SUNLAND PARK, NM—JANUARY 19, 2019—Dismissed at 35-1 odds, Marcus Medallion pulled off a huge upset to win the $85,000 Dona Ana County Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday. The six-year-old turns tables on favorite Major Bites.
BOSSIER CITY, LA—JANUARY 19, 2019—Despite cool temperatures and stiff winds, Eysa Jess Jumpn overcame the conditions with another standout performance in the $25,000 Billy Montgomery Stakes Saturday afternoon at Harrah's Louisiana Downs.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—JANUARY 19, 2019—Heritage Place brought down the curtain on its 2019 Winter Mixed Sale Saturday with a strong closing session, as the two-day auction ended with an increase in average and median. The sale would have enjoyed across the board increases however 207 less horses were offered when this year's sale was a two-day affair compared with three-days over the past several years.
LOS ALAMITOS, CA—JANUARY 18, 2019—Los Alamitos Race Course, which conducts year-round nighttime Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing, will have two rare weekend nights off on Saturday, February 2nd and Sunday, February 3rd in order to conduct its annual track renovation. Live racing will be held at Los Alamitos on Friday night, February 1st with the usual first post time of 7 p.m.