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Ruidoso Derby(G1) Recap (VIDEO)
Hotsempting, under jockey Esgar Ramirez, returns after winning the Grade 1 $887,266 Ruidoso Derby Saturday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.

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Ruidoso Derby(G1) Recap (VIDEO)

RUIDOSO, NM—JUNE 6, 2020—-StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the $1,000,000 Ruidoso Futurity(G1) and $900,000 Ruidoso Derby(G1) weekend with the release of the derby recap.

On this episode, StallioneSearch.com's Greg Thompson was on hand to capture the running of the 2020 Ruidoso Derby(G1) to an empty grandstands, as Ruidoso Downs is currently operating without patrons due to the effects of the COVID-19 virus pandemic.

Miguel Gallegos and Mauricio Gallegos' Hotsempting won the $887,266 Ruidoso Derby into a stiff headwind, The Tempting Dash filly got her first Grade 1 stakes win with a time of :20.006. Thompson talks with winning jockey Esgar Ramirez and trainer Sergio Ibarra following their big win.

CLICK HERE to watch the 2020 Ruidoso Derby(G1) Recap.

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Coverage of the Ruidoso Futurity(G1) weekend on StallioneSearch is sponsored by the sires Kvn Corona, and Jess Good Candy. Both the AQHA Racing Champion and All American Futurity(G1) winner Jess Good Candy and the AQHA Racing Champion Kvn Corona stand at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

From Jess Good Candy's first crop to race is the Ruidoso Futurity(G1) qualifier Misscandymountain, who is a Wootan Racing homebred filly. He is currently the #2 Leading First-Crop Sire in America.

Kvn Corona's first foals arrived in 2020, and will be yearlings in the 2021 Quarter Horse yearling sales.