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Jr Prissys Blood Sets New Track Record in Governor’s Cup Handicap at Wyoming Downs
Jr Prissys Blood set a new track record while winning the $11,350 Governor’s Cup Handicap (not black-type) on Saturday's at Wyoming Downs.

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Jr Prissys Blood Sets New Track Record in Governor’s Cup Handicap at Wyoming Downs

EVANSTON, WY–AUGUST 8, 2020–Jr Prissys Blood was the dominant winner of the $11,350 Governor’s Cup Handicap (not black-type) at Wyoming Downs on Saturday afternoon.

With Jesus Valenzuela in the irons, Jr Prissys Blood dismantled the field, winning by two lengths and setting a new track record for 300 yards: 15.021. The winning filly earned a 112 speed index.

Jr Prissys Blood ($5.20) is trained by Riley Moosman for owners and breeders JR Stables. The 3-year-old Nevada-bred filly is by Apollitical Blood and out of the graded stakes placed mare Prissy B Panther, Panther Mountain.

Jr Prissys Blood is a multiple stakes winner, including the Corona Chick Handicap at Los Alamitos last winter and the Cowboy State Futurity at Energy Downs. With six wins in 11 starts, she has earned $70,181 to date.

Leading the charge for second place were Jesspurr and Tyson Lusk, who finished a neck in front of Brindis Cruz and Santiago Jimenez.

Trained by Travis Lusk, Jesspurr is owned by Rod Parkinson and was bred in Idaho by Tim Parkinson, Jr. The 6-year-old gelding is by Jess Got Easier, out of Rarely Purrfect, by Rare Form.

Jesspurr is stakes placed and has won six of his 18 career starts with earnings of over $22,000.

Jess Matt trains Brindis Cruz for owner Lana Matt. The 4-year-old gelded son of Brindis Por Cayenne was bred in Wyoming by K.C. Carden, out of Gm Check Her Out, by Check Him Out.

Brindis Cruz is a multiple stakes winner with $43,298 earned in his 15 lifetime starts. Last summer, he won the Rock Springs Wyoming Bred Derby at Sweetwater and won the Big Sky Select Breeders Futurity at Great Falls in 2018.

Completing the field were Showmethedoe, Tdm Big Shooter, Staubauch, Tempting Futuro, Bp Fling Your Paint and Miss Hannah B.