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Nine Louisiana-Breds Entered in Mr Jess Perry Stakes


Scoopies Leaving You will head a full field in Saturday’s 350-yard, $25,000 Mr Jess Perry Stakes (R) at Louisiana Downs.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

BOSSIER CITY, LA—FEBRUARY 21, 2017—Nine state-bred sprinters, topped by multiple stakes winner Scoopies Leaving You, have been entered in Saturday’s 350-yard, $25,000 Mr Jess Perry Stakes (R) at Louisiana Downs.

Scoopies Leaving You is 6-year-old son of Coronas Leaving You trained by Kevin Broussard for owner Joel Galindo. The stallion has won 15 of 35 starts, including eight of 11 at Louisiana Downs, and he has banked $287,290.

Scoopies Leaving You drew post 7 and will be ridden by Donald Watson.

Cute Mic Jagger, a $10,000 claimer during the Evangeline Downs fall meet, made his 4-year-old debut with a neck victory in a 330-yard, $14,000 open-condition allowance dash at Louisiana Downs on January 24. Trained by Miguel Rodriguez for Jagger Horse Racing, the chestnut son of world champion Oak Tree Special is coming off of a sophomore campaign during which he ran second, a half of a length behind winner Jet Black Rogue, in the 400-yard, $275,000 LQHBA Derby (R) on November 19.

Cute Mic Jagger drew post 8 and will be ridden by Raul Ramirez Jr.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--

  1. The Ground Game (Ricardo Hernandez Jr.)
  2. Jes A Fast Dasher (Lucas Constantin)
  3. Running Game Patriot (Donald Guynes)
  4. Thisgameisunreal (Damian Martinez)
  5. Tm Dees Prize (Alfonso Lujan)
  6. Louisiana Legends (Everardo Rodriguez)
  7. Scoopies Leaving You (Donald Watson)
  8. Cute Mic Jagger (Raul Ramirez Jr.)
  9. Zoominforgrady (Randy Edison).

All Louisiana Downs races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.


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