Slip Mahoney has been the favorite in each of his last four starts and that could again be the case Tuesday, when he faces millionaire Red Route One and the comebacking Wildatlanticstorm in the $300,000 Zia Park Derby. The 1 1/16-mile race is part of the Land of Enchantment Day card featuring seven stakes worth $1.1 million. The program includes the $300,000 Zia Park Oaks. Slip Mahoney has won two of his last four starts, including the $300,000 Bourbon Trail over Super Derby winner Big Data on Sept. 30 at Churchill Downs. In the seven weeks since, Slip Mahoney has turned in a series of strong five-eighths works at Churchill. “He’s had a little time since his last one, and that’s by design – we’ve kind of zeroed in on this race,” said Brad Cox, who trains Slip Mahoney. “He’s trained really well.” Slip Mahoney won over 1 3/16 miles in the Bourbon Trail and two starts prior won a first-level allowance at a mile at Saratoga. He is a son of Arrogate. :: DRF's Black Friday Sale: Get 20% off (almost) everything in the DRF Shop. Code: BF2023 “I thought he ran really well last time, stayed on well,” Cox said. “He’s the type of horse the farther he goes the better. He’s bred to have a lot of stamina and he has a lot of stamina.” Slip Mahoney will break from the rail under Gerardo Corrales. He could be somewhat prominent Tuesday. “That’s up to the jock,” Cox said. “We’d like to break and get good position so we won’t have too much to do.” Arrowthegreat, who was a threat to control the pace, will be scratched from the Zia Derby in favor of the Native Diver that was to have been run Sunday at Del Mar. “We’re going to stay at home,” trainer Dan Blacker, who is based in Southern California, said Friday afternoon.  Blacker said the decision was made after conversations with the owners of Arrowthegreat, Double L Racing, Estate of Lillian Prince, Radley Equine and John Cavalli. The defection could benefit Wildatlanticstorm. The horse, who has natural speed, is making his second start since winning the $400,000 Springboard Mile last December at Remington Park. “I’m kind of thinking he’ll probably be close to the pace because Zia, speed seems to be doing good there,” trainer Ray Ashford Jr. said last week. Elvin Gonzalez has the mount from post 3. Wildatlanticstorm made his first start since the Springboard Mile on Sept. 30 and finished third by a neck in the $100,000 Iowa Breeders’ Derby at 1 1/16 miles at Prairie Meadows. “The horse ran good for such a long layoff,” Ashford said. “He might have been a little fresh, tugged [his rider] up to the lead. In all reality, he got a little tired. That’s a long way to go off that long of a layoff. “The horse is just doing excellent. He’s put in some really good works at Remington.” Wildatlanticstorm is an imposing individual and when he schooled in the paddock at Remington last week, the barn had him step on the track’s scale on his way there. Ashford said the horse weighed 1,284 pounds. Heroic Move, who earlier this year was a close third in the Iowa Derby, is another who could be somewhat prominent when he breaks from post 2. He is coming off an allowance win at a mile at Remington Park. The race came one start after he finished seventh in the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby. “Sometimes you think they need a break,” said trainer Robertino Diodoro. “After the Oklahoma Derby, we just gave him some time. But he came out of the race so good and kicked it into another gear training.” The result was the allowance win and Heroic Move has subsequently trained sharply up to the Zia Derby, said Diodoro. An honest pace would serve the cause of Red Route One, who is coming off a runner-up finish in the Oklahoma Derby. The Beyer Figure of 95 that he earned is the best last-race number in the Zia Derby. Earlier this year, Red Route One used his serious closing kick to capture the Grade 3 West Virginia Derby. Joel Rosario has the mount from post 5 for trainer Steve Asmussen. Battle Strike is a new horse for Ashford after the he was purchased by the New Mexico-based Judge Lanier Racing at Keeneland’s recent auction of horses of racing age. The son of Connect is making his dirt debut off a runner-up finish in a first-level allowance on turf. He won his maiden on Tapeta.   “We’ve only had him a little bit and he seems to be doing good,” Ashford said. “He’d been running up at Woodbine.” No White Flags was second to Big Data in the Super Derby and one start later won an allowance at Delta Downs. Two Rivers Over was a first-level allowance winner last out at Del Mar. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.