Venue & Timing
Location: Zia Park Racetrack, Hobbs, New Mexico
Race: New Mexico Classic Distaff Stakes (Race 6)
Post Time: 2:20 PM MT
Distance & Surface: 6 furlongs, dirt
Purse: $150,000
Weather & Track Conditions
Forecast: Clear skies, temperatures in the mid‑50s, light winds.
Track outlook: Dirt expected to play fast, favoring tactical speed and stalkers.
Runner-by-Runner Analysis
First Again — Post 3 — Perez/Morales — ML 2/1
Profile: Axiomatic mare; sharp recent win, consistent stakes performer.
Strengths: Proven class, strong finishing kick.
Risks: Must break cleanly; vulnerable if pace collapses.
Run Away Bay — Post 6 — Tohill/Lambert — ML 4/1
Profile: Sway Away filly; consistent recent form.
Strengths: Tactical speed, reliable.
Risks: Needs to step forward against favorite.
Queen Hadassah — Post 4 — Hebert/Marlin — ML 5/1
Profile: Kentucky Wildcat filly; placed in similar stakes.
Strengths: Can stalk pace; improving.
Risks: Needs career‑best effort.
Right for You — Post 1 — Andrade/Cross — ML 6/1
Profile: Right Rigger mare; veteran presence.
Strengths: Rail draw; tactical speed.
Risks: Inconsistent recent form.
Storm in the Valle — Post 5 — Medellin/Buechler — ML 8/1
Profile: Attila’s Storm filly; modest record.
Strengths: Can grind into exotics.
Risks: Outclassed.
Mark It Down — Post 7 — Fuentes/Barton — ML 10/1
Profile: Marking filly; outsider.
Strengths: Light impost; potential upside.
Risks: Form suggests longshot status.
Trust Anabelle — Post 2 — Vazquez/Quiroz — ML 12/1
Profile: Unbridled Trust filly; modest record.
Strengths: Improving.
Risks: Faces deeper field.
