Albuquerque
Stormin the Jewels returns for Casino at the Downs Thoroughbred Derby
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Coady Photography Stormin the Jewels last raced at Albuquerque last September, winning the $205,000 El Camino Real Futurity.
Stormin the Jewels will return to The Downs at Albuquerque for the first time this year for the $75,000 Casino at the Downs Thoroughbred Derby on Sunday. The 6 1/2-furlong race is restricted to 3-year-olds bred in New Mexico.
Stormin the Jewels last raced at Albuquerque last September, winning the $205,000 El Camino Real Futurity. He was the favorite in the six-furlong race and won by 1 1/4 lengths.
Stormin the Jewels enters Sunday’s stakes off a 1 3/4-length win in the $50,000 Road Runner at Ruidoso. His chief rivals include Hit a Lick, second in the Road Runner, and Storm Warrior, the winner of last year’s Rio Grande Senor Futurity at Ruidoso.
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