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Borderland Derby

SUNLAND PARK, Sunland Park, NM

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: February 27, 2010
  • Class:
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yos
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: 1 1/16 Miles
  • Post Time: 4:40 PM MST
1 Storming Saint Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $60,000

2007 | Chestnut Colt | Sweetsouthernsaint - Tomisue's Storm, Storm Bird

  • Breeder:Harold J. Plumley
  • Owner: Lathrop G. Hoffman
  • Trainer: Henry Dominguez
  • Jockey: Luis Contreras

Sire: Sweetsouthernsaint, Chestnut, 1995. Raced 3 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $131,400. Lifetime: 111 yearlings sold, median $5,000.

Broodmare Sire: Storm Bird, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 2.27 AEI.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $12,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2008 Open Sale of Yearlings, $1,000.

2 Raise the Bridle Margin: neck TrueNicks: D $21,500

2007 | Bay Colt | Spanish Steps   - Poitrine, Gulch

  • Breeder:Claude Morris
  • Owner: Double Eagle Ranch and Buena Suerte Equine
  • Trainer: Henry Dominguez
  • Jockey: Juan Ochoa

Sire: Spanish Steps  , Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 63 yearlings sold, median $6,500.

Broodmare Sire: Gulch, Bay, 1984.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $120,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2008 Yearling Sale, ($14,500).

3 Amen Baby Margin: nose TrueNicks: A $10,000

2007 | Bay Gelding | Songandaprayer   - Babyexpectations, Valid Appeal

  • Breeder:Live Oak Stud
  • Owner: William Brook Henderson
  • Trainer: Chris A. Hartman
  • Jockey: Agapito Delgadillo

Sire: Songandaprayer  , Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 3 wins, $380,480. Lifetime: 441 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 1.73 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Valid Appeal, Bay, 1972. In 2009: 2.19 AEI.

Time: 1:45.27   Track: Fast

Others: Haitian Hero, $4,000; Guiltbyassociation, $2,000; Tango Tango, $1,000; McKenna's Justice, $500; Chuchuluco, $500; Nicky Boy, $500.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Storming SaintLuis ContrerasHenry Dominguez
2Raise the BridleJuan OchoaHenry Dominguez
3Amen BabyAgapito DelgadilloChris A. Hartman
4Haitian HeroAlejandro MedellinAndres Gonzalez
5GuiltbyassociationAlfredo J. Juarez, Jr.Todd W. Fincher
6Tango TangoJamie TheriotJerry Hollendorfer
7McKenna's JusticeKen S. TohillChris A. Hartman
8ChuchulucoIsaias D. EnriquezTodd W. Fincher
9Nicky BoyMiguel A. PerezArnulfo Ascencio

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
5 Storming SaintLuis Contreras$5.60$3.60$3.20
9 Raise the BridleJuan Ochoa$10.20$6.80
3 Amen BabyAgapito Delgadillo$6.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (5-9)$60.60
$2.00 Trifecta (5-9-3)$665.20
$2.00 Superfecta (5-9-3-2)$5,442.20

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