Mark The Winner (pictured), an undefeated daughter of the Bernardini stallion Marking racing for Rodney Brooks and Donnie Reid, drew post 5 for Sunday’s 5 1/2-furlong, $112,992 Rio Grande Senorita Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old Thoroughbred fillies at Ruidoso Downs.
A bay filly trained by Simon Buechler, Mark The Winner has won both of her starts — including the second of two Senorita Futurity trials on July 21 — and she has earned $18,480. Mark The Winner will be ridden by Christian Ramos, who has ridden the filly in both of her outs.
The other trial winner, J. Kirk and Judy Robison’s Make Up A Story, is a homebred Marking filly trained by Todd Fincher. Make Up A Story has won two of three races and has earned $35,040, and she is coming off of a neck victory in the first Senorita Futurity trial.
Make Up A Story drew post 6 and will be ridden by Felipe Valdez.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:
Just Keep Laughin (Luis H. Rodriguez), 15-1
Not To Fancy (Enrique Gomez), 30-1
Mark It Down (Oscar Ceballos), 8-1
Chipz (Miguel Fuentes Jr.), 12-1
Mark The Winner (Christian Ramos), 2-1
Make Up A Story (Felipe Valdez), 7-2
Storm In The Valle (Alejandro Medellin), 20-1
Sporty Pants (Kelsi Purcell), 9-2
Tax Free Texas (Rodolfo Guerra), 15-1
Payingoffmymarker (Tracy Hebert), 6-1