Getaway Car showed talent and a great heart in winning Sunday's 20th edition of the Sunland Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. The Kentucky-bred son of Curlin led for much of the 1 1/16th miles,

: Getaway Car, the morning favorite, won the 20th running of the Sunland Derby on Sunday, Feb. 16 in a photo finish, edging Caldera. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The biggest day in horse racing in the El Paso-Las Cruces-Juarez region turned out to be everything fans and horse-racing aficionados wanted it to be.

Although he was finally out of the shadows of his stablemates, Getaway Car's extraction of the Sunland Park Derby's $400,000 purse proved no easy feat Feb. 16 as he held off a hard-trying Caldera in a thrilling photo finish.

The biggest day in horse racing in the El Paso-Las Cruces-Juarez region turned out to be everything fans and horse-racing aficionados wanted it to be.

Getaway Car edged out Caldera in a thrilling 2025 Sunland Derby (G3) that came down to the wire on Sunday at the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Getaway Car, the 2025 Sunland Derby favorite, beat Caldera in a back and forth,