Fire Powwer is one of 45 state bred two-year-olds, entered in the New Mexico Breeders' Futurity (RG3) trials on Friday at SunRay Park

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

FARMINGTON, NM–APRIL 22, 2025–Two sets of futurity trials dominate Friday's 11-race program at SunRay Park.

Post time for the first race is set for 1:15 p.m. (MDT).

Forty-five state-bred 2-year-olds are entered in five 350-yard New Mexico Breeders' Futurity (RG3) trials. The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the May 24, $120,000-added final.

Fire Powwer, a stakes-winning son of Big Daddy Cartel trained by Tony Sedillo for owner CHR Racing, is coming off of a neck victory in the April 5, $50,000 New Mexican Spring Fling Stakes (R) at Sunland Park. The gelding was a $40,000 yearling buy at last year's New Mexico-Bred Sale at Ruidoso Downs.

Fire Powwer drew the rail post and will be ridden by Luis Martinez in the third trial.

Tungsten Racing Partnership's Tres Patriots made his debut with a wire-to-wire, 1 3/4-length victory in a 250-yard, $30,300 maiden-special-weight dash for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park on March 8. Eric Valenzuela trains the gelded son of Jet Black Patriot.

Tres Patriots drew post 3 and will be ridden by Jordy Muniz in the fourth heat.

Also on Friday, 48 juveniles are entered in five 350-yard Four Corners Futurity trials.

Ring A Ling Ding, a sorrel son of Pa Ching Ching trained by Sedillo for owners Kenneth Wallin, Cherie Wallin, and Cade Wallin, was a finalist in the open 300-yard, $365,000 West Texas Futurity (G2) at Sunland Park. The gelding drew post 5 and will be ridden by Alfredo Sigala in the first trial.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the May 24, $75,000-added Four Corners Futurity final.

All SunRay Park races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.

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