Bogarts Brown Sugar Tops New Mexico Classic Futurity Trials at Zia Park

Bogarts Brown Sugar turned in the fastest qualifying time Saturday afternoon at Zia Park, defeating Suspicious Rizzler by a neck in a tightly contested trial to headline the 10 finalists for the $170,000-added New Mexico Classic Futurity (RG2).

Five trials at 350 yards were contested for New Mexico-bred 2-year-olds over a muddy racing surface, with the 10 fastest qualifiers advancing to the November 22 final.

Bogarts Brown Sugar, a sorrel gelding by Bogart, stopped the clock in :17.406 in the third trial (Race 4) to secure the top qualifying position. Despite breaking a step slowly, the heavily favored gelding rallied late under jockey Luis Martinez to catch Suspicious Rizzler in the final strides.

Owned and bred by La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC of New Mexico, Bogarts Brown Sugar is trained by Manuel Rodolfo Rodriguez. He is out of Javys Brown Sugar, by First Moonflash.

The gelding was offered at the 2025 Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale, where he was a $15,000 RNA.

Saturday's victory improved his career record to four wins and one second from eight starts, with earnings of $182,088. Earlier this season, he finished second in the New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2) and qualified for both the Zia Futurity (RG1) and New Mexico State Fair Futurity (RG1).

Suspicious Rizzler secured the second-fastest qualifying time of :17.448 after finishing a game second to Bogarts Brown Sugar in the same trial.

The 2-year-old gelding by Suspicious Interest, out of Lip Smacker by Pyc Paint Your Wagon, broke sharply and battled throughout before being caught near the wire.

Ridden by Jacob Enriquez for trainer Renee K. Wilson, Suspicious Rizzler races for owner Katie Gleason-Larson. He was bred in New Mexico by La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC.

Suspicious Rizzler was an $8,000 purchase at the 2025 Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale.

Still seeking his first career victory, the gelding has recorded two seconds and one third from five starts, earning $15,116. He was previously a finalist in the New Mexico Breeders' Futurity (RG2).

Perrys Alibi posted the third-fastest qualifying time of :17.497 with a three-quarter-length victory in the second trial (Race 3).

The gray gelding by Bp Cartels Alibi broke alertly from post seven, established an early advantage and maintained control through the 350-yard contest under jockey Christian Ramos. Jess Good Times finished second in :17.612.

Owned by Jose Moreno and trained by David M. Gomez-Barraza, Perrys Alibi was bred in New Mexico by Carlos Carrasco. He is out of Perrys Pleasure, a daughter of Mr Jess Perry.

The gelding was offered at the 2025 Ruidoso New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale, where he was listed as a $15,000 RNA.

Perrys Alibi has compiled four wins, one second and one third from eight career starts, with earnings of $62,234.

The remaining trial winners were Acrylic, Sonuva Butch and Big Morning Breeze.

Acrylic, a gelding by Big Daddy Cartel, captured the fourth trial (Race 5) by a neck in :17.499 to earn the fourth-fastest qualifying position. Sonuva Butch, by Prospect to the Top, won the opening trial (Race 2) by a head in :17.590, while Big Morning Breeze, another son of Big Daddy Cartel, won the fifth and final trial (Race 6) by three-quarters of a length in :17.612.

The qualifiers included three runners trained by Renee K. Wilson and four from the David M. Gomez-Barraza barn. Jacob Enriquez and Oscar Andrade Jr. each qualified three horses, while James A. Flores qualified two.

The $170,000-added New Mexico Classic Futurity (RG2) final will be contested Sunday, November 22, at Zia Park.

CLICK HERE for a complete list of qualifiers with times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, and jockeys.

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