Zia Park

Wednesday races should produce runners for New Mexico Cup

Mary Rampellini|Oct 19, 2020

Hollywood Henry wins the 2020 Mt Cristo Rey Handicap at Sunland Park

Coady Photography Hollywood Henry takes on open company in race 7 at Zia Park on Wednesday.

Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M., has a handful of allowance races for Thoroughbreds on its Wednesday card that should produce starters for next month’s New Mexico Cup.

The New Mexico Cup series of stakes for horses bred in the state is being run over two cards this meet rather than the traditional single program in October. The races for Quarter Horses are on Nov. 9, and the offerings for Thoroughbreds on Nov. 11

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The card Wednesday is led by a second-level allowance for 3-year-olds and up at six furlongs, and the open-company sprint drew a capable New Mexico-bred in Hollywood Henry. The other allowances on offer are restricted to horses bred in New Mexico.

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