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Race 8

Sunland Park

  • Purse: $33,000
  • Date: February 10, 2012
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  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: 6 furlongs
  • Post Time: 3:15 PM
1 Ribald Margin: TrueNicks: D $19,800

2005 | Bay Gelding | Unusual Heat - Short Stories, Mari's Book

  • Breeder:Dr. Edward C. Allred
  • Owner: BAM Racing LLC
  • Trainer: Justin R. Evans
  • Jockey: Miguel Hernandez

Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 63 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Mari's Book, Bay, 1978.

2 Ducky Drake Margin: nose TrueNicks: A $6,930

2002 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Benchmark   - Alice May, Pleasant Colony

  • Breeder:Ralph Todd & Aury Todd
  • Owner: Pinkerton, John and Mundell, Bryan
  • Trainer: Chris A. Hartman
  • Jockey: Ken S. Tohill

Sire: Benchmark  , Bay, 1991. Raced 5 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $636,707. Lifetime: 213 yearlings sold, median $7,300.

Broodmare Sire: Pleasant Colony, Dark Bay or Brown, 1978.

3 A Plus Topper Margin: TrueNicks: D $3,630

2007 | Chestnut Gelding | Old Topper   - A Plus Plus, Honor Grades

  • Breeder:Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC
  • Owner: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC
  • Trainer: Henry Dominguez
  • Jockey: Enrique Portillo Gomez

Sire: Old Topper  , Chestnut, 1995. Raced 4 years. 25 starts, 7 wins, $655,861. Lifetime: 106 yearlings sold, median $5,500.

Broodmare Sire: Honor Grades, Bay, 1988. In 2009: 1.57 AEI.

Time: 1:09.26   Track: Fast

Others: Inthenickoftime, $1,650; Stephengothisstar, $990.

Scratched: Smolder; Unbridled Thoughts.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1RibaldMiguel HernandezJustin R. Evans
2Ducky DrakeKen S. TohillChris A. Hartman
3A Plus TopperEnrique Portillo GomezHenry Dominguez
4InthenickoftimeRy EikleberryWeston Martin
5StephengothisstarAlfredo J. Juarez, Jr.Jon G. Arnett

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