Stable H. M. A. and trainer Justin Evans sent out the first two finishers in the $85,000 Johnie L. Jamison Handicap at Sunland Park on Sunday, when Nuggets Please closed for a 2 1/4-length win over Our Choice. The horses raced as separate betting interests. It was another 1 1/4 lengths back in third to Mostly Dust. The Jamison was one of two New Mexico-bred stakes on the card. In the other, Rose’s Desert defended her title in the $85,000 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap. Nuggets Please ($30.20) rallied from last to win the 6 1/2- furlong Johnie Jamison, while Our Choice closed from next-to-last for second. Derek Bell was aboard the winner, who covered the distance on a track rated fast in 1:17.30. Our Choice was the co-fourth choice in the race at 5-1. In the New Mexico State Racing Commission for fillies and mares, Rose’s Desert ($2.60) raced in fifth early before surging to a five-length win over Gossip Dome. She covered the six furlongs in 1:11.02. Casey Lambert was aboard for Joe Peacock and trainer Todd Fincher. Hennesey Smash, a winner of her last four starts, was scratched from the race Sunday.