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Like a lot of kids who grew up on the racetrack, Jesus "Jesse" Cruz hoped to become a jockey. But long after he outgrew that king-sized dream, he continued to forge relationships with horses. When a homebred named Help a Brother arrived in the barn of his stepfather, Lewis Craig, Jr., at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in 2012, 18-year-old…

Most eyes were on Muad'dib leading up to Saturday's running of the $75000 Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes for West Virginia-breds traveling the three-turn distance of nine furlongs. And why not? He entered with 11 wins in 12 starts, a spotless record against state-breds, a victory last year in this event when it was contested as the A Huevo…