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Cat Daddys Lil Girl Returns In $100,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes
Cat Daddys Lil Girl faces a full field n Saturday’s 400-yard, $100,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes (RG2) at Sunland Park.

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Cat Daddys Lil Girl Returns In $100,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes

SUNLAND PARK, NM—JANUARY 12, 2022—Cat Daddys Lil Girl, a homebred gray daughter of Big Daddy Cartel owned by Jimmy Negrete and Jimmy Vasquez, will make her 6-year-old season debut in Saturday’s 400-yard, $100,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes (RG2) at Sunland Park.

Cat Daddys Lil Girl will be shortening in distance off of her eighth-place finish, 2-¼ lengths behind winner Apollitical Pence, in the December 11, $600,000 Champion of Champions (G1) at Los Alamitos.

The mare is coming off a 5-year-old season during which she won two open stakes during the Remington Park spring meet, including the May 29, $128,000 Junos Request Stakes (G1).

Cat Daddys Lil Girl drew post 5 and will be ridden by Noe Garcia Jr. for trainer Wes Giles.

Other contenders include Mike G. Parker’s Chicky Chicky Kai, a graded stakes winning 4-year-old Jess A Chicks mare trained by Larry Chavez. Chicky Chicky Kai ended her sophomore campaign with a neck victory as the 9-5 favorite in the December 5, $100,000 New Mexico Filly & Mare Championship (RG1) at Zia Park.

Chicky Chicky Kai drew post 4 and will be ridden by Sergio Becerra Jr.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:

  1. Crown N Royal Gal (Adrian Ramos), 15-1
  2. Amandas Flashy (Jose A. Alvarez), 8-1
  3. Jess To Reel (Daniel Torres), 15-1
  4. Chicky Chicky Kai (Sergio Becerra), 9-2
  5. Cat Daddys Lil Girl (Noe Garcia Jr.), 4-1
  6. Mi Moonflash (Alfredo Sigala), 6-1
  7. Fireball Flash (Kevin Enriquez-Arenivas), 6-1
  8. Hearts Mystic Rime (Jose D. Ruiz), 12-1
  9. Famous Julia (Hector Aldrete), 10-1
  10. A Flashin Blu (Jacob Enriquez), 12-1

AE-Outta Debt (Alfredo Sigala), 15-1
AE-Cartel Cambria (Paul O. Garcia), 20-1

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The 2021-22 racing season, which features both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, runs from December 31 through April 3. Live racing is traditionally offered four days each week on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Year-round Simulcast wagering is also available on racetracks across the country.

Courtesy NMHBA.com