The Downs at Albuquerque will host the 400-yard, $252,161 La Fiesta Futurity and the $142,635 La Fiesta Derby on Sunday's race card.

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM—SEPTEMBER 14, 2021—RC Relentless Grace and Lethal Avenger are among the 10 2-year-olds entered back in Sunday’s 400-yard, $252,161 La Fiesta Futurity at The Downs at Albuquerque.

A bay daughter of Hes Relentless trained by Romeo Mireles for owner TYKHE Racing LLC, RC Relentless Grace has earned $72,251 from six outs in three states, and her resume includes a second-place finish, a neck behind winner Mr Spud, in the 350-yard, $297,000 Firecracker Futurity (G2) at Delta Downs on July 20.

RC Relentless Grace drew post 10 and will be ridden by Juan Pulido.

Lethal Avenger races for J & SM Inc., Don Reynolds, and M. Lane Reynolds from the barn of trainer Fred Danley. A $50,000 purchase at last year’s Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, the Volcom gelding has banked $42,660 from six starts -- all in New Mexico -- and he was a finalist in the 400-yard, $1-million Rainbow Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs on July 25.

Lethal Avenger drew post 3 and will be ridden by Noe Garcia Jr.

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

1. Apolitical Miracle (Adrian A. Ramos)
2. Runaway Witch (Guillermo Suarez)
3. Lethal Avenger (Noe Garcia Jr.)
4. Bregman (Benito Baca)
5. Kiss My Hot Socks (Mario Delgado)
6. Glamazon (Jose Enrique Ortiz)
7. RC A Revenant Dream (Joseph Belloc Jr.)
8. Daredevil Buck (Alfredo Sigala)
9. Betterton (Manuel Gutierrez)
10. RC Relentless Grace (Juan Pulido)
11. AE-JM Royal Cartel (Cerapio Figueroa)

Also on Sunday, fastest qualifier For The Irony drew post 9 for the 400-yard, $142,635 La Fiesta Derby.

A gelded son of Valiant Hero trained by Albert Valles for owner Super Champion Inc., For The Irony made his local debut with a three-quarter length win in the first of two La Fiesta Derby trials on August 29. For The Irony has won eight of 10 outs -- including four of five at the 400-yard distance -- and he has banked $159,184, and he was a finalist in the 400-yard, $673,000 Ruidoso Derby (G1) on June 12.

For The Irony will be ridden by Sergio Becerra Jr.

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

1. A Pollitical Phoebe (Francisco Calderon)
2. Flash The Fire (Jose Enrique Ortiz)
3. Dasha Girl (Christian Ramos)
4. Mahomes (Emilio Tapia)
5. KJ Daisy Duke (Adrian A. Ramos)
6. Pack My Patience (Porfirio Cano)
7. Echo Of Thunder (Edgar S. Martinez)
8. Petrified (Benito Baca)
9. For The Irony (Sergio Becerra Jr.)
10. Astico (Hector Aldrete)

All Downs at Albuquerque races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.