Check out my Monday (1-12-26) Sunland Park Race 7 analysis below.
SUN 7 (Alw-40.3k, 3&up, 4.5f dirt) – Post Time 5:04 PM ET
Primary – #3 BYE BYE LIAM, #5 Tizlightning
Secondary – #1 Coastal Jazz, #2 Competitive Idea
Horse Comments:
#3 Bye Bye Liam (9-2) always finishes in the top three at Sunland (6 3-2-1). He won at this distance last May and this is his third start off a short layoff.
#5 Tizlightning (5-2) had his 2-race win streak snapped when finishing 6th of 8 as the beaten favorite Jan. 4. He likes this abbreviated distance and Alfredo Juarez, Jr. is 8-for-20 with recently hot trainer Dick Cappellucci (5-for-8 at Sunland).
#1 Coastal Jazz (5-1) was 3rd and 5th in his last two starts at Turf Paradise. The 8-year-old gelding won at Albuquerque in October under Monday’s rider Alejandro Medellin and he should be forwardly placed from the inside post.
#2 Competitive Idea (3-1) stalked and scored at Zia Park in November and he ended up a neck behind Bye Bye Liam last time. The 5-time local winner might bounce back for sharp conditioner Dick Cappellucci.
Wagers:
#3 to win
Exacta box 3-5
Trifecta 3-5/1-2-3-5/1-2-3-5
January 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Jan. 3 – Sister Troienne ($2.60)
Jan. 7 – G T Five Hundred ($7.24), Trifecta ($132.44)
Jan. 8 – Sweet Odyssey ($5.60), Exacta ($20.00), Trifecta ($72.00)
Jan. 9 – Nafisa ($6.80), Trifecta ($221.00)
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