RUIDOSO – Ruidoso Downs racetrack will induct five individuals and one racehorse into the prestigious Ruidoso Downs racetrack Hall of Fame with the annual ceremony scheduled for Thursday evening.
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Neil Bricks
Neil Bricks, one of the most successful agents ever at Los Alamitos Race Course and a mainstay at the Orange County oval in Southern California for over 45 years, passed away at his home on Saturday night. Bricks was 69.
A New York native, Bricks worked at Los Alamitos Race Course as a groom, exercise rider, jockey and then as one of the track s top agents. His jockeys included leading riders Ramon Guce, who is also Los Alamitos all-time leading Thoroughbred rider, Cesar De Alba, Eddie Garcia, Ramon Sanchez, Vinnie Bednar and many others. Highly competitive in the tough business of horse racing, Bricks was a fun, caring and loving person once the entries had been drawn and the races had been run.
Pacific Coast QHRA Awards Tell Cartel is named 2020 PCQHRA horse of the year. Pictured here winning the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Super Derby, Martha Wells Tell Cartel was named the 2020 PCQHRA horse of the year. PHOTO: Los Alamitos Race Course February 5, 2021 | Racing , Racing | Racing , Racing
Three graded derby wins helped Martha Wells’ Tell Cartel earn the title of 2020 Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association horse of the year.
Last year s AQHA champion 3-year-old,
Tell Cartel was bred by Wells and is trained by Matt Fales. The son of Favorite Cartel won five of 10 races and earned $717,751 last year, and his record included victories in the