $181,074 Jose Enrique Ortiz 80 12 6 15 15 41 $383,554 Justin W. Joiner 35 6 7 3 17 46 $121,620 Jaime Parga Leos 73 8 5 6 11 26 $237,785 Albert Franco 21 6 6 1 29 62 $216,008 Oscar Cordova 85 7 7 11 8 29 $196,810 Tony E. Sedillo 21 5 4 4 24 62 $156,012 Jesse Lee Levario 49 6 13 4 12 47 $253,930 Jackie E. Riddle 30 5 2 2 17 30 $104,467 Hector Aldrete 80 6 9 10 8 31 $181,389 Guadalupe Munoz Jr. 42 4 7 4 10 36 $95,545 Felipe Garcia-Luna 45 6 7 3 13 36 $191,276

JUAN M. GONZALEZ Juan M. Gonzalez was the leading Quarter Horse trainer at Sunland Park ADRIAN A. RAMOS Adrian A. Ramos garnered the title of leading Quarter Horse Jockey at in 2016, winning 14 races from 80 starters. The New Mexico-based horseman won Quarter Horse racing’s richest race Sunland Park in 2016, winning 22 races from 142 mounts. His mounts have earned nearly $1.2 million over in 2003. Gonzalez saddled By By JJ to an upset win in the All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs, and he has won just the last two seasons as he has been particularly effective in big-money stakes races. Among his prestigious about every major Quarter Horse stakes in New Mexico numerous times. In fact, Gonzalez came back to win the 2013 All wins came aboard Wagon Full of Gold in the $100,000 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge. Ramos American Futurity for a second time with Handsome Jack Flash. Gonzalez won the 2014 West Texas Derby worth $159,760 rode the upset winner for trainer Wes Giles in a terrific performance. Ramos enjoyed another lucrative score with I Azoomed You Knew. During the 2012-13 season, Slew By You earned Gonzalez another title in the $252,796 Shue aboard Jess Cruzin on By in the $229,860 New Mexican Spring Futurity. At press time, Ramos was fresh off Fly Stakes. Gonzalez’s second richest win of the meet came with the Moonifisant. The fast New Mexico-bred was the top an impressive win aboard Major Moonflash in the $199,621 New Mexico Classic Derby at Zia Park. He was qualifier and winner of the $231,438 New Mexico Spring Futurity. You N How Many More came within a nose of giving among the top 10 riders at Zia Park. Ramos rode Apolltical Chad to victory in the Ruidoso Quarter Horse Gonzalez a victory in the 2013 Ruidoso Quarter Horse Futurity. In 2010, Gonzalez finished 1-2-3 in the Zia Quarter Horse Futurity in 2016. Futurity. His lovely wife, Patricia, remains his biggest fan. SALVADOR MARTINEZ Not only is Salvador Martinez one of the leading Quarter Horse WES GILES Five-time Sunland Park Quarter Horse training champion Wes Giles returns for another tremendous jockeys at Sunland Park, but he has also become a premier riding powerhouse nationally. Salvador was meet in 2016-17. In 2015, Giles was the No. 1 trainer with 25 wins from 106 starters for a powerful 24-percent winning clip. ranked 14th in the nation with earnings nearing $1.7 million in 2015. He won two major stakes that year His horses finished in the money nearly 50 percent of the time and earned over $595,000. Giles scored a win in the including the prestigious $198,924 West Texas Futurity (GR II) with Nucky. Sunland Park’s third leading $100,000 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge Championship with the gutsy Wagon Full of Gold. Herekittykittykitty Quarter Horse rider won 28 races from 135 mounts, resulting in a strong 21-percent winning clip. His horses was a major star for the Giles barn two seasons ago, winning both the $85,000 Jess Burner and $85,000 Mesilla Valley generated over $616,000 in earnings during the 76-day meet. In 2012, Martinez piloted Little Bit Southern Speed Handicaps. The prolific winner is one of the finest New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses of all time. Giles won the to a driving win in the $85,000 Lou Wooten-Sydney Valentini Handicap and came back two weeks later to $85,000 NMHBA Quarter Horse Stakes with Too Flash For You who went on to win the 2014 All American Derby. His win the $126,512 Sunland Park Winter Quarter Horse Derby with Our First Corona. Martinez was the perfect career resume glitters with two victories in the Grade 1 West Texas Futurity with Wild Six in 2007 and Fast Prize Zoom teammate for AQHA Distance Champion All About Larry in 2013. The pair rocketed to a four-length victory in 2008. Giles also trained 870-yard, multiple-stakes champion Gone to the Mountain who still holds the world record in the $63,090 Red Cell New Mexico Challenge, going 870 yards. Salvador’s