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RACING NEWS
New Mexico State Fair Derby
RIVER FLASH
by Michael Compton
Multiple stakes winner River Flash has a nose for the finish line. The three-year- old gray gelding registered his ninth career win
and seventh straight with a determined victory in the $287,844 New Mexico State Fair Derby at Albuquerque Downs.
Ridden by Adrian Ramos, River Flash broke alertly in the 400-yard test and dueled throughout with JC New Dawn.
The pair of competitors raced as a team from start to finish, with River Flash prevailing by a neck as the odds-on favorite in the hard- fought contest.
River Flash stopped the timer in :19.432, earning a speed index of 96.
Owned by Robert Driggers and Ben Lee Ivey and trained by Wesley Giles, who also sent out third-place finisher BF Shes Outrageous, River Flash improved his impressive record to 13-9-1-0.
The $143,922 winner’s share of the purse increased his lifetime bankroll to $407,827.
The Downs at Albuquerque
$287,844 • 400 yards :19.432 • si 96
CHICKS REGARD
si 107
Bred by: Blane Schvaneveldt Raced to 4 • $52,783 13-6(1)-1-0
420 f., 21 SW • $8,798,853
CHICKS BEDUINO si 104
Bred by: J Muniz & J Bobenrieth Raced to 3 • $412,099 14-7(2)-2(1)-1(1)
2,073 f., 141 SW • $35,503,333
Bred by:
Ivey Cattle Co.
Raced to 3 $407,827 13-9(5)-1-0
FIRST REGARD
Bred by: Gentry Brothers Unraced
4 f., 1 SW • $60,244
RIVERSIDE FLASH
si 85
Bred by: Ivey Cattle Co Raced to 2 • $49,617 7-3-1-0
2 f., 1 SW • $408,183
FIRST MOONFLASH si 122 Bred by: Dosi & Norma Alvarez Raced to 4 • $969,828 25-14(10)-0-4
935 f., 49 SW • $24,358,515
RIVERSIDE EYE OPENER si 102 Bred by: Mark Brenden Ivey Raced to 5 • $76,597 24-5-3(1)-4
6 f., 0 SW • $152,984
River Flash and jockey Adrian Ramos win the $287,444 New Mexico State Fair Derby by a neck at The Downs of Albuquerque.
190 SPEEDHORSE October 2022
Coady Photography
RIVER FLASH ‘19-g.