Hundreds of alumni from Texas Tech University are scheduled to attend the races on Saturday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track for the annual “Texas Tech Day at the Races”

      The annual celebration includes an appearance by Senior Lauren Bloss, the “Masked Rider”, and mascot Centennial Champion. There will be a special race to commemorate the Texas Tech alumni. Saturday’s races also includes the $45,000 Rita Danley Stakes for quarter horse fillies and mares going 350-yards.

      Sunday’s race card features the $132,760 Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity for two-year-olds going five furlongs. Trainer Todd Fincher has eight of the ten horses that qualified for the first major thoroughbred stakes event of the season. 

      Post time for the races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be 1 p.m. each day. For more information visit www.raceruidoso.com.