Weekend Winners Club

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Wednesday, November 21. Zia Park Championship Day is here! The biggest day of the year for Zia Park has (count em) 7 stakes races, with exactly $1 million up for grabs in purse money, between all the races
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Here’s the lineup, starting at 1:21PM Zia time in race 4:
Zia Juvenile $75k
Zia Distaff $100k
Zia Princess $75k
Zia Sprint $100k
Zia Championship $150k
Zia Oaks $250k
Zia Derby $250k
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See how the purses nicely add up to $1 million? Now before you scoff at the featured Zia Park Derby, this is an excellent field of 3yo’s from around the world. Yes there is one import who raced in Europe and Dubai.
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Combatant was a Kentucky Derby participant this year, and didn’t run too well there but qualified by finishing in the money in each of the Southwest G3, Rebel G2, and Arkansas Derby G1. Recently he finished 4th in the Oklahoma Derby. It’s no wonder he’s the morning line favorite.
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Frontrunner All Out Blitz was on the Triple Crown Trail early this year after a 2nd place Sham G3 finish, before disappointing in the Sunland Derby.
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Sky Promise crosses the border from Canada after sweeping the Manitoba Derby, Canada Derby G3, and British Columbia Derby G3, his 1st 3 races on dirt. The great closer is 4-1 ML.
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Yulong Warrior shipped from Dubai after winning a stakes race then disappointing in the UAE Derby. He comes off a stakes win at Emerald Downs.
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Limation was flat in the OK Derby, but won the Louisiana Super Derby G3 prior to that. Several others in the field are stakes winners or stakes placed.
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Interestingly, 2nd ML choice Air Strike listed at 7-2, has not run in stakes company yet, but has been impressive in his last 2.
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My early picks in order are:
Yulong Warrior 6-1
Combatant 5-2
Sky Promise 4-1
Limation 6-1
All Out Blitz 15-1
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The Zia Park Oaks features one of the top 3yo fillies on the continent, She’s a Julie, who has recently won the Iowa Oaks and Remington Oaks, and finishing 2nd in the Alabama G1.
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2nd ML choice Secret Spice will need to run her last race to have a chance at the favorite. The others will all need to run their best race to be on the same page.
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As avid Kentucky Derby fans, we do have to keep a watchful eye on the 2yo races. The Zia Juvenile may not be the Breeders’ Cup Juvnile, but there are some promising 2yos in this group worth watching.
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Break down the rest of the races yourself using the free grid below.
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Get Zia Park Championship Grid here now free.
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