versatile riding skills make him for the distance in 43.02 seconds, a mark which may never be broken. The native of Utah won Sunland Park training an attractive choice for New Mexico trainers. The talented jockey agent Rick Kloeppel handles Salvador’s titles in 2005-06, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2013-14. Giles saddled 44-1 long-shot Trendi to a victory in the $900,000 business. Martinez frequently rides for such top outfits as Mike Joiner and Paul Jones. He finished second in Rainbow Futurity in 2014. Giles won the 2016 Ruidoso Quarter Horse Futurity with Apolltical Chad. His wife, Jill Giles, the Sunland Park standings last year with 19 winners. works extremely hard helping to manage the large operation throughout New Mexico. His son, Jason Giles, is a fine trainer in his own right, having finished second in last season’s training standings ESGAR RAMIREZ The masterful Esgar Ramirez is a record 8-time Sunland Park Quarter Horse jockey champion and one of the world’s best. In 2015, Ramirez maintained a solid pace, winning 43 races from MICHAEL JOINER Long regarded as one of the nation’s top Quarter Horse trainers, Mike Joiner holds 214 mounts and was 16 wins in front of his nearest rival. His horses generated over $760,000 in earnings. three Sunland training titles in 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2012-13. In 2014, Joiner finished fifth in the standings and was He won the 2015 Red Cell New Mexico Challenge aboard Sensational Dash. During the 2012-13 meet, the particularly successful in stakes races. His stable earned nearly $500,000 during the meet sparked by two lucrative wins. world-class jockey won three stakes races including the $203,148 West Texas Derby, the $126,512 Sunland Bye Bye Eagle Eye won the $140,583 Sunland Winter Quarter Horse Futurity, and Woodys Allstar sped to victory in the Park Winter Quarter Derby and the $107,370 Bank of America New Challenge Championship. Ramirez won $290,656 Shue Fly Stakes. Joiner’s overall success at Sunland Park has been lengthy. He managed the career of Kendall 7 stakes races in 2011-12 including the $251,358 New Mexican Spring Futurity with Pj Chick In Black. He also Jackson who won the 2002 and 2003 New Mexico Challenge Championships. Michael saddled the top two finishers in won the West Texas Derby and Sunland Winter Quarter Horse Derby. Ramirez won the 2010 All American the 2003 Championship at Sunland Park (GR I) with Gone Celebrating and Chicks Goes Steppin. In 2007, Joiner won Futurity and has been the leading rider at both Ruidoso Downs and Zia Park. He and his wife, Veronica the West Texas Derby with Mr. Perry Dash. In 2012, the Joiner stable struck gold with Carters Cookie and won the Grade Alcarez Ramirez, have two sons: Esgar Jr. and Eli. Ramirez’s book is handled expertly by jockey agent Kathy 1 $700,000 Rainbow Futurity. Joiner won the 2016 Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs with A Revenant. His sons, Cody Murphy. Ramirez hit a career high at Ruidoso Downs last summer, winning both the $2.4 million All American and Justin Joiner, have also built successful training careers. Justin enjoyed great success winning the 2014 Challenger Derby with EC Jet One and the $3 million All American Futurity with Imperial Eagle. Ramirez led the nation Six Handicap with An Absolut Diamond, the 2014 Sunland Park Winter Quarter Horse Derby with Bye Bye Eagle Eye, the in Quarter Horse earnings, topping $4.1 million in 2016. 2015 West Texas Futurity with Nucky and the 2015 West Texas Derby with Tempting Destiny. 18 19 THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT SUNLAND PARK (GR I) WEST TEXAS FUTURITY (GR II) 16th running to be held Saturday, December 31, 2016 59th running to be held Saturday, April 15, 2017 $350,000 Guaranteed • 400 Yards • 3-Year-Olds & Older (QH) $100,000 Added • 300 Yards • 2-Year-Olds (QH)

