600 ESPN EL PASO » sunland park racetrack http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Thu, 23 May 2013 14:28:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Daddy Nose Best Wins Sunland Derby http://krod.com/daddy-nose-best-wins-sunland-derby/ http://krod.com/daddy-nose-best-wins-sunland-derby/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:12:46 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=42314 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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]]> http://krod.com/daddy-nose-best-wins-sunland-derby/feed/ 0 Daddy Nose Best wins the Sunland Derby. Photo Courtesy of Coady Photography Ruler On Ice Wins The Belmont Stakes and Another Huge Victory for Sunland Park Racetrack http://krod.com/ruler-on-ice-wins-the-belmont-stakes-and-another-huge-victory-for-sunland-park-racetrack/ http://krod.com/ruler-on-ice-wins-the-belmont-stakes-and-another-huge-victory-for-sunland-park-racetrack/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:32:49 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=3930 

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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]]> http://krod.com/ruler-on-ice-wins-the-belmont-stakes-and-another-huge-victory-for-sunland-park-racetrack/feed/ 0 Jose Valdivia, Jr. rides Ruler on Ice to victory during the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)