Multiple stakes-winner Karmelites is one of ten juveniles entered in the $383,353 La Fiesta Futurity [G3] at the Downs at Albuquerque on Sunday.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

ALBUQUERQUE, NM--OCTOBER 17, 2024--Karmalites, a multiple stakes-winning daughter of the One Famous Eagle stallion The Marfa Lights racing for Fabian Muniz Porras, is one of 10 2-year-olds entered back in Sunday’s 400-yard, $383,353 La Fiesta Futurity (G3) at Albuquerque Downs.

Karmalites will be seeking her third career stakes win and second graded stakes victory, as the sorrel filly has scored wins in the 350-yard, $215,000 Four Corners Futurity at SunRay Park in May, and the 350-yard, $153,000 John Deere Ruidoso Juvenile Challenge (G3) at Albuquerque Downs in August. Karmalites was a $12,000 purchase at last year’s Heritage Place Yearling Sale in Oklahoma City.

Karmalites drew post 7 and will be ridden by Emilio Tapia for trainer David Gomez-Barraza.

Other contenders include Grade 1 finalist Electrifying Cowboy. A sorrel son of Flying Cowboy 123 trained by Ramon Mendoza for owners Tungsten Racing Partnership and Ronald Sugamosto, the colt set the fastest qualifying time with his 1 1/2-length victory in the fourth of six La Fiesta Futurity trials on September 27.

Electrifying Cowboy has earned $70,959 from six races, and he was a finalist in the April 6, $312,000 West Texas Futurity (G2) at Sunland Park, and the June 9, $1-million Ruidoso Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs. The colt drew post 5 and will be ridden by Luis A. Flores-Garcia.

All Albuquerque Downs races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.