The 4-5 morning line on Good Cheer in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday is like the watering-hole mirage in the sunbaked desert. It’s more wishful thinking than reality. Many handicappers would gladly accept an 80-cent on-the-dollar return for this standout. Just don�...
The Fair Grounds' four-race prep series produced many Triple Crown contenders in recent years. The Lecomte Stakes (G3), its first graded event, will be run Saturday, and we’ll probably see a few in its field of 14 in the 3-year-old classics. Mandaloun finished third in the 2021 Lecomte before runn...
The $100,000 Untapable Stakes at the Fair Grounds turned into a Saturday of fun for trainer Whit Beckman. Her Laugh led from gate-to-wire for 2 ½-length victory over favorite Golden Gamble, giving Beckman a promising filly on the road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1). Axel Concepcion Guides Her Laugh to V...
Trainer Brad Cox sends out California Sunset in the $100,000 Untapable Stakes at the Fair Grounds on Saturday seeking yet another contender for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 2. Already, Cox has the top two fillies on the Oaks qualifying points leaderboard with Immersive and Good Cheer. Muhimma is 10...
Who cares if the pace was slow, or the winning time was far from impressive: trainer Brad Cox has himself a top contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Catching Freedom. With the best closing run of all from the far outside, Catching Freedom powered from last to first in winning the $1 million Loui...
So far, just two horses in history have completed the Louisiana Derby (G2)/Kentucky Derby (G1) double yet the Pelican State’s premier prep for the Run for the Roses still is one of the most important stops on the Triple Crown trail. Even before points determined who would make the gate or before t...
The Fair Grounds’ long stretch tests stamina, and the 1 3/16-mile Louisiana Derby (G2) is only 110 yards shorter than the Kentucky Derby (G1). In recent years, running in New Orleans’ marquee prep race has led to success on the first Saturday in May. Louisiana Derby also-rans Mandaloun (sixth, 2...
And we’re Kentucky Derby (G1)-bound with Sierra Leone. Chasing down frontrunner Track Phantom in the final strides over a sloppy and nearly dark racetrack, Sierra Leone won the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at the Fair Grounds on Saturday. The half-length victory was worth 50 Derby qualifying points �...
Brad Cox saddled the winner of the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) three times in the past four years, and the trainer is ready for another run to victory with Catching Freedom. A contentious field of 12 3-year-olds is entered in the first Kentucky Derby (G1) prep offering more qualifying points -- 50-25-1...
Last time out, it was Track Phantom over a fading Nash in the Gun Runner at the Fair Grounds. On Saturday, the Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects go at it again in the $200,000 Lecomte (G3). A field of eight was entered for the 1 1/16-mile prep that offers Derby qualifying points of 20-10-6-4-2 to the [&...
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