Ten New Mexico-bred 2-year-old Thoroughbreds, including seven from the barn of trainer Todd Fincher, are entered back in Sunday’s 5-furlong, $150,000 Mountain Top Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs. Nostrangrtotherain (pictured), […]
Fanncee, Icy Morning Breeze To Make Season Debut in Saturday’s Rita Danley Distaff
Fanncee, a daughter of Big Daddy Cartel and 2015 champion sophomore filly Astica, will make her 4-year-old season debut in Saturday’s 350-yard, $30,000 Rita Danley Distaff Stakes (R) for New […]
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Rich Mountain Top QH Futurity Headlines New Mexico-Bred Stakes Doubleheader Sunday at Ruidoso Downs
Ricanelo, a Big Daddy Cartel gelding and a $90,000 yearling purchase by owners Gene Bradley and Tod Bradley at last year’s New Mexico-Bred Sale, is one of 10 New Mexico-bred […]
River Flash Draws Post 10 for $150,000 Mountain Top Quarter Horse Derby
River Flash, a homebred graded stakes winning Chicks Regard gelding racing for Robert Driggers and Ben Lee Ivey, is one of 10 New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds entered back in Saturday’s 350-yard, […]
Field is Set for the June 26, $150,000 Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity
Three 5-furlong trials contested at Ruidoso Downs on Friday set the field for the June 26, $150,000 Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds. The top three finishers […]
Ruidoso Downs Announces 20-Percent Purse Increase
Ruidoso Downs Racetrack has announced a 20-percent purse increase for its overnight races, effective June 17. “This is a healthy increase,” said Ruidoso Downs chief operating officer Rick Baugh. “We […]
Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity Trials Set for Friday
Thirty New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds are entered in Friday’s 5-furlong Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity (R) trials at Ruidoso Downs. The lone stakes winner among the trial entries, Nostrangrtotherain, will be stretching […]
NM-Bred Wascallywittlewabbit is Voted Top Distance Horse of Remington Park Meet
Rogers Farms’ Wascallywittlewabbit (pictured, white cap), a registered New Mexico-bred 7-year-old Heza Motor Scooter gelding trained by Mike Joiner, was voted top distance horse for the Remington Park spring meet, […]
Legende Tops the Qualifiers to the June 18, $165,098 Mountain Top QH Derby
Jose R. Espinosa’s Legende (pictured), a gelded son of Big Daddy Cartel and a $53,000 purchase at the 2020 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, leads the qualifiers into the June 18, […]