Rogers Farms’ Wascallywittlewabbit (pictured) will put his three-race win streak on the line in Saturday’s 870-yard, $50,000 Zia 870 Championship Stakes (R) at Ruidoso Downs.
Wascallywittlewabbit was the champion distance horse during the Remington Park spring meet, as the 6-year-old son of Heza Motor Scooter scored victories in the 870-yard, $50,000 Pauls Valley Stakes (G2) on April 1, and the 870-yard, $64,000 Remington Distance Championship (G1) on May 29. The gelding has won eight of his 13 starts at the 870 trip and five of nine at Ruidoso Downs.
Wascallywittlewabbit drew post 3 and will be ridden by Benito Baca for trainer Mike Joiner. His five opponents include Why Buy The Cow, a 6-year-old Heza Motor Scooter gelding trained by Clint Crawford. The runner-up to Wascallywittlewabbit in the Pauls Valley, Why Buy The Cow prepped for this race with a wire-to-wire, 1 1/2-length victor in an 870-yard, $20,200 open-condition allowance for New Mexico-breds at Ruidoso Downs on July 24.
Why Buy The Cow drew the rail post and will be ridden by Cerapio Figueroa.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey and weight assignments and morning-line odds:
Why Buy The Cow (Cerapio Figueroa, 126), 5-2
Laugharoo (Juan C. Rivas, 120), 6-1
Wascallywittlewabbit (Benito Baca, 128), 7-5
Bigg Jack (Christian Ramos, 124), 6-1
Clyde The Cruzer (Tanner Fincher, 120), 8-1
Moonflash Cat (Hector Aldrete, 123) 5-1