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Handle Increases at Sunland Park

The recently concluded 2002-2003 Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino live horse racing season posted record gains. Business continued to surge powered by full fields and added racing quality.

 Tuesday, April 08, 2003

Sunland, Delta Downs Fuel 2003 Purse Increases

Purses at Thoroughbred tracks in the U.S. increased by 4.3% in the first quarter of 2003, despite a 1.2% drop in pari-mutuel handle, according to statistics released April 4 by Equibase and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.

 Friday, April 04, 2003

Excessivepleasure Grinds Out WinStar Win

Under strong urging from jockey Pat Day, Excessivepleasure fought off favored Spensive and Apalachian Thunder to record a neck victory in Sunday's $500,000 WinStar Derby at Sunland Park in New Mexico.

 Sunday, March 30, 2003

Sunland Side Up: $500,000 WinStar Derby Lures Eight

Sunland Park's inaugural WinStar Derby, with the attractive scent of a $500,000 purse, has drawn a field of eight 3-year-olds to the New Mexico track just across the border from El Paso, Texas.

 Friday, March 28, 2003

Nine Fillies Slated for Saturday's WinStar Sunland Park Oaks

Among the trainers sending horses to New Mexico this weekend are Steve Asmussen and Ted West.

 Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Texas Trainer Dies in Traffic Accident

Texas-based trainer Ramon Flores died Tuesday morning in car accident near Schulenberg, Texas. Flores and groom Rafael Hernandez were hauling three horses to Sunland Park in New Mexico when the trainer lost control of their van after hitting an icy patch on the road. Hernandez and the three horses escaped without injury.

 Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Texas Trainer Dies in Traffic Accident

Texas-based trainer Ramon Flores died Tuesday morning in car accident near Schulenberg, Texas. Flores and groom Rafael Hernandez were hauling three horses to Sunland Park in New Mexico when the trainer lost control of their van after hitting an icy patch on the road. Hernandez and the three horses escaped without injury.

 Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Sunland Park to Shine With $500,000 WinStar Derby

Fueled with revenue from slot machines, the richest live racing season in the historyof Sunland Park Race Track and Casino begins Nov. 19. The 80-day meet, which continues through April 6, 2003, will have all-time record purse distribution of $16 million. Average daily purses at the track just west of El Paso, Texas, should exceed $200,000.

 Thursday, October 31, 2002

Doug Atkins Dies at 76

Doug Atkins, racetrack executive, Thoroughbred owner, trainer, and breeder, died at his home in Solana Beach, Calif. home after a lengthy battlle with cancer on Nov. 29. He was 76.

 Wednesday, December 05, 2001
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