3/25 (SUN): Sunland Derby (G3), Oaks, 4 Undercard Stakes

[Kasept]

6th (2:52) Harry Henson H.

1 Mile | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Remit Leparoux J R 118 L
2 Kayce Ace Garcia M 116 Blk-On L
3 Pyrite On My Mind Rivera J L Jr 114 L
4 Twelve Twenty Two Contreras L 120 L
5 Pick and Pray Bejarano R 115 L



7th (3:19) La Coneja S.

5 1/2 Furlongs | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $110,000

1 Gossip Dome Bourdieu J M 119 L
2 Rose's Desert Lambert C T 122 L
3 Ransomsgoodfriday Contreras L 119 L
4 Negotiablafections Juarez A J Jr 119 L
5 Iplaytricks Tohill K S 122 L
6 Shemoves Hernandez M G 119
7 Cali Baby Medellin A 119 L
8 I Am Lesters Gal Jaime R 119 L
9 Funnyoushouldask Garcia M 119 L
10 Dream Kin Rodriguez M 119 L



8th (3:46) New Mexico Breeders' Oaks

1 1/16 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $110,000

1 Krickkitt Rodriguez M 121 L
2 Easy Loving Who Tohill K S 121 L
3 Kisstin Lambert C T 121 L
4 Fire Run Juarez A J Jr 121 L
5 Done With Flair Hernandez M G 121 L
6 Tessa's Cat Thedford T 121 L
7 Whisper's Sister Martinez A J 121 L
8 Capote's Charm Penalba C 121 L
9 Dawn Is Affirmed Eikleberry R 121 L
10 Dashkova Rivera J L Jr 121 L
11 Silk Strawberry Gomez E P 121 L
12 Desert Fun Bejarano R 121 L



9th (4:13) Bill Thomas Memorial S.

6 1/2 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Pack Your Bags Medellin A 120 L
2 Quiet Again Martinez A J 122 L
3 Nicky Boy Molina J F Jr 113
4 Imco Spirit (IRE) Contreras L 120 L
5 Behold de Buy Purcell K 118 L
6 Ribald Hernandez M G 118 L
7 Ducky Drake Tohill K S 118 L
8 Remus Eikleberry R 118 L



10th (4:43) New Mexico Breeder's Derby

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $110,000

Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Dueling Dom Hernandez M G 122 L
2 Hesarider Sterling D L 122 L
3 Damayorofclowntown Rivera J L Jr 122 L
4 Doctor Spencer Rodriguez M 122 L
5 E Bar Way Martinez A J 122 L
6 I Do My Own Tricks Contreras L 122 L
7 That's Who Eikleberry R 122 L
8 Rio de Dinero Juarez A J Jr 122 L
9 Crusher Lane Ochoa J 122 L
10 Zenon's Star Lambert C T 122 L
11 May Weather Bejarano R 122 Blk-Off L



11th (5:13) Sunland Park Oaks

1 1/16 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 Feisty Flirt Rodriguez M 121 L
2 Sophisticated Martinez A J 121 L
3 Princess Arabella Garcia M 121 L
4 Take Me Away Today Contreras L 121 L
5 Glinda the Good Leparoux J R 121 L
6 Ize in Trouble Hernandez M G 121 L
7 Regal Betty Castanon A L 121 L



12th (5:45) Sunland Derby (G3)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $800,000

1 Castaway Bejarano R 122 L
2 Ender Knievel Velazquez J R 122 L
3 Stirred Up Garcia M 122 L
4 Isn't He Clever Contreras L 122 L
5 No Spin Hill C 122 L
6 Daddy Nose Best Leparoux J R 122 L
7 Tequila Factor Hernandez M G 122 L
8 Justanoldsong Eikleberry R 122 L

[Kasept]

Ducky Drake!

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Ducky Drake!

UCLA or Plattsburgh?

[lemoncrush]

Hope Ender Knevil is worth Johnny V's trip to New Mexico.

It's his only mount of the day, albeit, in a $800K race.

[NTamm1215]

I'm interested to see Princess Arabella. If you watch HRTV most of them seem to think she already won the Oaks.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Hope Ender Knevil is worth Johnny V's trip to New Mexico.

It's his only mount of the day, albeit, in a $800K race.

I'm glad he went. I'd much rather see Joel ride Bourbon Bay on Sunday.

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Hope Ender Knevil is worth Johnny V's trip to New Mexico.

It's his only mount of the day, albeit, in a $800K race.

TG race of the week......they give out EK as a mortal lock.

Is anyone familliar with this track? Is this track favorable for front runners or closers?

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by Kasept

12th (5:45) Sunland Derby (G3)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $800,000

1 Castaway Bejarano R 122 L
2 Ender Knievel Velazquez J R 122 L
3 Stirred Up Garcia M 122 L
4 Isn't He Clever Contreras L 122 L
5 No Spin Hill C 122 L
6 Daddy Nose Best Leparoux J R 122 L
7 Tequila Factor Hernandez M G 122 L
8 Justanoldsong Eikleberry R 122 L

[Gate Dancer]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Is anyone familliar with this track? Is this track favorable for front runners or closers?

IMO the track favors speed but is mostly fair to all styles.

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I think he's better sprinting.I'm gonna go with the LaPenta horse,Stirred Up.Getting 4-1 right now.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

That was a tough beat. He was best. That ride was amateur hour.

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I'm interested to see Princess Arabella. If you watch HRTV most of them seem to think she already won the Oaks.

She was pretty impressive today.

[my miss storm cat]

I had Isn't He Clever in the top spot and used Daddy Nose Best underneath.

I had nothing.

Very nice ride by Joel back here at home. I hope he always has the mount on Bourbon Bay who, of course, I totally forgot to play.

I'm glad he won though.

Princess Arabella? Wow.

[RolloTomasi]

It'll be interesting to see if Princess Arabella has another run before the Kentucky Oaks. If not, her hype may ensure favoritism in that race, even though all she did today was something already done by On Fire Baby and Grace Hall last year (pummel Glinda The Good by open lengths).

I wonder if Aubby K. can stretch out. No mean feat destroying older horses this early in the year at a top-tier racetrack.

[Calzone Lord]

It was a pretty impressive display of riding by a couple of jocks in there...triggered mostly by the bizzare fact that Bejarano sends every single Baffert horse he rides coming out of the gate..and in many cases he takes a hold of them and tries to settle them about 50 to 75 yards after sending them.

Ender Knievel and Castaway put 5 on the field and breakaway head-to-head through a 22.48 first quarter...both end up beaten more than a dozen lengths.

I assume Contreras must have thought those two horses were the only ones he had to beat -- because he pounced on the pair when they tried to steal a mid-race breather.

Stirred Up is a plodder's plodder. If they had a future book for 3rd place in the Belmont Stakes ... he'd have a longshot look to join the likes of Thomas Jo, Royal Assault, Nolan's Cat, Tiago, Ready's Echo etc.