April 2, 2017
DAY AT THE DERBY – 14TH RUNNING
The Sunland Derby is the most prestigious horse race in New Mexico and it’s a day filled with exciting stakes races (7 in total) totaling more than $1.5 Million in purses. Here’s a 60 second recap from the 14th running of the Sunland Derby on March 26, 2017 at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.
March 26, 2017
SUNLAND DERBY (GIII)
Hence closed with a great flourish to stamp his ticket for the Kentucky Derby after winning the 14th running of the $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) by an expansive three and three-quarter lengths at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday. The Steve Asmussen trained colt earned 50 qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby in front of robust crowd of 16,039 enthusiastic fans.
March 26, 2017
SUNLAND PARK OAKS
Ghalia raged with run in deep stretch to win the 16th running of $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks by a neck over a game Kell Paso. Under jockey Jose Ortiz, Ghalia overcame a slow start and gradually picked up steam to overwhelm her rivals in the stretch. Todd Pletcher’s unbeaten filly stopped the clock for the 1 and 1/16 miles in 1:44.24.