How Did He Do That, who is owned by El Paso's Judy and Kirk Robison finished fourth. Sumpter, who earned $356,400 for the win, is the brother of former jockey Gary Sumpter, who won the 1976 All American Futurity aboard Real Wind. “It’s really a team win, I’m happy for Joel Marr, for Ken Tohill and I have so many people to thank for helping me get here to this point. “This is a great win, I couldn’t be happier,” said Sumpter, who has a long history in horse racing. Sumpter also bred Wild On Ice, who is a Texas-bred son of Tapizar. Marr, a winner of nearly 1,400 career races and nearly $30 million in purses, is perhaps best known for his work with the unbeaten New Mexico-bred racemare Peppers Pride, a winner in all 19 of her career starts from 2005 through 2008. Wild On Ice trained well for this and he gave us a great effort.” It feels great to win the race, everyone in the barn did a great job and my team did a great job.

Ken did a great job of riding him and Wild On Ice finished strong. “In the two races previous, he had some trouble in those races. “We knew he was a nice horse, we weren’t sure if he was this nice,” Marr said. Marr previously won the Sunland Oaks with Blamed.

It was the first Sunland Derby win for Tohill and Marr. He was ninth in the Riley Allison Derby and third in the Mine That Bird Derby, both at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. Wild On Ice has won three of five starts and broke a two-race losing streak. Tohill atop “Wild on Ice”, #7, win the 18th running of the Sunland Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Sunday, March 26, 2023.

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