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The 2019-20 horse racing season at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino got underway Dec. The El Paso Times will update the entries for each race day throughout the 68-day meet. SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico - Though the horses are off the track at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, the book is now open. As of Friday, the track's Turf Club began offering wagering on a number.

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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, home of the Sunland Derby, offers a wide variety of live racing action from Thoroughbred to Quarter Horse racing, with year-round simulcast wagering available from tracks all around the world.

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TURF CLUB

Enjoy a day at the races in style at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino’s Turf Club and get a great view of the track’s homestretch while enjoying the amenities of an exclusive Turf Club Membership. The Turf Club facility offers a full service restaurant/bar and live/simulcast wagering with live video feeds from race tracks around the world each week. MORE INFO

PRIVATE SUITE

The Lakeview Room is a private suite with a great view of our racetrack. This is the ultimate room for executive race day events, small business meetings, private corporate parties or race day socials. MORE INFO

December 26, 2019 – March 10, 2020
NameSts1st2nd3rdWin%$%Purses
Francisco Arrieta1503928222659$688,704
Ry Eikleberry129282292246$513,416
Luis Contreras1402618211946$595,261
Enrique Portillo Gomez1371917201441$421,608
Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr.1101818151646$348,569
Elvin Gonzalez137
1612261239$371,617
Ken S. Tohill1331519271146$382,617
Luis Negron1291423161141$239,188
Roimes Chirinos57141472561$337,348
Shane Laviolette871010121137$242,736
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NameSts1st2nd3rdWin%$%Purses
Justin R. Evans1082823162662$522,798
Dick Cappellucci982016192056$253,405
Todd W. Fincher721916132667$538,504
Miguel L. Hernandez1031719111746$337,952
Nancy Summers 5213952552$147,130
Joel H. Marr59125152054$295,358
Susan F. Arnett81813111040$148,318
Martin M. Valdez-Cabral, Jr.468761746$175,981
Greg Green5671331341$150,723
Sherry Armstrong427931745$75,401
December 26, 2019 – March 10, 2020
NameSts1st2nd3rdWin%$%Purses
Judge Lanier Racing
(Tom McKenna et. al.)
1332123141644$381,720
J. Kirk and Judy Robison236502648$128,952
Gallegos Del Norte Racing
(Miguel Gallegos et al)
276142241$81,904
Kelly's Racing LLC (Joseph Kelly et al)134413169$45,415
Tricar Stables, Inc. (Daniel Cardenas et al)344401224$56,848
John Pinkerton134323169$69,906
Bill J. and Sue Tomasic114213664$79,404
Vanessa Evans124033358$30,861
Norman W. Allen and Scott Bryant4400100100$48,000
Round 2 Racing Stables, LLC (Ramon Gonzalez, Jr. et al)153412020$47,315
December 26, 2019 – March 10, 2020
NameSts1st2nd3rdWin%$%Purses
Mindofmyown532060100$36,184
Deleterious3300100100$23,820
Cherry Way522040100$22,560
Moms Favorite52104060$12,942
Knuckle Ball321067100$22,340
Quincy Express321067100$19,560
Smack Ridge420250100$14,615
Trust the Van52014060$17,070
Launch Light Dream42015075$14,202
Flying Blue320167100$12,640
December 26, 2019 – March 10, 2020
NameSts1st2nd3rdWin%$%Purses
Raul Herrera81121281540$268,772
Alan Hernandez5911941941$236,214
Noe Garcia, Jr.4796101953$223,514
Sergio Becerra, Jr.508761642$188,816
Mauro Salcedo518381637$324,193
Adrian A. Ramos6971151033$206,255
Alonso Rivera417231729$220,520
Alfredo Sigala676159945$139,728
Paul Osbaldo Garcia496761239$166,410
Jaime Parga Leos4065111555$178,709
December 26, 2019 – March 10, 2020
NameSts1st2nd3rdWin%$%Purses
Wesley T. Giles54101131944$387,627
Ramon Mendoza327722250$115,717
Mario Fernandez376121624$85,794
Michael W. Joiner255332044$104,181
Jose Luis Muela145133664$91,680
Cynthia G. Gonzalez6341112643$348,294
Daniel A. Cano154412760$64,956
James B. Padgett, II154212747$176,184
Juan M. Gonzalez253741256$99,480
J. Danny Urista33353933$100,815
December 26, 2019 – March 10, 2020
NameSts1st2nd3rdWin%$%Purses
Diamond Racing Stables LLC
(Julieta Torres et al)
194242153$72,287
John and W. Kathy Lee & I.
Ruben Mares
532060100$71,081
Julio Islas-Payan73104357$27,678
Pierre J. Jr. and Leslie A.
Amestoy
73004343$33,756
Sergio Holguin, Cliften
Nielsen and Felix Rodriguez
63005050$174,160
Guadalupe V. Hernandez72302971$20,672
La Feliz Montana Ranch,
LLC. (Javier Rodriguez et
al)
212231033$44,546
MJ Farms, (Mac Murray et al)82202550$158,467
Blas Duran Castillo142101421$30,812
Miguel Y. and Mauricio
Gallegos
62103350$19,734
December 26, 2019 – March 10, 2020
NameSts1st2nd3rdWin%$%Purses
Kj Frankie B321067100$50,261
Close to Crazy32006767$28,762
Rum Running Odee32006767$17,160
Aggressive Driver2200100100$91,926
Flash for Corona2200100100$37,140
One Ruthless Eagle2200100100$33,780
Jess to Reel2200100100$32,868
Consigliere2200100100$31,140
Magnum Moonflash2200100100$26,520
Geranium2200100100$22,260

SUNLAND PARK RACETRACK

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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino shutdown its meet a month early back in March and in the process lost its signature race, the Sunland Derby, because of the COVID-19.

