It is a haul from Turfway Park in Northern Kentucky to Zia Park in Eastern New Mexico—about 1,170 miles as the crow flies and 1,300 miles for a horse van—though it is understandable why the connections of Turfway-based Brotha Keny are sending him west for the Nov. 25 Zia Park Derby. The 1 1/16-mile dirt race is worth $300,000 and an opportunity to face only 3-year-olds.
Such was not the case last out when Brotha Keny ran a close fourth against older horses in a third-level allowance optional claimer Oct. 24 at Keeneland. That performance followed a victory against 3-year-old competition in the ungraded Bourbon Flight Stakes at Churchill Downs and third-place finishes in the West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort and Indiana Derby (G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Billy Morey trains the Mo Town gelding for owners Lance and Steve Kinross.
Brotha Keny is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the nine-horse race, ahead of Bryan Hawk's homebred Mister Omaha at 3-1 odds and Poindexter Thoroughbreds' homebred Amorosa at 4-1. Mister Omaha and Amorosa have been standouts in Oklahoma-bred and Iowa-bred company, respectively.
The Zia Park Derby is the 10th and final race on Tuesday at Zia Park on a card with six other stakes races, including the 1 1/16-mile $300,000 Zia Park Oaks. The Oaks drew a lesser seven-horse field headed by Remington Park Oaks show finisher Seraphia, who is the 2-1 favorite.
Entries: Zia Park Derby
Zia Park, Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Race 10
- STK
- 1 1/16m
- Dirt
- $300,000
- 3 yo
- 4:08 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Knock Knock Joke (KY) | Alfredo J. Juarez, Jr. | 119 | Dick Cappellucci | 20/1 |
| 2 | 2Zero Sugar (KY) | Emmanuel Esquivel | 119 | Cipriano Contreras | 12/1 |
| 3 | 3Brotha Keny (KY) | Joseph D. Ramos | 123 | William E. Morey | 5/2 |
| 4 | 4Remember Big Jim (KY) | Luis A. Fuentes | 121 | Dick Cappellucci | 5/1 |
| 5 | 5Amorosa (IA) | Elvin Gonzalez | 123 | Kevin Eikleberry | 4/1 |
| 6 | 6Spenard (KY) | Miguel T. Fuentes, Jr. | 119 | Dan L. McFarlane | 8/1 |
| 7 | 7Mister Omaha (OK) | Luis S. Quinonez | 123 | Joe S. Offolter | 3/1 |
| 8 | 8McKinzie Street (KY) | Luis A. Valenzuela | 121 | Justin R. Evans | 8/1 |
| 9 | 9Honor the Giants (KY) | Miguel A. Perez | 119 | Daniel Hernandez | 50/1 |
