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Flashy Bull, Kafwain Fillies Shine in Works

Fillies by Flashy Bull and Kafwain were among the standouts April 3 during the under-tack show for the Fasig-Tipton Texas sale of 2-year-olds in training. They each worked an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5.

 Sunday, April 03, 2011
Saints Fans Register Aptly Named Filly

Saints Fans Register Aptly Named Filly

Just weeks after the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl triumph, a couple from Pineville, La., registered a Louisiana-bred filly with The Jockey Club and named her Fleur de Leestown.

 Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Leading Louisiana Sire Leestown Dead

Leestown, the leading Louisiana sire by progeny earnings this year and last, was euthanized Dec. 2 because of a broken shoulder.

 Thursday, December 04, 2008

Numbers Soar at Louisiana Sale

The annual yearling sale conducted by the Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana at the Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe saw major across-the-board increases in all key statistical categories.

 Wednesday, October 01, 2008
LTBA Announces 2007 Champions

LTBA Announces 2007 Champions

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association has announced its 2007 accredited Louisiana-bred champions.

 Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Louisiana Sale Sees Increases

The gross and average both increased March 30 at the annual John Franks Memorial 2-year-olds in training sale at Evangeline Downs in Louisiana.

 Monday, March 31, 2008

Happy Ticket a Louisiana Champion for Third Straight Year

Stewart Madison's homebred and multiple grade I winner Happy Ticket was named Louisiana's champion older female for 2006, which marked the third straight year she was honored as a state-bred champion by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association.

 Sunday, April 01, 2007

Repeat Winners Dominate on Closing Day at Fair Grounds

The five stakes winners on the second half of Louisiana Lagniappe Weekend Sunday at Fair Grounds Race Course shared a common thread: all were winners earlier in the meet.

 Sunday, March 25, 2007

Across the Board Increases at Louisiana Mixed Sale

Increases were registered across the board Aug. 6 at the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Sales Co.'s annual summer mixed sale. The auction was held at the Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, La.

 Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Average Jumps 25% at Texas Sale; Louisiana-breds Popular

The popularity of Louisiana-breds fueled Tuesday's increases at the Fasig-Tipton Texas auction of 2-year-olds in training.

 Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Louisiana-Bred Champions Announced

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders' Association named Leestown its 2005 stallion of the year with progeny earnings of $2,108,869, while Foxwood Plantation received its fourth straight title as breeder of the year with earnings of $350,179.

 Monday, March 13, 2006

Stablemates Finish 1-2 in Red Camelia

Merry Mary bested stablemate Autobesarah for trainer John Taylor in the $100,000 Red Camelia Handicap for older Louisiana-bred fillies and mares on closing Sunday at Fair Grounds Race Course.

 Sunday, March 27, 2005