Ruidoso Downs managed a summer full of racing and all of its biggest races took place, including the All American Futurity and Derby, where fans got to see the nation's most talented crop of 2-year-old and 3-year-old quarter horses.

But coronavirus restrictions on attendance to the Labor Day races muted the roar of the crowd during the All American Futurity as the country dealt with the deadly pandemic.

Horse racing in El Paso and New Mexico has certainly suffered. At Albuquerque and Hobbs race tracks, meets have been shortened and purses reduced compared to previous years.

The Kentucky Derby and other Triple Crown races were disrupted, too. The Run for the Roses was moved from the first Saturday in May to Sept. 5.

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But there is a shining light in the sadness of 2020 on the horse racing front with the emergence of thoroughbred Jackie’s Warrior, a 2-year-old colt owned by El Paso’s Kirk and Judy Robison.

Robison is a longtime businessman and El Paso resident for nearly 40 years.

The Robisons are at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky Thursday to watch their colt race as the morning-line favorite in the prestigious 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Jackie's Warrior will race 13 of the world's top 2-year-olds.

Jockey Joel Rosario talks about El Paso owned Jackie’s Warrior ahead of Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in Kentucky https://t.co/Eg0TYch4i9

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Robison has had plenty of good horses during his life, but none as talented as Jackie’s Warrior.

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The star colt has won all four career starts, two Grade 1 wins and has won at some of the nation’s most historic tracks, including Churchill Downs, Saratoga and Belmont Park.

More: Breeders' Cup 2020: Post positions, odds, entries for Sprint

Robison isn't part of a big conglomerate, which invests in the sport. He simply loves the so-called Sport of Kings and has spent much of his life helping invest in horse racing.

Jackie’s Warrior is without a doubt a classy horse and has a tremendous opportunity in front of him today. Breeders' Cup races are the sport's top prizes. A win or strong finish will place Jackie's Warrior on the 2021 Kentucky Derby watch list.

Jackie’s Warrior has shown speed, endurance and a willingness to finish strong in his four starts. He’s answered those challenges with impressive performances. Jackie's Warrior will go two turns for the first time today in the 1 1/16 mile race, which is a new challenge for most young horses.

In a sport where the best horses often cost well into the six or seven-figure range, the Kentucky-bred Jackie's Warrior was purchased for $95,000, which proves that sometimes even the best horses are underrated when being sold at auction.

From all accounts, Jackie’s Warrior is a mature, hard-working horse that is focused on his assignment to be the best in the country’s biggest races. Winning two Grade 1 races as a 2-year-old is no small feat. It doesn’t hurt that he has trainer Steven Asmussen and jockey Joel Rosario on his team, two of the best at what they do in the horse racing industry.

Robison has repeatedly expressed his confidence in Asmussen's work developing Jackie’s Warrior as the young colt navigated the summer and fall circuit. With each start, the colt has faced better competition.

Jackie’s Warrior’s connection to El Paso is the latest in great moments in area horse racing.

El Paso, Sunland Park, Ruidoso Downs have given the area many of its greatest sports moments from horses such as Bold Ego and Mind That Bird, to jockeys such as Mike Smith and Jacky Martin, families such as the Lamberts and trainers like the late Henry Dominguez, Joel Marr, Jack Brooks, Todd Fincher and Justin Evans.

In a year when many are struggling with the effects of COVID-19 and nearly 235,000 lives were lost nationwide, Jackie’s Warrior, in a small way, is giving us hope in 2020 and positive notoriety to El Paso.

A win Friday will elevate Jackie’s Warrior to the top of the field for next year’s 3-year-old thoroughbred crop and give sports fans in the area someone to root for in the 2021 Triple Crown races.

For the Robison's, Jackie’s Warrior is a dream horse in this feel good story.

More:Jackie's Warrior is favorite in Breeders' Cup Juvenile

More:Whistle Stop Cafe wins All American Futurity

Felix F. Chavez may be reached at 915-546-6167; fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on Twitter.

2020 Breeders' Cup

When: Friday and Saturday

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Where: Kenneland race track in Lexington, Kentucky

TV: Noon to 3:30 p.m. Friday on NBCSN and Saturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on NBCSN and 12:30-3:30 p.m. on NBC

Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Conditions: 1 1/16 miles for 2-year-old colts and geldings. Purse: $2 million. Grade: 1. Post time: 5:15 p.m. Friday at Keeneland.

Post position, horse, trainer, jockey, morning-line odds

1. Camp Hope, Kenny McPeek, Robby Albarado, 30-1

2. King Fury, Kenny McPeek, Brian Hernandez Jr., 15-1

3. Reinvestment Risk, Chad Brown, Irad Ortiz Jr., 9-2

4. Likeable, Todd Pletcher, John Velazquez, 15-1

5. Essential Quality, Brad Cox, Luis Saez, 4-1

6. Keepmeinmind, Robertino Diodoro, Jose Ortiz, 30-1

7. Jackie’s Warrior, Steve Asmussen, Joel Rosario, 7-5

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8. Classier, Bob Baffert, Florent Geroux, 15-1

9. Sittin On Go, Dale Romans, Corey Lanerie, 12-1

10. Dreamer’s Disease, Robertino Diodoro, David Cohen, 30-1

11. Next, Wesley Ward, Gerardo Corrales, 15-1

12. Hot Rod Charlie, Doug O’Neill, Tyler Gaffalione, 30-1

13. Rombauer, Michael McCarthy, Javier Castellano, 15-1

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14. Calibrate, Steve Asmussen, Ricardo Santana Jr., 20-1

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This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: El Paso owned horse, Jackie's Warrior is a bright spot nationally in hard times for horse racing