BY BROCK SHERIDAN
Brashanknowit, an allowance winner two starts back at Arapahoe Park, has an upset opportunity at Sunland Park Sunday in the $100,000 Harry Henson Handicap. The Florida-bred mare shares the topweight assignment of 124 pounds with three others in the one-mile contest for fillies and mares, 4-years-old and older.
Trained by Greg Green for Richard W. Lueck, Brashanknowit was a wire-to-wire winner of a five-and-a-half-furlong allowance race at Arapahoe on Nov. 17 and has had two smart starts in New Mexico since. She was third behind winner Chesterette in a conditioned $35,000 optional claiming going six furlongs at Zia Park on Dec. 18 then finished fourth in the $65,000 Bold Ego won by Closing Act going five-and-a-half furlongs at Sunland on Jan. 17.
A winner of four of 13 career starts with a second and two thirds, Brashanknowit has earnings of $101,252. Lueck purchased the daughter of Shaman Ghost for $40,000 out of the Parrish Farms consignment at the 2022 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Spring Sale.
(Brashanknowit’s Under Tack Video / Walking Video)
Brashanknowit is out of Bold Birdie, by Birdstone and was bred in Florida by Matalona Thoroughbreds LLC.
Miguel Perez will ride Brashanknowit from post two in the field of six and they are 15-1 on the morning line.
Corrina Corrina is the 9-5 program favorite based on her winning four of her last six starts including a neck victory in the $90,000 La Coneja going six furlongs at Sunland on Jan. 31.
Gary Cross trains Corrina Corrina for Derrick Jenkins, who also bred the 6-year-old mare by Mr. Trieste out of Sacred Money, by Carson City.
Corrina Corrina also started in the Bold Ego but hopped at the start then failed to get underway and was safely walked off the track following the race. In one other start this year, she won the $90,000 New Mexico Racing Commission Stakes at five-and-a-half furlongs at Sunland on Jan. 3.
Corrina Corrina has won 18 of 35 lifetime starts—all in New Mexico—with 12 seconds and three thirds while banking $1,220,160.
Tracy Hebert, who has been aboard for 12 victories in her last 17 starts, gets the return mount from post three. Corrina Corrina also has a 124-pound assignment.
Others set for the Harry Henson are Valence with jockey Christian Ramos, Don’t Bring Crazy has Rafael Bejarano named to ride, Love Tank with Alfredo Juarez Jr. in the saddle and Jose Vasquez rides Miss Lucky Lady.
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