Bobby Simmons’ Foxy Moonflash will face older mares and fillies for the first time in her career in Wednesday’s 400-yard New Mexico Fillies and Mares Championship (RG1) at Zia Park.

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HOBBS, NM—NOVEMBER 21, 2014—A field of 12 state-bred distaffers, including two also-eligible entries, has been entered in Wednesday’s 400-yard, $140,000 New Mexico Fillies and Mares Championship (RG1) at Zia Park.

Bobby Simmons’ Foxy Moonflash, a 3-year-old daughter of First Moonflash and the 5-2 morning-line favorite, drew post 5 and will be ridden by G.R. Carter Jr. Trained by C. Dwayne “Sleepy” Gilbreath, the filly has won three of her last four starts, including the 400-yard, $207,000 New Mexico Cup Derby (RG2) at Zia Park on October 26.

Other contenders include Jill Giles’ Penny Snatchin, a graded stakes winning 3-year-old filly by champion Gone To The Mountain. Conditioned by Wes Giles, Penny Snatchin will be making her first start since August 24, when the filly scored a three-quarter length victory in the 400-yard, $60,000 Pelican Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred sophomore fillies at The Downs at Albuquerque.

Penny Snatchin drew post 10 and will be ridden by Salvador Martinez.

The complete lineup, in post position order including also-eligible entries, jockey and weight assignments, and morning-line odds--

1. Desert Delight Cash (Sergio Becerra, 126), 10-1
2. Jessiana (Joe Badilla Jr., 126), 10-1
3. Runin Sixes (Adrian Ramos, 126), 8-1
4. Sandys Jesse (Esgar Ramirez, 126), 12-1
5. Foxy Moonflash (G.R. Carter Jr., 124), 5-2
6. Get Down Bambi (Cody Jensen, 126), 15-1
7. SLR Jessies Girl (Omar Reyes, 126), 8-1
8. Averyspecialsouthern (Roberto Valero, 126), 9-2
9. Ofashionsoutherngirl (Porfirio Cano, 126), 10-1
10. Penny Snatchin (Salvador Martinez, 124), 7-2
11. AE-Incoho Tes (Manuel Gutierrez, 126), 20-1
12. AE-Shes A Phoebe (Daniel Amaya, 124), 15-1.