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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
HOBBS, NM—NOVEMBER 30, 2019—Ernesto Palacio’s Eagle Coast, a 3-year-old son of One Dashing Eagle and a Grade 1 winner during the Ruidoso Downs meet, heads a field of 11 sprinters entered in Sunday’s 440-yard, $150,000 Zia Park Championship (G1) at Zia Park.
Eagle Coast will be making his first official start since July 20, when the sorrel gelding scored a neck victory in the 440-yard, $1,008,129 Rainbow Derby (G1). Eagle Coast drew post 6 and will be ridden by Sergio Becerra Jr. for trainer Jose Luis Muela.
Other contenders include Political Attraction, a 4-year-old son of world champion Apollitical Jess trained by Josue Ponce for owners Rogelio Marquez Jr. and Kathy Robinson. Political Attraction has earned $270,126 from five outs this season, and he won three graded stakes during the Remington Park spring meet, including the 440-yard, $250,000 Remington Park Invitational Championship (G1) in June.
Political Attraction drew post 3 and will be ridden by James Flores.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Danjer (Cody Jensen)
- Tools In The Sky (Ricky Ramirez)
- Political Attraction (James Flores)
- Jess Move You (Jaime Leos)
- Valiant Tiberias (Alan Hernandez)
- Eagle Coast (Sergio Becerra Jr.)
- Stone Cold Leader (Jose A. Alvarez)
- Hes Limitless (Gilbert Ortiz)
- Tough To Bee (Tanner Thedford)
- Ryansmanonthemoon (Mauro Salcedo)
- AE-Hot Dam Bam A Lam (John Hamilton)
Trained by Marcos Carrizales for owners Jose Ernesto Guzman and Rito Sosa, Mr Jess Jenkins is coming off of a neck victory in Quarter Horse racing’s richest and most prestigious race, the 440-yard, $3-million All American Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs on September 1. The gelded son of world champion Apollitical Jess drew post 7 and will be ridden by James Flores.
Trainer Jose Luis Muela will send out Hotsempting for owners Miguel Y. Gallegos and Mauricio Gallegos. A bay daughter of champion Tempting Dash, the filly will be stretching out in distance off of her second-place finish, 1 1/4 lengths behind winner Uncle D, in the 400-yard, $1-million Rainbow Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs on July 21.
Hotsempting drew post 4 and will be ridden by Esgar Ramirez.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Meleros Dash (Jose Ruiz)
- Number One Interest (Alfredo Sigala)
- First Neon Moon (Raul Herrera)
- Hotsempting (Esgar Ramirez)
- Flying Famous Eagle (Jaime Leos)
- Cers Final Try (Mauro Salcedo)
- Mr Jess Jenkins (James Flores)
- Chilitos (Nestor Duran)
- Dash For Glitter (Ricky Ramirez)
- Perrys Secret (Jesse Levario)
- AE-Aggressive Driver (Mauro Salcedo)
- AE-Industrious (Brian C. Barraza)
Why Buy The Cow, a 4-year-old Heza Motor Scooter gelding trained by Simon Beuchler for owner Carroll A. Durbin, will make his next start in Sunday’s 870-yard, $50,000 King Rick Rack Stakes (G3). Why Buy The Cow is coming off of a 2 1/2-length victory in the October 27, $145,000 New Mexico Cup 870 Championship (R) for state-breds at Zia Park. The gelding drew post 3 and will be ridden by Luis H. Rodriguez.
A dozen state-bred distaffers have been entered in Sunday’s 400-yard, $145,000 New Mexico Filly and Mare Championship (RG1). Sister Sophia, a sophomore daughter of Big Daddy Cartel racing for Calder and Candy Ezzell of Roswell, New Mexico, drew post 3 and will be ridden by Raul Ramirez Jr. for trainer Mike Joiner. Sister Sophia will be making her first start since September 22, when the filly scored a neck victory in the 400-yard, $189,405 New Mexico State Fair Derby (R) at Albuquerque Downs.
All Zia Park races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.