Grade 1 winner Hotsempting will make her first official start in more than 10 months in Sunday’s 400-yard, $50,000 Lovington Stakes (G2) at Zia Park.

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HOBBS, NM—NOVEMBER 16, 2021—Hotsempting, a 4-year-old daughter of champion Tempting Dash racing for Miguel Y. Gallegos and Mauricio Gallegos, will make her first official start in more than 10 months in Sunday’s 400-yard, $50,000 Lovington Stakes (G2) at Zia Park.

Hotsempting began her 4-year-old campaign with a fourth-race finish, 1 1/4 lengths behind winner Kiss Thru Fire, in the January 3, $100,000 Charger Bar Handicap (G1) for fillies and mares at Los Alamitos. The mare qualified to all three Grade 1 derbies at Ruidoso Downs last year, and she scored a one-length victory in the 400-yard, $887,266 Ruidoso Derby (G1).

Hotsempting drew post 7 and will be ridden by Sergio Becerra Jr. for trainer Albert Valles.

Other contenders include Miguel Mendoza’s Echo Of Thunder, a multiple stakes-winning 3-year-old son of the Furyofthewind stallion Turbulent Times who will be making his first career start against aged runners. Trained by Alejandro Chavez, the Utah-bred gelding is coming off of a three-quarter length victory in the 400-yard, $40,000 Lobo Derby at Albuquerque Downs on October 23.

Echo Of Thunder drew post 5 and will be ridden by Edgar S. Martinez.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:

1. TLC Signature (Paul Nieto)
2. First Neon Moon (Jacob Enriquez)
3. KJ Frankie B (Noe Garcia Jr.)
4. Flying Afar (Hector Aldrete)
5. Echo Of Thunder (Edgar S. Martinez)
6. First Apollo Moon (Oscar Cordova)
7. Hotsempting (Sergio Becerra Jr.)
8. Uncurled Fist (Jorge Torres)
9. Walcott (Mauro Salcedo)
10. Mitey Political (Sergio Dominguez)

All Zia Park races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.