FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sunland Park concluded its race meet on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. They ran 382 New Mexico Bred races in 77 days.
2008
2007 COMPARISON – 79 DAYS
215 TB OVERNIGHT
123 QH OVERNIGHT
5 TB TRIALS
19 QH TRIALS
12 TB STAKES
8 QH STAKES
382 TOTAL
214 TB OVERNIGHT
129 QH OVERNIGHT
4 TB TRIALS
16 QH TRIALS
11 TB STAKES
9 QH STAKES
383 TOTAL
4.85 AVERAGE PER DAY
229 TB + 154 QH = 383
+ 225 FOR TWO A DAY
4.96 AVERAGE PER DAY
232 TB + 150 QH = 382
+ 228 FOR TWO A DAY
NM BREDS IN OPEN OVERNIGHT RACES

AT SUNLAND PARK
# of Horses
Came In 1st
2nd or 3rd
 % TB QH Amount
Paid
2008
402
86
21
23
63
 $115,321.50
2007
356
72
20
20
52
 $ 76,595.00
On May 27, 2008 the New Mexico Racing Commission approved the Downs At Albuquerque license transfer to Moriarty. There was opposition from the Acoma and Laguna tribes west of Albuquerque. The first race meet on the 500-acre site just north of I-40 is planned for the summer of 2010.

I invite you to attend the Mid-Summer Breakfast on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Billy’s Bar & Grill next door to the Billy The Kid Casino from 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. and the meeting to follow breakfast is from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

The Thoroughbred Yearling Sale will be held on July 25th & 26th after the races.

I’ve learned that if there were no problems, there would be no opportunities.

Sincerely,

Anna Fay Davis
Executive Director
NMHBA