Nine New Mexico-bred stakes — five for Thoroughbreds and four for Quarter Horses — were contested at Ruidoso Downs during the track’s annual Zia Festival, held July 31-August 1. A […]
Zia Festival Races Set for This Weekend at Ruidoso Downs
Nine New Mexico-bred stakes — five for Thoroughbreds and four for Quarter Horses — are on the schedule for this weekend’s Zia Festival races at Ruidoso Downs. Purses totaling $863,284 […]
Attila’s Storm Dies at 19 After Colic Surgery
Out N Gone Tops the Qualifiers to the July 31, $203,478 Zia Derby
Out N Gone, a bay son of Jesse James Jr owned by Cream of the Crop Inc., is the fastest qualifier to the July 31, $203,478 Zia Derby (RG2) at Ruidoso […]
Field Set for $319,804 Zia Futurity
Jose E. Guzman’s Flashin Fire (pictured, white cap), a gelded son of champion First Moonflash, is the fastest qualifier to the August 1, $319,804 Zia Futurity (RG1) for New Mexico-bred […]
Fifty-Four New Mexico-Bred 3-Year-Olds Entered in Zia Derby Trials
A total of 54 New Mexico-bred 3-year-old Quarter Horses, headed by the streaking Icy Morning Breeze, are entered in Saturday’s 400-yard Zia Derby (RG2) trials at Ruidoso Downs. The 10 […]
Undefeated Mr Innovator Headlines Zia Futurity Trials
Cody Cobb’s Mr Innovator (pictured), an undefeated son of Big Daddy Cartel, will make his next start in Friday’s 400-yard Zia Futurity (RG1) trials for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds at Ruidoso […]
Sam Stevens Dispersal Sale Starts July 12 at Thoroughbred Auctions.com
ThoroughbredAuctions.com has announced the Sam Stevens Thoroughbred Dispersal Sale, starting July 12 and running through July 19. The auction will be an online-only event. Stevens and his late wife, Latie, […]
Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity Set for Saturday
Ten 2-year-old New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds, headed by trial winners Marked and Life Jacket, are entered in Saturday’s 5-furlong, $125,000 Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs. Marked is a […]
Rita Danley Distaff Draws 10 New Mexico-Bred Fillies and Mares
Diamond And A Half, a 5-year-old daughter of champion First Moonflash racing for Antonio D. Gomez, is one of 10 New Mexico-bred fillies and mares entered in Saturday’s 350-yard, $25,000 […]