HOBBS, NM—DECEMBER 1, 2019—Cat Daddys Lil Girl, a solid stakes performer throughout her career, scored her first stakes victory on Sunday when she defeated Hollywoodcrown by a neck in the restricted Grade 1 $145,000 New Mexico Quarter Horse Fillies and Mares Championship at Zia Park.

With a strong rally under jockey Mauro Salcedo, Cat Daddys Lil Girl completed the 400 yards in :19.747 seconds, equaling a 93 speed index. It was the fifth career win in 12 starts for the 3-year-old daughter of leading New Mexico sire Big Daddy Cartel. Cynthia Gonzalez is the trainer.

Racing for owner-breeders Jimmy Negrete and Jimmy Vazquez, Cat Daddys Lil Girl earned $87,000 to bring her bankroll to $245,062. The New Mexico homebred is out of Girlonthego by Man On The Move.

Cat Daddys Lil Girl entered Sundya's Championship off back-to-back runner—up finishes in the Pitre GMC Distaff Stakes and the New Mexico State Fair QH Derby in Albuquerque. She was also second in the RG2 Zia QH Derby at Ruidoso last summer.

Multiple graded-placed Holywoodcrown earned $29,000 for her runner-up effort. The 4-year-old daughter of champion sire Heza Motor Scooter flew-late under jockey Jose Alvarez to finish second. Owned-bred and trained by Fred Danley, HollywoodCrown has eraned $244,773. She is out of the thoroughbred mare Hollywood Gone, by Gone Hollywood.

Jacob Simmons III's Chicks Baby Suds finished half-a-length back to earn $14,500 for third. Also trained by Cynthia Gonzalez, Chicks Baby Suds is a restricted graded winning daughter of Jess A Chicks from the Corona Caliente mare Hot Babe Indy Suds. She has won four of eight starts and earned $84,978. Mike Abraham is the breeder and Jaime Leos had the riding call.

First N Forever, Woodys Copy Cat, Toflashyforyou, Jess Fire Chick, Regard The Rose and Sister Sophia completed the field.