Sunland Park · Monday, March 16, 2026 · Race 8 of 10

Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $12,2009 ranPost 2026-03-16 15:40:00Final time 1:09.13Pool $37,074

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
1DQ9Gift Gorgeous
3p,drift,bmp1/8,DQ2nd
Francisco Amparan23311—0.8078A
E1 121 · LP 125
25Lone Mountain Girl
4p,bmp1/8,duel,miss
Alfredo Juarez, Jr.34422¼3.2077A
E1 120 · LP 126
33In Spite of It
duel,svd gnd,caught
Mario Fuentes52133¾10.7074A
E1 121 · LP 121
48Distorted Cat
outside,4p,improved
Alfredo Sigala175444¼46.4020A
E1 113 · LP 121
57Grazen Gator
bid3/8,5p,flatten
Ricardo Jaime996558¾32.7064A
E1 111 · LP 112
66Nala
btwn,3p,no bid
Omar Hernandez Moreno7888697.8056A
E1 112 · LP 118
74Charlotte's Spider
inside,3p,empty
Enrique Gomez867679¾43.5050A
E1 113 · LP 111
82Bubbles Up
duel,2p,tired
Luis Valenzuela4127811¼4.7062A
E1 122 · LP 103
91Stay by the Beach
inside,svd gnd,tired
Oscar Andrade, Jr.6599924¼41.4016A
E1 116 · LP 92

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish5Lone Mountain Girl3In Spite of It8Distorted Cat7Grazen Gator6Nala4Charlotte's Spider2Bubbles Up1Stay by the Beach9Gift Gorgeous

Fractional times

Call 122.09
Call 244.58
Call 356.88
Final1:09.13

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$8.40—
place ($2)5$3.60—
show ($2)5$3—
exacta ($1)5-9$10.60$28,999
place ($2)9$2.60—
show ($2)9$2.20—
trifecta ($1)5-9-3$43.70$16,208
show ($2)3$4.20—
superfecta ($0.10)5-9-3-8$33.76$15,937

Chart notes

GIFT GORGEOUS pressed the pace on the outside up the backstretch, came around the turn in the three path, drifted out in midstretch, bumping with LONE MOUNTAIN GIRL, and dueled to the wire from there to just hold the win. LONE MOUNTAIN GIRL chased the leader up the backstretch, challenged from the four path coming around the turn, bumped with GIFT GORGEOUS when that rival drifted into her lane near the eighth pole and dueled to the finish from there to narrowly miss. IN SPITE OF IT dueled on the outside up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and was caught in late stretch. DISTORTED CAT raced off the pace on the outside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the four path and improved position in the lane. GRAZEN GATOR raced at the back of the pack on the outside through the opening quarter, began a bid from the five path coming around the bend and flattened out in the stretch. NALA raced off the pace between horses up the backstretch, came around the bend in the three path and made no bid. CHARLOTTE'S SPIDER raced off the pace on the inside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the three path and was empty in the lane. BUBBLES UP dueled on the inside through the early going, navigated the turn from the two path and tired in the stretch. STAY BY THE BEACH raced in the middle of the pack on the inside up the backstretch, dropped back while saving ground around the bend and continued to tire from there. BOTH THE RIDER AND THE TRAINER OF HORSE FIVE, LONE MOUNTAIN GIRL, CLAIMED FOUL AGAINST HORSE NINE, GIFT GORGEOUS, CITING INTERFERENCE IN THE STRETCH. A STEWARDS INQUIRY WAS MADE INTO THE SAME INCIDENT. UPON REVIEW, HORSE NINE, GIFT GORGEOUS, WAS DISQUALIFIED AND PLACED SECOND FOR INTERFERENCE. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.