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Sabercat Adds Fangs to Bluegrass Cat 2nd Crop

Sabercat Adds Fangs to Bluegrass Cat 2nd Crop

PORTER ON PEDIGREES, by Alan Porter
A mid-November graded stakes win for 2-year-old Sabercat bumps sire Bluegrass Cat into second place among second-crop sires.

 Thursday, December 01, 2011
Drill Favored in Lucrative Delta Jackpot

Drill Favored in Lucrative Delta Jackpot

Led by grade I winner Drill, a trio of California juveniles will invade Louisiana for the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III), a race that will give the winner plenty of earnings heading into next year's Triple Crown.

 Thursday, November 17, 2011
Candrea, Citizen Advocate Top Delta Princess

Candrea, Citizen Advocate Top Delta Princess

White Hall Lane Farm's Citizen Advocate, a former claimer and a winner of four consecutive starts, headlines a field of 10 juvenile fillies in the $500,000 Delta Downs Princess (gr. III) on Nov. 19.

 Wednesday, November 16, 2011
$1M Delta Jackpot Attracts 17 Pre-Entries

$1M Delta Jackpot Attracts 17 Pre-Entries

Seventeen 2-year-olds including My Adonis, winner of the Jean Laffite Stakes, and Drill, unplaced in the Nov. 5 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), were pre-entered for the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes.

 Wednesday, November 09, 2011

My Adonis Romps in Delta Downs Jackpot Prep

George and Lori Hall's 2-year-old colt My Adonis delivered a winning performance in the $200,000 Jean Lafitte Stakes on the night of Oct. 22, setting himself up for an appearance in the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot.

 Sunday, October 23, 2011

Delta Downs Announces Stakes Schedule

Delta Downs July 29 released its 2011-2012 Thoroughbred stakes schedule, which includes 30 races and over $4 million in total purses.

 Friday, July 29, 2011
Delta Downs Jackpot to be Renewed Nov. 19

Delta Downs Jackpot to be Renewed Nov. 19

The Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III), one of the richest 2-year-old races in North America with a $1 million purse, will be renewed at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel, on Saturday, Nov. 19.

 Friday, April 22, 2011
Borel Suffers Broken Jaw

Borel Suffers Broken Jaw

Jockey Calvin Borel has a broken jaw that requires surgery and will miss the remainder of the Churchill Downs meet.

 Sunday, November 21, 2010
Gourmet Dinner Feasts in Delta Jackpot

Gourmet Dinner Feasts in Delta Jackpot

Gourmet Dinner made a huge move on the turn and roared through the stretch for a 2 1/4-length triumph in the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III).

 Saturday, November 20, 2010
$1 Million Delta Jackpot Lures Diverse Field

$1 Million Delta Jackpot Lures Diverse Field

Graded stakes winner Blue Laser leads a competitive field of 10 in the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III) on Nov. 20. The lucrative purse assures the winner enough graded earnings for a berth in the 2011 Kentucky Derby.

 Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Delta Jackpot Purse Hiked to $1 Million

Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel has increased the purse for the Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III) from $750,000 to $1 million for this year's running on Nov. 20.

 Wednesday, August 25, 2010