Tag: Zia Park Derby

Super Stock didn't pay a super price, going off at 1/20 in the Zia Park Derby. But the Arkansas Derby winner and Kentucky Derby starter gave trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. one of three stakes victories at New Mexico's Zia Park. (Image: Coady Photography)

Asmussen, Ortiz Parachute Into Zia Park, Depart with Three Stakes Titles

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Hall of Famer Trainer Steve Asmussen and Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. turned their Zia Park invasion into a walk in the park. The pair of Eastern invaders won three of the seven stakes on Zia Park’s Land of Enchantment Day card on Tuesday. That included the day’s biggest […]

It's not a track that comes to mind for most horseplayers. But New Mexico's Zia Park takes center stage Tuesday for a 10-race, seven-stakes card that attracted some of the sport's stars. (Image: Zia Park Racetrack)

Asmussen, Ortiz, Prat Invade Tiny Zia Park for Land of Enchantment Card

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When it comes to must-see tracks, Zia Park is far off the high-profile path. The New Mexico track isn’t even located in – or near — one of the state’s two high-profile cities, Albuquerque or Santa Fe. But for Tuesday’s Land of Enchantment Stakes card, Zia Park is big enough […]