Turf Paradise Maiden Stakes winner Blameitonthetequila will make his 4-year-old debut in Sunday’s AQHA Rillito Bonus Challenge Stakes at Rillito Park.

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TUCSON, AZ—FEBRUARY 13, 2015—Juvencio Canales’ Blameitonthetequila will make his 4-year-old debut in Sunday’s 330-yard, $10,000-added AQHA Rillito Bonus Challenge Stakes at Rillito Park.

A gelded son of Furyofthewind trained by Eloy Mendoza, Blameitonthetequila ships in from Turf Paradise in Phoenix, where he scored a half-length victory in the 300-yard, $10,700 Turf Paradise Maiden Stakes on December 14. The gelding drew post 2 and will be ridden by Alejandro Ortega.

Victor H. Enciso-Ulloa’s Surf Dog, an 8-year-old gelding by all-time leading sire First Down Dash, drew post 6 and will be ridden by Don French. Trained by Jaime Aldavaz Sr., Surf Dog will be making his first start since November 29, when he won a 250-yard, $5,600 open-condition allowance at Turf Paradise.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--

1. Kingdom Regard (Jesus Osuna)
2. Blameitonthetequila (Alejandro Ortega)
3. Cara Limpia (Emilio Tapia)
4. Downtown Richard (David Reyes-Frisby)
5. Haleys Dashing Hope (Michael Ybarra)
6. Surf Dog (Don French)
7. Barefoot Bluejean (Luis A. Gutierrez Jr.)
8. Wyreit (Ron Beverly).