Powerful Favorite is among the eight aged sprinters entered in Sunday’s 400-yard, $40,000 Mr Jet Moore Stakes (G2) at Ruidoso Downs.

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RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JULY 20, 2021—Grade 1 winners Powerful Favorite and Perrys Double Down are among the eight aged sprinters entered in Sunday’s 400-yard, $40,000 Mr Jet Moore Stakes (G2) at Ruidoso Downs.

Powerful Favorite made his local debut with a wire-to-wire, three-quarter length victory in a 350-yard, $19,400 open-condition allowance dash on June 27. A 5-year-old son of Favorite Cartel trained by Chris O’Dell for owner Rosenthal Ranch LLC, the gelding has won his last three races, including the 400-yard, $158,000 Brad McKinzie Los Alamitos Winter Championship (G1) on February 14.

Powerful Favorite drew post 2 and will be ridden by Eduardo Nicasio.

Perrys Double Down is a 4-year-old Mr Jess Perry gelding trained by John Stinebaugh for owner Stinebaugh Equine Enterprises LLC. The winner of last year’s 440-yard, $393,000 Texas Classic Derby (G1) at Lone Star Park, Perrys Double Down is coming off of a fifth-place finish, two lengths behind winner Danjer, in the 440-yard, $320,000 Debbie Schauf Remington Park Championship (G1) on May 29.

Perrys Double Down drew post 8 and will be ridden by Francisco Calderon.

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

1. Elmer (Federico Martinez)
2. Powerful Favorite (Eduardo Nicasio)
3. Hs Paul Walker (Jimmy Ray Coates)
4. Regalo Coronados (Alonso Rivera)
5. CERs Final Try (Alfredo Sigala)
6. Prime Cartel (Jose Enrique Ortiz)
7. Macs Lady M (Juan Pulido)
8. Perrys Double Down (Francisco Calderon)

The Mr Jet Moore Stakes, and all Ruidoso Downs races, can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.