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Mystery Giver Solves Fair Grounds Turf Again

Team Block's Mystery Giver continued his mastery over the Fair Grounds' turf, coming from far back to win Sunday's $500,000 Mervin Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) Sunday, setting a course record while going over the $1 million mark in career earnings.

 Sunday, March 21, 2004

Field Appears Wide Open in Mervin Muniz

Team Block's Mystery Giver is the 120-pound highweight in a wide-open field of ten turf specialists entered in the $500,000 Mervin G. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) at Fair Grounds Sunday.

 Friday, March 19, 2004

Locals Look Strong In Muniz Memorial Handicap

A full field is expected for Sunday's grade II $500,000 Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap at Fair Grounds, and the locally based contingent should be well represented with eight possible entrants.

 Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Majestic Thief Steals Mardi Gras from Skate Away

Majestic Thief nosed out favored Skate Away to win the $50,000 Mardi Gras Handicap, the annual "Fat Tuesday" feature at Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

 Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Mystery Giver Completes Fair Grounds 3-Peat

Mystery Giver gave new meaning to "three-peat" in winning the $125,000 Fair Grounds Breeders' Cup Handicap at 1 1/8 mile on the turf for the third consecutive year Saturday.

 Saturday, January 31, 2004

Mystery Giver Tries for 3rd Stakes at Fair Grounds

Team Block's Mystery Giver will be on familiar turf Saturday when he goes for his third consecutive victory in the $125,000 Fair Grounds Breeders' Cup Stakes against nine foes.

 Thursday, January 29, 2004

Movant, Skate Away Win Fair Grounds Stakes

Both $60,000 co-features Saturday at Fair Grounds provided thrilling stretch duels, with Movant prevailing over Sister Swank in the Thelma and Skate Away turning the tables on Warleigh in the Col E.R. Bradley.

 Sunday, January 04, 2004

Skate Away Closes Best in Woodchopper

Skate Away and his trainer Jeff Trosclair kept their perfect record at Fair Grounds intact by winning Saturday's $100,000 Woodchopper Handicap.

 Saturday, December 28, 2002