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Lethal Lil Dominates Mr Jess Perry Stakes
Lethal Lil, under jockey Jose Alvarez, dominates the Mr Jess Perry Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.

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Lethal Lil Dominates Mr Jess Perry Stakes

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JUNE 8, 2019— In the $100,000 Mr Jess Perry, for horses who did not qualify for the Ruidoso Derby, La Feliz Montana Ranch, LLC’s Lethal Lil powered away from her rivals to gain the victory.

Lethal Lil started with the leaders in the Mr Jess Perry and then pulled away from her competition to win by a commanding one length as the 27-10 favorite. Buckie Jones finished second by a neck over A Louisiana Fantasy.

Jose Amador Alvarez rode Lethal Lil to the victory in :19.883.

"We’re proud," trainer Manny Rodriguez said. "She’s classy and likes to win. She’s beautiful."

Lethal Lil finished a troubled third in her Ruidoso Derby trial behind Apocalyptical Jess in her 2019 debut.

"She needed the race in her trial." Rodriguez said. "She was tired at the end."

Lethal Lil has been a force at Ruidoso Downs and Los Alamitos Race Course in Southern California. The well-conformed daughter of Corona Cartel was second in last summer’s Grade 1, $1-million Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs and then closed out her freshman year with a third-place run in the Grade 1, $1,878,000 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity in December.

Runner-up Buckie Jones is a $150,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale Graduate racing for the partnership of R.D. Hubbard, Johnny Cope, Izora Southway and Ray Willis. Mike Joiner conditions the Mr Jess Perry gelding from the Pyc Paint Your Wagon mare Pyc First Prize Dash.

Champion jockey Cody Jensen had the riding call on Buckie Jones, bred in Alabama by Raymond Loup and Weetona Stanley. The lightly raced colt earned $18,000 to increase his bankroll to $24,800.

A Louisiana Fantasy earned $10,000 for his third-place effort for owner Mario Perea Cardona and trainer Jose Lis Muela. James Flores rode the Oklahoma-bred son of Louisiana Senator from the Corona Cartel mare Corona Fantasy. Terry and Irene Stennett is the breeder.

Completing the field were Longgone Perry, Breaking New Ground, Genereightor, Rustys Miracle, Extremely Defining, Sooner Cartel and Moonflash Numbers.

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