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© Gay Harris / Ruidoso Downs
BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
SUNLAND PARK, NM—DECEMBER 24, 2018—Bigg Daddy, a sorrel son of Big Daddy Cartel campaigned by the Too For Two partnership, is one of a dozen New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses entered in Friday’s 400-yard, $85,000 Jess Burner Memorial Handicap (RG2), the opening-day feature at Sunland Park.
Trained by Wes Giles, Bigg Daddy returns to New Mexico off of his third-place finish in a 440-yard Texas Classic Derby (G1) trial at Lone Star Park on October 19. The gelding has banked $88,000 from four outs this season, and his three wins include a head victory in the 400-yard, $191,000 Zia Derby (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs on July 29.
Bigg Daddy will be making his first start against older runners. The gelding drew post 8 and will be ridden by Adrian Ramos.
Other contenders include Jesse Lane, a homebred sophomore son of Jesse James Jr trained by Jimmy Padgett for owner MJ Farms of Veguita, New Mexico. An earner of $143,044 from five races this season, Jesse Lane will be shortening in distance off of his head victory as the 19-10 favorite in the 440-yard, $203,000 New Mexico Cup Derby (RG2) at Zia Park on November 4.
Jesse Lane drew post 9 and will be ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Percyjones (Tanner Thedford)
- Daddys Blushing (Francisco Calderon)
- Mr Klee (Alan Hernandez)
- Magnifico Dragon (Manuel Gutierrez)
- Siximoons (Raul Ramirez Jr.)
- Jess Hot (Felipe Garcia-Luna)
- Swiss White Wine (Jose A. Alvarez)
- Bigg Daddy (Adrian Ramos)
- Jesse Lane (Rodrigo Vallejo)
- Comin To Your Town (Jaime P. Leos)
- AE-Call Me Brad (Esgar Ramirez)
- AE-Altitude Project (Francisco Calderon)
All Sunland Park races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.