sunland derby

After a windy Saturday, the weather was nearly perfect for Sunday's 11th running of the $800,000 Grade III Sunland Derby. The winner was assured 50 points, all but cinching a spot in May's Kentucky Derby.

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It's where the winners play -- and that's for sure. As Joe Montana was a part of the festivities for the Sunland Park Derby this past March. Today, event organizers announced the keynote speaker for the 2013 Sunland Park Gala will be Pittsburgh Steelers' Pro Bowler and Super Bowl MVP -- Hines Ward.

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Daddy Nose Best closed with a furious late charge to win the $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) in front of a throng of 18,384 fans and stamped himself a ticket for this year’s Kentucky Derby.

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The $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) will be run on Sunday, March 25 at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Sunland Park’s biggest day showcases an all Thoroughbred 13-race card with over $1.6 million in purses including the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks.

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Here are the latest candidates for the Sunland Derby (Gr. III):

DADDY NOSE BEST

Owner: Mary and Robert Zollars.

Trainer: Steven Asmussen.

Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-1, $113,623.

Daddy Nose Best scored an imp

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First, it was Mine That Bird's miracle win at the 2009 Kentucky Derby. That one race launched the Sunland Derby into graded status for the first time in the race's history. Today's shocking win by Ruler On Ice at the Belmont Stakes gives another huge push to Sunland Park Racetrack.

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It was a busy sports week, dominated by the third and fourth rounds of the NCAA Tournament. As usual, there were plenty of surprises:

1. Butler and VCU belong in the Final Four. The Cinderella Bulldogs and Rams put on another great show for the college basketball world

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Here is a nice feature on Kelly Breen, a trainer from the East Coast who has a pair of horses in Sunday's Sunland Derby: Nacho Saint and Ruler On Ice.

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It's Sunland Derby time again at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. The Grade III Derby could well place one or more of its horses in Kentucky Derby. In honor of the big race, here's a piece from last year showing that, however we humans may want to pose like we're kings of the hill, the REAL stars of the show know differently...

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