Oh So Regal, Pain and Misery top Budweiser field
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Oh So Regal and Pain and Misery recorded the biggest wins of their careers over a route of ground, but both figure prominently sprinting Saturday night in the $55,000 Budweiser Special Handicap at the Downs at Albuquerque.
The Budweiser Special, at 6 1/2 furlongs, is for 3-year-olds and up. Mt Veeder is the 123-pound highweight as the winner of three of his last four starts, including a stakes over Quarter Horses in an 870-yard dash May 4 at SunRay Park.
Oh So Regal is weighted next at 122 pounds. He reached a career pinnacle in April, when he darted to a four-length win in the $150,000 Sunland Park Handicap. He last raced June 29, finishing third by a neck cutting back from two turns in an allowance prep for the Budweiser.
Pain and Misery, at 120 pounds, will be cutting back from three turns after winningn the $75,000 Bosselman/Gus Fonner in his last start April 28 at Fonner Park. Earlier in his career, Pain and Misery won a stakes at one turn, taking the Governor’s Cup as a 2-year-old at Zia Park. He brings $499,432 in earnings into the Budweiser.
