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Demarcation Takes Mineshaft From Off the Pace

Demarcation Takes Mineshaft From Off the Pace

With Anna Napravnik aboard, Demarcation rallied from last and ran down Discreetly Mine inside the final furlong to win the $125,000 Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) by a head Feb. 19 at Fair Grounds.

 Saturday, February 19, 2011
Mission Impazible, Apart Headline Mineshaft

Mission Impazible, Apart Headline Mineshaft

After returning from the sidelines, Mission Impazible hopes to make another big score in New Orleans when he takes on Apart in the $125,000 Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) on Feb. 19.

 Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Drosselmeyer Out of Mineshaft Handicap

Drosselmeyer Out of Mineshaft Handicap

WinStar Farm's 2010 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Drosselmeyer will not be running in the Feb. 19 Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) at Fair Grounds, according a press release from the Louisiana track.

 Sunday, February 13, 2011
Stonehouse Doesn't Crumble in Mineshaft Upset

Stonehouse Doesn't Crumble in Mineshaft Upset

Stonehouse shocked odds-on choice Friesan Fire in the Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) and Blues Street was too much to handle in the Fair Grounds Handicap (gr. IIIT) at the New Orleans track Feb. 20.

 Saturday, February 20, 2010
Friesan Fire Favored in Mineshaft

Friesan Fire Favored in Mineshaft

The first three finishers in the Jan. 23 Louisiana Handicap at Fair Grounds are set to battle again in the Feb. 20 Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) at the same 1 1/16-mile distance over the New Orleans oval.

 Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Familiar Faces Entered in Mineshaft

Familiar Faces Entered in Mineshaft

A collection of familiar faces to Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots will line up Feb. 7 in the Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III), which is part of the six-stakes "Louisiana Derby Preview Day" card scheduled for the New Orleans-area track.

 Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Master Command Sails in Mineshaft Win

Odds-on choice Master Command left the tiring Purim approaching the eighth pole and cruised to victory in the $194,000 Mineshaft Handicap, the first of four successive grade III races on the Fair Grounds program Saturday.

 Saturday, February 10, 2007

Trainer Howard Fined for Procaine Positive

Trainer Neil Howard was fined $1,000 and his Alumni Hall was disqualified from a third-place finish in the Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) after the horse tested positive for the prohibited drug procaine, Fair Grounds stewards ruled March 10.

 Saturday, March 12, 2005

Zito's Wanderin Boy Dominates Mineshaft

The lightly raced Wanderin Boy passed his first stakes test with flying colors, leading every step of the way to take the $100,000 Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III) at Fair Grounds Race Course Saturday.

 Saturday, February 12, 2005

Pollard's Vision Begins Year in Mineshaft

Pollard's Vision makes his 4-year-old debut Saturday as the morning line favorite in the $100,000 Mineshaft Handicap (gr. III), part of a four-stakes card at Fair Grounds.

 Wednesday, February 09, 2005