Estrella Damm, Strykr Force streak into Southwest Juvenile Championship

Zia Park does not close out its meet until Dec. 12, but the final stakes of the season will be run Sunday. The Grade 1, $200,000 Southwest Juvenile Championship for Quarter Horses highlights the program, which also includes races for Thoroughbreds.

Estrella Damm and Strykr Force each will be attempting to win their fourth straight race when they meet in the Southwest Juvenile. They are part of a field of 10 for the 440-yard stakes, which also drew graded stakes winners Carris Cartel and Suenos Dineros.

Estrella Damm, who is one of five fillies in the field, began her streak with a maiden win Sept. 9 at Zia. She won two more overnight races at that track on Oct. 14 and Nov. 12 and will be making her stakes debut Sunday.

Strykr Force started his streak with a maiden win at The Downs at Albuquerque in July. He then won two more races there, a trial for the $252,000 La Fiesta Futurity and then the finals on Sept. 24.

Carris Cartel stumbled at the start, yet still won the Grade 2 Challenge Championship Juvenile in October at Prairie Meadows.

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