COVER 1 - NMHBA SUMMER 2017 low res

LETTER FROM THE
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
On Thursday, June 15, 2017 the following 2017/2018 New
Mexico Race Dates were approved by the New Mexico Racing
Commission:
Sunland Park 12/15/17 – 04/17/18 72 Days
SunRay Park 04/21/18 – 06/18/18 33 Days
(3 days the first & last two weeks)
Ruidoso Downs 05/25/18 – 09/03/18 47 Days
(4 days the first & last weeks)
Downs At Albuquerque 06/29/18 – 09/01/18 38 Days
NM State Fair 09/02/18 – 09/23/18 17 Days
Zia Park 09/08/18 – 12/11/18 56 Days
Total Days are 263 & Mixed Meets.
Please take the time to stop by the Association booth during
the sales at the Ruidoso Downs Sales Pavilion. Please note the
Thoroughbred yearlings will be selling on Friday after the races
on August 18, 2017.
Below are the final reports for the conclusion of the Sunland
Park meet.
Good Luck To All!
Anna Fay Davis, NMHBA Executive Director
RACE A DAY REPORT FOR SUNLAND PARK
Sunland Park has run 309 New Mexico Bred races in 72 days through Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
2017 – 72 DAYS 2016 COMPARISON – 61 DAYS
225 TB OVERNIGHT 193 TB OVERNIGHT
45 QH OVERNIGHT 41 QH OVERNIGHT
3 TB TRIALS 2 TB TRIAL
14 QH TRIALS 11 QH TRIALS
14 TB STAKES 14 TB STAKES
8 QH STAKES 8 QH STAKES
309 TOTAL 269 TOTAL
4.29 AVERAGE PER DAY
242 TB + 67 QH = 309
+ 93 FOR THREE A DAY
4.41 AVERAGE PER DAY
209 TB + 60 QH = 269
+ 86 FOR THREE A DAY
In 72 days, Sunland Park has run 270 New Mexico Bred overnight races. There were 2,595 New Mexico Breds that
were scheduled to participate in these races. This is an average field size of 9.61 New Mexico Breds per race.
THE FOLLOWING SHOWS THE NUMBER OF NEW MEXICO BREDS IN OPEN OVERNIGHT RACES AT SUNLAND PARK:
Year
# of
Horses
Came in 1st,
2nd or 3rd
% TB QH Amount Paid
2017 450 120 27 91 29 $88,625.90
2016 348 95 27 28 67 $96,593.00
8 New Mexico Horse Breeder