BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—SEPTEMBER 18, 2014—Regal First Moon, the fastest qualifier off of her impressive 7 1/2-length trial win, drew post 8 for Saturday’s 400-yard New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) at The Downs at Albuquerque.

A brown daughter of champion First Moonflash, Regal First Moon races for Diamond Racing Stables LLC from the barn of trainer Umberto Belloc. The filly has earned $26,800 from three starts, and her race record includes a second-place finish to Pretty Woody Jesse in the May 25, 350-yard New Mexico Breeders’ Futurity (RG3) at SunRay Park.

Jose Enriquez has been named to ride Regal First Moon on Saturday.

Other contenders include Pedro Carrillo’s Montauk, a sorrel daughter of the First Down Dash stallion Dashair trained by Tony Gallegos. Montauk has won both of her outs since she was claimed by her current connections for $6,500 at Ruidoso Downs on June 27.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments—

1. La Baby Jacob (Adam Martinez)
2. Jess A Whistlin (Benito Baca)
3. La Estrella De Oro (Albert Medrano)
4. Montauk (Jimmy Ray Coates)
5. Latenite Moon (Alonso Rivera)
6. Americas Way (Alejandro Medellin)
7. Devils Dash It (Daniel Amaya)
8. Regal First Moon (Jose Enriquez)
9. Ms Little Hard Hitin (Porfirio Cano)
10. First Power Flash (Adrian Ramos).

New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity

Also at The Downs at Albuquerque on Saturday, a full field of state-bred colts and geldings has been entered back in the 400-yard New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3).

Fastest qualifier Jess Bordeaux, a sorrel son of Jesse James Jr trained by Victor Escobar for owner Gary L. Thompson, is coming off of a nose victory as the odds-on favorite in the last of three trials on September 5. A $37,000 buy at last year’s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs, Jess Bordeaux won three of five starts and has earned $44,979, and he was a finalist in the July 27, $392,000 Zia Futurity (RG1) at Ruidoso and April 6, 300-yard New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) at Sunland Park.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments—

1. Major Moonflash (Alonso Rivera)
2. Dungarees Six (Manuel Gutierrez)
3. Jess A Sparks (Omar Reyes)
4. Boppin Bayou (Jose Enriquez)
5. Kcees Shadow (Benito Baca)
6. Rapido James (Jimmy Ray Coates)
7. Blazin Version (Alejandro Medellin)
8. Jess Bordeaux (Salvador Martinez)
9. Koonunga Hill (Albert Medrano)
10. Narrator (Porfirio Cano).

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