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LOUISIANA DOWNS, Bossier City, LA
| 1 | Tensas Yucatan | Margin: 4¾ | TrueNicks: A+ | $30,000 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Ide - Xylophone, Dehere
Sire: Ide , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 7 wins, $363,780. Lifetime: 174 yearlings sold, median $7,400. In 2009: 1.29 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Dehere, Bay, 1991.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-Year-Olds 2006, $270,000.
Fasig-Tipton Texas 2005 Yearling Sale, $14,500.
| 2 | Zarb's Ballerina | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $10,000 |
2004 | Bay Mare | Zarbyev - Ballsbridge, Baldski
Sire: Zarbyev, Chestnut, 1984. Raced 5 years. 37 starts, 4 wins, $57,348. Lifetime: 41 yearlings sold, median $4,000.
Broodmare Sire: Baldski, Dark Bay or Brown, 1974.
| 3 | Tortuga Flats | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $5,500 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | Wild Zone - Tortuga Band, Dixieland Band
Sire: Wild Zone, Bay, 1990. Raced 4 years. 27 starts, 9 wins, $509,973. Lifetime: 134 yearlings sold, median $8,750. In 2009: .86 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Dixieland Band, Bay, 1980. In 2009: 2.07 AEI.
Others: Cigar Starter, $3,000; Sarah Almighty, $1,500; Royal Madame.
Scratched: Sefas Belle.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tensas Yucatan | Patrick A. Valenzuela | Morris G. Nicks |
| 2 | Zarb's Ballerina | Donald Edward Simington | Danny W. Whited |
| 3 | Tortuga Flats | Kirk Paul LeBlanc | Ralph R. Irwin |
| 4 | Cigar Starter | Richard E. Eramia | Brian S. House |
| 5 | Sarah Almighty | Gerard Melancon | Keith G. Bourgeois |
| 6 | Royal Madame | Dustin Dugas | Harry L. Hahn, III |
Darley Stable's Tizaqueena will try to bounce back off a third-place finish in the Early Times Mint Julep Handicap (gr. IIIT), a defeat that broke a string of four consecutive scores, as she headlines a field of eight fillies and mares in the $100,000 Locust Grove Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Churchill Downs turf July 5.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Bucking the national trend, Louisiana Downs posted gains at the close of the 2008 meet. According to a release from the track, the race meet posted increases in handle of 6% on-track, 2% off-track and 2.5% overall.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Odds-on choice Jonesboro edged away from Smokeyjonessutton through the homestretch to post a 1 3/4-length win in the $151,500 Tiznow Handicap at Louisiana Downs Sept. 20, earning a berth in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile in the process. The Tiznow was one of five six-figure stakes on the Super Derby undercard.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Heiligbrodt Racing Stable's Magic Sunset pressed the pace, stuck a head in front at the top of the stretch, and went on to win by 1 ¾ lengths in the $200,000 Premier Night Championship Stakes, the featured event of an all Louisiana-bred stakes program at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel Feb. 2.
Sunday, February 03, 2008Ridden confidently by Alex Solis, even-money favorite Valbenny rallied to win the $154,750 Honeymoon Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies by nearly two lengths over Super Freaky on the Hollywood Park lawn Saturday.
Saturday, June 09, 2007Dogwood Stable's Cotton Blossom, winner of the recent Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs, will clash with Honeybee Stakes winner Time's Mistress and six others in Friday's $250,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-old fillies, the opening feature event of Oaklawn Park's "Racing Festival of the South."
Wednesday, April 04, 2007Harriett Lane, a game second behind the red-hot Foxysox two months ago, carries country western singing star Toby Keith's hopes in Sunday's $175,000-added Honeymoon Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies on the Hollywood Park turf Sunday.
Friday, June 02, 2006The 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, 2006Tortuga Flats and Nob Hill Deelite were favored to repeat their Louisiana Champions Day wins in their respective divisions of the Louisiana Futurity, and both prevailed Saturday at the Fair Grounds meet at Harrah's Louisiana Downs.
Saturday, December 31, 2005Records were matched, streaks continued, and favorites ruled the 15th annual Louisiana Champions Day Saturday at the Fair Grounds meet at Harrah's Louisiana Downs. Badtotheboneandrew, at odds of 4-1, posted the day's biggest payoff in the $150,000 Classic.
Saturday, December 10, 2005Witt Ante, winner of the 2004 Louisiana Champions Day Classic, looks for a repeat in the $150,000 centerpiece of the first major event of the Fair Ground meet Saturday at Harrah's Louisiana Downs.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005Favored Three Degrees turned in a stakes record effort to win the $163,125 Honeymoon Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) for 3-year-old fillies with an impressive late burst on the Hollywood Park turf.
Sunday, June 05, 2005Steelaninch and Star Vega, the Jim Cassidy-trained duo who swept the La Puente and Providencia, respectively, last weekend at Santa Anita will likely make their next starts during the upcoming Hollywood Park meeting, Cassidy said.
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You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]
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