Fastest qualifier Flash Divine drew post 7 for Saturday’s 400-yard, $237,706 Shue Fly Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds at Sunland Park.

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SUNLAND PARK, NM—JANUARY 26, 2023—Flash Divine, a homebred son of champion First Moonflash and the fastest qualifier, drew post 7 for Saturday’s 400-yard, $237,706 Shue Fly Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-bred 3-year-olds at Sunland Park.

Trained by Wes Giles for owners Jimmy Negrete and Jimmy Vasquez, Flash Divine made his sophomore season debut with a 1 1/4-length victory in the fifth of six trials on January 7.

The colt has earned $91,449 from five races, all in New Mexico, and he ended his juvenile campaign with a second-place finish, three-quarters of a length behind winner First Lady On Canvas, in the October 30, $351,000 New Mexico Classic Futurity (RG2) at Zia Park.

Flash Divine will be ridden by Noe Garcia Jr.

First Lady On Canvas, the third-fastest qualifier, drew post 10 and will be ridden by Esgar Ramirez for owners MRB Racing LLC and trainer Manuel Rodriguez.

A homebred graded stakes winning daughter of First Moonflash, First Lady On Canvas has won four of eight starts and has banked $192,783.

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

1. Flashtoglory (Alejandro Medina)
2. Blazin Chamisa (Adrian Ramos)
3. Kings Touch (Bryan Candanosa)
4. CQ Featured First (Emilio Tapia)
5. Wood Dee Queen (Sergio Becerra Jr.)
6. My Heart Jess Runs (Mario Delgado)
7. Flash Divine (Noe Garcia Jr.)
8. Wahine (Jacob Enriquez)
9. Mires A La Luna (James Flores)
10. First Lady On Canvas (Esgar Ramirez)
11. AE-Owens Wee Beastie (Felipe Garcia-Luna)
12. AE-Nolans Moon (Jose E. Ortiz)

All Sunland Park races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.

Courtesy NMHBA.com.