The 2026 Sunland Park horse racing meet wrapped up Saturday and Sunday with several quarter horse and thoroughbred stakes races.
Here is a look at the key performances at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.
Avery Place wins the Mine That Bird Derby
Avery Place, who is trained by El Paso’s Dick Cappellucci, came from off the pace to win the 25th running of the $175,000, 1 1/8th miles race for 3-yeart-old thoroughbreds.
It was just the third race for Avery Place and his first at Sunland Park. But the Kentucky-bred son of Vino Rosso showed patience and a strong finish to win by nearly two lengths over Smoovin Saturday in a time of 1:51.63. Zillarro was third…