ZOOMIN EFFORTLESSLY 2016 WINNER EYEMA BLUE WAGON 2016 WINNER Zoomin Effortlessly withstood a late burst from 2014 World Champion Eyema Blue Wagon generated a picture-perfect run to Jrc Callas First and pulled clear late to win the $350,000 Championship win the 58th running of the $217,904 West Texas Futurity at Sunland Park (Grade 1) going 400 yards. Santos Carrizales rode the (Grade 2). Racing as the 6-5 favorite, Eyema Blue Wagon champion to his 12th career win. showed no signs of stress and immediately broke on top at the break of the 300 yard classic. The brown two-year-old colt by Pyc Paint Your Wagon took control and defeated Jess Prize Me by a long neck at the wire. YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2015 Zoomin Effortlessly Perrett Telesforo Edelmiro Carrizales Santos Carrizales 400 yd :19.349 $350,0000 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 YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 2010 Noconi R.D. Hubbard & John T.L. Paul Jones Jacky Martin 400 yd :19.13 $350,000 2016 Eyema Blue Wagon Regal Racing Stables, LLC Albert Franco Sergio Becerra Jr. 300 yd :15.18 $217,904 Jones, Jr. Interests, Ltd. 2015 Nucky Julie and Denis Schoenhofer Justin Joiner Salvador Martinez 300 yd :15.052 $198,924 2009 First Moonflash Amestoy & Gonzalez Andres Gonzalez Alejandro Medellin 400 yd :19.057 $350,000 2014 Boi George Miguel & Mauricio Gallegos Gene Burden Adrian A. Ramos 300 yd :14.873 $267,651 2008 First Moonflash Amestoy & Gonzalez Edgar Maldonado Alejandro Medellin 400 yd :18.73 $400,000 2013 Wr Golden Eagle Rose Webb Roy Marcom Jr. Freddie Martinez 300 yd :14.862 $284,461 2007 Ketel Won R.D. Hubbard Paul C. Jones Freddie L. Martinez 400 yd :18.93 $400,000 2012 El Duero R/T Stables Toby Keeton Agustin Silva 300 yd :14.68 $217,146 2006 Gotta Get Gordon Cox & Rita J. Danley Fred I. Danley James Gonzales II 400 yd :19.14 $400,000 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 THE SHUE FLY STAKES (GR II) 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 45th running to be held Sunday, January 15, 2017 2007 Wild Six Herman K. Mineer & Wesley T. Giles Tony Guymon 300 yd :14.95 $266,771 $95,000 Added • 400 Yards • Foals of 2014 (QH) 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 CARSON CITY GIRL 2016 WINNER & Fredda Draper Dismissed at odds of 18-1, Carson City Girl rocketed in deep stretch to 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 collect a lucrative win in the 44th running of the $190,119 Shue Fly Stakes. 2003 Quik Jolla Jose & Victor Diaz Lorenzo Vega Jerry Yoakum 300 yd :15:06 $306,378 Under clutch rider Larry Gamez, Carson City Girl recovered from a slow 2002 Eye Opening Episode Sandra L. Erwin James Lackey Freddie Martinez 300 yd :14:93 $277,008 start and finished with tremendous energy to win the 400-yard dash by 2001 Illusioneiress Miguel Caro Jose R. Gonzalez Sr. Jacky Martin 300 yd :15.02 $265,302 three parts of a length over fellow longshot My Mojito. 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 YEAR WINNER OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY DIST. TIME VALUE 1997 Honor Ease R. Craig Iverson Jonna D. Rosa Nancy Summers 330 yd :16:72 $129,045 2016 Carson City Girl David E. & Sandra K. Barrett Fred I. Danley Larry Gamez 400 yd :19.27 $190,119 1996 Haulin Pass Doyle Norris G. Blane Wood Darrell Blevins 330 yd :16.70 $147,410 2015 Moonstruck Love Jose Luis Ozona Paul Jones Joe Badilla, Jr. 400 yd :19.155 $201,609 1995 Run Em Up Susan Alwan, Nelda Segotta Timothy Guidry Kenneth Hart 330 yd :16.52 $147,020 2014 Woodys Allstar Brooks, Rushing and Lewis Mike Joiner Salvador Martinez 400 yd :19.067 $290,656 & Margaret Musso 2013 Slew By You Valle Guadiana Corp. Juan M. Gonzalez Ramon Sanchez 400 yd :19.345 $252,796 1994 Andrews EZ Effort Frank & Mary Richardson Fred Danley Billy Peterson 330 yd :16.64 $74,765 2012 First Blazin Love Johnson, Saumell & Martinez Paul Jones G.R. Carter 400 yd :19.15 $286,364 1993 Six Kix James T. Armer Jack Brooks Kenneth Hart 330 yd :17.03 $114,642 2011 Quatro Menudos William McCarty, W.P. Wood Hermenegildo Aldavaz Salvador Martinez 400 yd :18.97 $313,502 1992 Mr Eye Opener Dale J. Smith Jack Brooks Kenneth Hart 330 yd :16.45 $154,115 & SW Paving & Grading, Inc. 1991 Special Task Ronald Shalz & E. Cersovsky Jack Brooks Jacky Martin 330 yd :16.72 $172,746 2010 Mr Regard KH Logax, Inc. Juan M. Gonzalez Tony Guymon 400 yd :19.319 $338,638 1990 Dashing Lion C. G. Porter Jim Brock Joe Martinez 330 yd :16.63 $192,267 2009 Lethal Delight P.K. Thomas Blane Wood Ricky Ramirez 400 yd :19.02 $334,257 1989 Johnnys Night Suzann Marney Alfred Fontenot Mike Lidberg 330 yd :16:61 $168,699 2008 DPI Good Boy Desirable Properties, Inc. Carlos Sedillo Joe A. Martinez 400 yd :19.05 $342,469 1988 Merganser Ron Shalz/Jerry Wells Jack Brooks Jacky Martin 330 yd :16:66 $141,744 2006 Mister Ww Gerald Rush Neff G. Blane Wood Roy Baldillez 400 yd :19.19 $311,231 1987 Holymolyitsastreaker Tommy Hoyt T.E. Davidson Mike Lidberg 330 yd :16:62 $137,860

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