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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino is a racino located in Sunland Park, New Mexico, a suburb in Southern New Mexico.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

Location	Sunland Park, New Mexico
Owned by	Stanley E. Fulton
Date opened	1959
Race type	Thoroughbred and quarter horse
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Opened in 1959 as a Thoroughbred racing track, Sunland Park was the only legalized gambling venue in the region for many years. In 1999, at a time when horse racing was experiencing a decline as casinos and lotteries became commonplace, New Mexico legislators allowed slot machines at the track. Now with over 700 machines in play, racing at Sunland has benefited greatly, with purses increasing from a $35,000 daily average in the early 1990s to nearly a quarter million per day today.[1]

Sunland Park was the track where jockeys Jerry Bailey, Pat Valenzuela, and Cash Asmussen got their starts. Bill Shoemaker, who hails from the area, also rode at Sunland.[1]

The casino, open 112 hours a week, also offers many electronic table games including roulette, blackjack and Texas Hold 'Em.[2]

Racing

The 2021-22 racing season, which features both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses, runs from December 31 through April 3. Live racing is traditionally offered four days each week on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Year-round Simulcast wagering is also available on racetracks across the country.

Thoroughbreds

The live racing season is highlighted by the Sunland Derby, run at 1⅛ miles for three-year-olds on March 27, 2022. The race was granted a Grade 3 status for the 2010 running and now is an important preparatory race for the Kentucky Derby. The race is now included in the Road to the Kentucky Derby; awarding 50 points to the winner, 20 to second, 10 to third, and 5 to forth. The 50 points awarded the winner effectively guarantees entrance into the Kentucky Derby.

Other notable races include the $300,000 Sunland Park Oaks, 1-1/16 miles Kentucky Oaks prep for fillies; the $100,000 Harry W. Henson Handicap for fillies and mares at one mile; the $100,000 Riley Allison Derby, 6½ furlongs for three-year-olds; the $100,000 Mine That Bird Derby, 1 1/16-mile prep for the Sunland Derby; and the $100,000 Sunland Park Handicap for three-year-olds and up at 1⅛ miles.

Graded events

The following Graded events were held at Sunland Park in 2019.

Grade III

• Sunland Derby

Quarterhorses

Sunlands top quarter horse race is the $350,000 Grade 1 Championship at Sunland Park, run January 2, 2022.[3] The $175,000 added New Mexican Spring Futurity at 300 yards is run April 3, 2022..[4]

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References

External links

• Official web site

На других языках

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- [en] Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

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[es] Hipódromo y Casino de Sunland Park

El Hipódromo y Casino de Sunland Park[1] (en inglés: Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino) es un centro de entretenimiento ubicado en Sunland Park, Nuevo México, un suburbio de El Paso, Texas en Estados Unidos. Fue inaugurado en 1959 como una pista de carreras de pura sangre, Sunland Park era el único lugar de juego legalizado en la región durante muchos años. En 1999, en momentos en que las carreras de caballos estaban experimentando un descenso como los casinos y las loterías se hicieron comunes, los legisladores de Nuevo México permitieron las máquinas tragamonedas en el hipódromo. Ahora, con 700 máquinas de juego, las carreras en Sunland se han beneficiado en gran medida, con premios crecientes de un promedio diario de $ 35.000 en la década de 1990 a casi un cuarto de millón por día en la actualidad.

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