Mi Moonflash will make her 6-year-old season debut in Saturday’s 400-yard, $100,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares at Sunland Park.

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SUNLAND PARK, NM—JANUARY 11, 2023— Mi Moonflash, a multiple stakes winner during her 2022 campaign, will make her 6-year-old season debut in Saturday’s 400-yard, $100,000 Lou Wooten/Sydney Valentini Stakes (RG2) for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares at Sunland Park.

Trained by Todd Fincher for owners Pierre Amestoy, Leslie Amestoy, and Roger K. Beasley, Mi Moonflash ended her 5-year-old season with a half-length victory in the December 11, 400-yard New Mexico Fillies and Mares Championship (RG1) at Zia Park. The daughter of champion First Moonflash is coming off of a ’22 campaign during which she earned $171,946 and won three stakes from eight starts.

Mi Moonflash drew post 10 and will be ridden by Alfredo Sigala.

EZ On My Mind is coming off of a second-place finish to Mi Moonflash in the New Mexico Fillies and Mares Championship. Celio Trujillo Jr. trains the homebred 6-year-old Genuine Strawfly mare for owners David and Jeannette Ellis.

EZ On My Mind drew post 3 and will be ridden by Agustin Silva.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:

1. HS Golden Eagle (Jacob Enriquez), 8-1
2. Get Down Dragon (Jaime P. Leos), 20-1
3. EZ On My Mind (Agustin Silva), 7-2
4. EBW Magdalena (Daniel Amaya), 20-1
5. Crown N Royal Gal (Noe Garcia Jr.), 6-1
6. Tina Katarina (Cristian Reyes), 15-1
7. Icy Morning Breeze (Hector Aldrete), 12-1
8. Brookes Legacy (Carlos Guillen Chacon), 20-1
9. Fanncee (Adrian Ramos), 4-1
10. Mi Moonflash (Alfredo Sigala), 5-2
11. AE-Knockout Chick (Daniel Amaya), 30-1

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

Courtesy NMHBA.com.