Henson Handicap are also part of Sunland Park’s biggest day.Ģ022 Sunland Derby (Gr. The $300,000 Sunland Park Oaks, $250,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Derby, $250,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks, $120,000 New Mexico State University Stakes, $100,000 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes and $100,000 Harry W. The 18th edition of the one and one-eighth mile classic anchors a huge day worth over $1.6 million. The Kentucky Derby prep race offers 50 qualifying points to the winner for entry to the 2023 Run for the Roses. III) to be run on Sunday, March 26, 2023. The sparkling jewel of the lucrative season is the enriched $600,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. The $16 million dollar season will dish out over $275,000 in purses per race day.
Loaded with rich stakes races, Sunland Park offers some of the most attractive races for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses in the Southwest. A 55-day meet is planned and extends through Sunday, April 2, 2023. Post time to start the 63rd season will be 12:25 p.m. Live horse racing at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino begins on Friday, December 30.
