Four Louisiana Derby Runners to Try Kentucky Derby
Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Noble Indy has fallen from the spotlight since his win at Fair Grounds Race Course six weeks ago.
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Trainer Cox, Jockey Bridgmohan Top Fair Grounds Meet
Trainer Brad Cox and jockey Shaun Bridgmohan added another Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots championship title to their accomplished resumes for the 2017-18 meet.
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Mobile Bay Wraps Fair Grounds Meet With Star Guitar Win
Louisiana legend Mobile Bay continued his domination against homebred stakes company with a two-length win in the $75,000 Star Guitar Stakes March 31 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, the final stakes event of the 2017-18 winter meet.
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Noble Indy Takes Louisiana Derby
The already loaded slate of classic contenders on the roster for WinStar Farm got another boost March 24 when Noble Indy, the son of Take Charge Indy owned in partnership with Repole Stable, fought off Lone Sailor to win the Louisiana Derby.
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Synchrony Pulls Off Fair Grounds Double in Muniz
Synchrony sat a stalking rail trip before angling out and blowing past the leaders in midstrech to capture the $300,00 Muniz Memorial Handicap (G2T) March 24.
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Bloom Racing Flourishing at Every Point of Call
Not only does his Bloom Racing have a leading contender for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) in multiple graded stakes winner Midnight Bisou, it has a Kentucky Derby candidate in Snapper Sinclair, who starts in the March 24 Twinspires Louisiana Derby (G2).
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My Boy Jack Seeks More Graded Glory in Louisiana Derby
With qualifying points and dirt credibility now in his pocket, the dark bay colt aims to bolster his sophomore portfolio March 24 as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2).
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Florent Geroux Wins Five on Friday Fair Grounds Card
Jockey Florent Geroux scored five victories March 16 on Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots' nine-race program.
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Mena Sidelined Indefinitely After Fair Grounds Spill
Jockey Miguel Mena will be out indefinitely after sustaining a compound fracture of his right ankle and a broken heel as a result of a three-horse spill March 15, his agent, Richie Price, confirmed.
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Forever Unbridled Posts Final Local Breeze Before Dubai
In her final breeze at Fair Grounds in preparation for the March 31 $10 million Dubai World Cup, reigning champion older mare Forever Unbridled drilled five furlongs in :59 3/5 March 15.
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Bravazo Scores the Upset in Risen Star Stakes
In his second start this year and third crack against graded stakes company, Bravazo tracked pacesetter Snapper Sinclair every step of the way and got his best stride down when it counted to win the Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds.
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Monomoy Girl Jumps Off Bench to Win Rachel Alexandra
Straight off the bench into the $200,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, Monomoy Girl shook off the rust and took home the victory, along with 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.
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Instilled Regard Back to New Orleans for Risen Star
OXO Equine's Instilled Regard shipped in from California to win the Lecomte Stakes (G3) Jan. 13 and is heading back to Louisiana for the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes presented by Lamarque Ford (G2) Feb. 17.
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Cedartown Aims to Make the Grade in Mineshaft Handicap
With three straight wins to his credit including back-to-back stakes triumphs, Cedartown will try and knock off his first graded stakes victory Feb. 17 when he starts in the $150,000 Mineshaft Handicap (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
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Dance Caller Now Two-For-Two in 2018 at Age 12
Horses rarely race at the advanced age of 12, let alone win, but Feb. 10 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, and for the second consecutive time this year, seasoned veteran Dance Caller did just that.
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Forever Unbridled Posts First Breeze of 2018
Charles Fipke's homebred Forever Unbridled recorded her first serious move since earning the Eclipse Award for champion older dirt female when she turned in a half-mile breeze at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 3.
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Oaklawn, Fair Grounds Cancel Jan. 18 Cards
Oaklawn Park management has canceled the nine-race card scheduled for Jan. 18 due to frigid temperatures. Fair Grounds also canceled its Thursday card due to harsh winter weather.
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Gun Runner Set for Thursday Flight to Florida
Gun Runner came out of his impressive Jan. 14 workout at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in fine order and now awaits a Jan. 18 flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
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Instilled Regard Much the Best in Lecomte Stakes
Instilled Regard provided his conditioner his first ever win at the venue and signaled his presence on the Road to the Kentucky Derby when he drew clear for a 3 3/4-length win in the Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course.
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Stronger Than Ever Too Tough in Silverbulletday
The promise Stronger Than Ever hinted at in her first two starts came to fruition during her 3-year-old debut Jan. 13, when the daughter of Congrats fought past odds-on favorite Wonder Gadot to take the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes.
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Principe Guilherme Puts Talent to the Test in Lecomte
On Jan. 13, Principe Guilherme will provide his connections an indicator on how much they can keep dreaming when he headlines a full field of 14 sophomores set to start in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3).
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First Foal Out of Champion Groupie Doll Set to Debut
Tapability, the first foal out of two-time champion female sprinter Groupie Doll, will be making his career debut for trainer Buff Bradley Jan. 13 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
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Jones Primes Trio for Lecomte Stakes
Trainer Larry Jones can't help but speak blessings of his three contenders for the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) coming up Jan. 13 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, the first of the Louisiana oval's three prep races Road To The Kentucky Derby.
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Gun Runner Sets Track Ablaze in Latest Work
With frigid weather looming in New Orleans, trainer Steve Asmussen wanted a little something extra from Gun Runner during his weekly workout Sunday in preparation for Gulfstream Park's $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1).
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Wonder Gadot's Connections Eye Lecomte
Gary Barber's multiple graded stakes-winning filly Wonder Gadot could make her next start against colts in the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) Jan. 13 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
