A 15-1 longshot in a full field of state-bred fillies and mares, Oscar Diaz’s Brookes Legacy won the 400-yard, $100,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes (R) at Sunland Park on January 14. Carlos Guillen Chacon rode the gray 4-year-old Big Daddy Cartel gelding for trainer Armando Alamos. (PHOTO: Coady Photography)
Brookes Legacy Scores Upset Victory in $100,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes (R)
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