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Freedom Flash, Hollywood Henry Square Off in Starr Western Wear Stakes
Multiple stakes winning Quarter Horse Freedom Flash will make his next starts in Saturday’s 870-yard, $100,000 Starr Western Wear Stakes (R) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.

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Freedom Flash, Hollywood Henry Square Off in Starr Western Wear Stakes

SUNLAND PARK, NM-–FEBRUARY1, 2023–Quarter Horse Freedom Flash and Thoroughbred Hollywood Henry, a pair of multiple stakes winners, will each make their next starts in Saturday’s 870-yard, $100,000 Starr Western Wear Stakes (R) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.

A homebred 7-year-old son of champion First Moonflash trained by Todd Fincher for owners Pierre Amestoy Jr., Leslie Amestoy, and Roger K. Beasley, Freedom Flash is coming off of a second-place finish, six lengths behind winner Big Dynasty, in the 870-yard, $75,000 King Rick Rack Stakes (G3) at Zia Park on December 11.

The gelding has won two graded stakes, including last year’s 870-yard, $125,000 New Mexico Cup 870 Championship (RG3) at Zia Park.

Freedom Flash drew post 5 and will be ridden by Alfredo Sigala.

Hollywood Henry races for Bennie A. Vanecek from the barn of trainer Fred Danley. A $17,500 yearling purchase at the 2017 New Mexico-Bred Sale at Ruidoso Downs, the 8-year-old Roll Hennessy Roll gelding has won 13 of 38 races and has earned $474,641, and his four wins at Sunland Park include a 1 3/4-length victory in last year’s 4 1/2-furlong, $100,000 Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap (R) for New Mexico-bred Thoroughbreds.

Hollywood Henry drew post 3 and will be ridden by Miguel Fuentes Jr.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey and weight assignments and morning-line odds:
  1. El Vital (Hector Aldrete, 122), 8-1
  2. Rosies Bolt (Jose M. Vazquez, 124), 6-1
  3. Hollywood Henry [TB] (Miguel Fuentes Jr., 126), 3-1
  4. Noreason Fordiamonds (Daniel Amaya, 121), 20-1
  5. Freedom Flash (Alfredo Sigala, 127), 5-2
  6. Dan The Flashman (Christian Ramos, 121), 12-1
  7. Why Buy The Cow (Ken Tohill, 123), 6-1
  8. Lifes A Dannce (Francisco Amparan, 120), 10-1
  9. AE-Big Hitter [TB] (Hector Aldrete, 123), 20-1
  10. AE-Lariat [TB] (Francisco Amparan, 123), 10-1

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