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Bayou Handicap has Listed Status Restored

Bayou Handicap has Listed Status Restored

The Feb. 23 renewal of the Bayou Handicap, a race scheduled for the Fair Grounds turf course but switched to the main track, was reinstated to Listed status following a review by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

 Friday, March 15, 2013
Snuggs and Kisses Upsets 'Daisy' in Bayou

Snuggs and Kisses Upsets 'Daisy' in Bayou

Snuggs and Kisses upset Daisy Devine in an off-the-turf edition of the $75,000 Bayou Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23, fighting gamely down the lane to manage a gate-to-wire score by a head.

 Saturday, February 23, 2013
Daisy Devine Favored in Bayou Handicap

Daisy Devine Favored in Bayou Handicap

James Miller's Daisy Devine, already twice an easy winner this winter in New Orleans, has been installed as the looming 2-5 morning line choice in the $75,000 Bayou Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 23.

 Thursday, February 21, 2013
Bayou: Love to Tell Puts Rivals to Sleep

Bayou: Love to Tell Puts Rivals to Sleep

Love to Tell dictated the pace from the start under Justin Shepherd, catching her rivals napping en route to a 2 1/4-length upset victory in the $125,000 Bayou Handicap on the Fair Grounds turf Feb. 21.

 Saturday, February 21, 2009

Shytoe Lafeet Favored in Bayou Handicap

Shytoe Lafeet, second best behind Stormy West in the Furl Sail and Marie Krantz Memorial handicaps earlier in the meet, looms the 8-5 morning-line choice in the $125,000 Bayou Handicap for older fillies and mares Feb. 21 at Fair Grounds.

 Thursday, February 19, 2009
Candy Ball Wires Bayou BC Handicap

Candy Ball Wires Bayou BC Handicap

Candy Ball broke sharply and led every step of the way in the $150,000 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap Feb. 23 at Fair Grounds, soundly defeating five rivals in the 1 1/8-mile test that was moved to the dirt.

 Saturday, February 23, 2008
Familiar Foes Return For Bayou 'Cap

Familiar Foes Return For Bayou 'Cap

A field of seven is entered for the Feb. 23 Bayou Handicap, a 1 1/8-mile turf test for older fillies and mares at Fair Grounds.

 Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Odds-On J'ray Breaks Through in Bayou Handicap

Lawrence Goichman's odds-on choice J'ray, knocking on the door since November, earned her first graded stakes win in a romp over eight rivals in the $118,000 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) for fillies and mares on the Fair Grounds turf Saturday.

 Saturday, February 24, 2007

Snowdrops Glistens in Bayou BC Handicap

Odds-on choice Snowdrops charged up four wide at the quarter-pole to grab the lead and went on to a convincing win in the $269,600 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) at the Fair Grounds meet on the turf at Louisiana Downs Saturday.

 Saturday, January 14, 2006

Fair Grounds Lover Shadow Cast Wins Bayou

Shadow Cast rallied to capture her third straight stakes win at Fair Grounds Race Course, winning the $125,000 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf Saturday.

 Saturday, February 19, 2005

Rain Helps Quick Tip to Bayou BC Victory

Trainer Neil Howard didn't mind an early-morning sprinkle Saturday, as long as the $150,000 Bayou Breeders' Cup Handicap remained on the Stall-Wilson turf course at Fair Grounds.

 Saturday, March 01, 2003