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West Coast Invader Digs In To Win West Texas Maturity
Once Over (outside) gets up in the final stride over Jm Miracle to win the Grade 2 $99,704 Grade West Texas Maturity at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino Sunday afternoon.

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West Coast Invader Digs In To Win West Texas Maturity

SUNLAND PARK, NM—APRIL 24, 2016—West Coast invader Once Over dug in Sunday afternoon to get up by a nose over All American Futurity(G1) winner Jm Miracle in the Grade 2 $99,704 Grade West Texas Maturity at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.

Ridden by jockey Hector Aldrete, Once Over covered the 400 yards in :18.986 seconds, a 101 speed index with a 12 mph tailwind. The $46,861 winner's purse brings the son of Walk Thru Fire's earnings mark to $218,245.

Owned by Jaime Bujanda, Once Over's only career start outside of Los Alamitos Race Course prior today was his April 8th West Texas Maturity trials when he posted the fastest qualifying time.

The winning connections of One Over accept the West Texas Maturity stakes trophy Sunday afternoon at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. © Coady Photography
Trainer Isidro Rodriguez conditions the Edward C. Allred bred 7-year-old from the Check Him Out mare Look Her Over. His record stands at (26) 7-6-2.

Looking for his first stakes victory since winning the 2014 Grade 1 All American Futurity, Jm Miracle had to settle for second place worth $17,947. Albert Franco trains the Volcom 4-year-old for owner J and M Racing and Farm. Sergio Becerra, Jr. rode the earner of nearly $1.49 million. P.K. Thomas bred Jm Miracle in Oklahoma from the Dean Miracle mare Lethal Delight.

Pycs Little Lady finished 1¼-lengths back in third, earning $10,967 for owner Heysol Howlet. Trained-and-bred by Jaime Dominguez, the graded stakes-placed Pyc Paint Your wagon filly is out of the Heza Fast Man mare Fitness Lady. She has earned $180,204. Manuel Gutierrez was aboard.

Completing the field were Testing The Ice, See Yacht Sea Jump, This Lady Is On Fire, Jess Featureme Quick, Aka Bugga, The Ocean King and Kru 82.