Susans Violette (pictured), a 5-year-old daughter of Stellar Rain owned by Steven D. Stewart and trainer Chip Woolley, heads a full field of 12 New Mexico-bred fillies and mares entered in Saturday’s 6-furlong, $100,000 La Coneja Stakes (R) at Sunland Park.
Susans Violette ended her 4-year-old season with a convincing 4 1/4-length victory in the 5 1/2-furlong, $100,000 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap (R) at Sunland Park on December 28. The mare has won six of 11 starts and has earned $252,888.
Susans Violette drew post 4 and will be ridden by Enrique Gomez.
Other contenders include Flight Song, a multiple stakes-winning 4-year-old daughter of Attila’s Storm trained by Todd Fincher for owners R.D. Hubbard and Shaun Hubbard. Flight Song is coming off of a sophomore campaign during which she won three stakes, including the 6-furlong, $145,000 New Mexico Cup Oaks (R) at Zia Park on October 27.
Flight Song drew post 3 and will be ridden by Alfredo Juarez Jr.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:
Ballinouttacontrol (Miguel Perez), 10-1
Beautiful Bounty (Luis Negron), 12-1
Flight Song (Alfredo Juarez Jr.), 7-2
Susans Violette (Enrique Gomez), 5-2
Sidewinder Sally (Francisco Arrieta), 6-1
Mcglorioius (Luis Contreras), 8-1
Let It Roll (Roimes Chirinos), 9-2
Runaway Katie (Luis Ramon Rodriguez), 6-1
Sky Vue (Elvin Gonzalez), 12-1
Orogrande (Shane Laviolette), 8-1
I’m A Dancin Who (Ry Eikleberry), 12-1
Sexy Bikini Model (Ken Tohill), 10-1