Evacuee, a gelded son of the Pulpit stallion Abstraction owned by B4 Farms LLC, is the 4-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday’s 1 1/16-mile, $100,000 Albert and Henry Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.
Evacuee is coming off of a runner-up placing in the 6 1/2-furlong, $100,000 Jamison Memorial Handicap R on January 30. A $30,000 yearling purchase at the 2018 New Mexico-Bred Sale at Ruidoso Downs, the dark bay or brown gelding will be making the third start of his 5-year-old campaign.
Evacuee drew the rail post and will be ridden by Roimes Chirinos for trainer Todd Fincher.
Delbert Too, the upset winner of the Jamison Memorial at odds of 31-1, drew post 9 and will be ridden by Rigo Sarmiento for owner and trainer Filiberto Quiroz. The 4-year-old Marking gelding has won four of 16 starts and has earned $251,249, and his stakes record includes a victory in the 2020 Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs.
Quiroz claimed Delbert Too for $15,000 at Zia Park on November 16.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey and weight assignments and morning-line odds:
Evacuee (Roimes Chirinos, 120), 4-1
Jet N G (Jorge Carreno, 120), 6-1
Masterclass (Luis Ramon Rodriguez), 115, 20-1
Cheese Tray (Aldo Arboleda, 116), 15-1
Storm Bayou (Christian Ramos, 117), 10-1
Shining Source (Luis Negron), 118, 6-1
Sea Emperor (Luis Fuentes, 116), 15-1
West Dawn (Enrique Gomez, 117), 12-1
Delbert Too (Rigo Sarmiento, 120), 9-2
Next Affair (Alfredo Juarez Jr., 116), 15-1
Effort N Results (Miguel Fuentes Jr., 117), 8-1
Izeright (Francisco Amparan, 116), 12-1