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Just En King Draws Post 3 for Sunday's $50,000 Jess Burner Stakes
Jimmy Drake Stakes (RG3) winner Just En King puts his three-race win streak on the line in Sunday’s $50,000 Jess Burner Stakes (R) at Ruidoso Downs.

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Just En King Draws Post 3 for Sunday's $50,000 Jess Burner Stakes

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–MAY 31, 2024–Just En King, a homebred 4-year-old son of leding thrid-crop sire  Eye Am King owned by Ronald Ulibarri, will put his three-race win streak on the line in Sunday’s 400-yard, $50,000 Jess Burner Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses at Ruidoso Downs.

Just En King is coming off of a half-length victory in the May 3, 350-yard Jimmy Drake Stakes (RG3) at SunRay Park. The gelding ended his sophomore campaign with a neck victory in the November 26, 440-yard Namehimastreaker New Mexico Classic Championship (RG1) at Zia Park.

Just En King drew post 3 and will be ridden by Alfredo Sigala for trainer Tony Lello.

Other contenders include Jose R. Riojas’ RC Corona King, a 4-year-old Eye Am King gelding trained by Gerardo Quinonez. RC Corona King is coming off of a second-place finish to Just En King in the Jimmy Drake, but his Sunland Park winter campaign included a neck victory against open stakes company in the 400-yard, $108,000 West Texas Maturity (G3) on March 31.

RC Corona King drew post 9 and will be ridden by Sergio Dominguez.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:
  1. Cruzin For Chickz (Adrian Ramos), 12-1
  2. Pick Your Pour (Ali Rivera), 10-1
  3. Just En King (Alfredo Sigala), 7-2
  4. Warm Red Wine (Daniel Amaya), 20-1
  5. Doing Something Good (Noe Garcia), 20-1
  6. Jesses Wish (Esgar Ramirez), 8-1
  7. Chi Chi Jima Raider (Omar Iturralde), 6-1
  8. White Lightenin (Francisco Calderon), 9-2
  9. RC Corona King (Sergio Dominguez), 5-1
  10. Dos Special Eye (Jose D. Ruiz), 15-1
  11. AE-Flash Divine (Luis Martinez), 30-1
  12. AE-Cartel Superstar (Christian Cardenas), 30-1

The Jess Burner Stakes, and all Ruidoso Downs races, can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.