As expected, the $200,000 Lecomte (G3) was a two-horse race, with second betting choice Track Phantom once again defeating favorite Nash at the Fair Grounds on Saturday. Track Phantom turned aside 1-2...
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 eig...
By Mike Farrell Trainer Todd Pletcher was humming a happy tune after watching Life Is Good turn in another sharp workout in preparation for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) on Saturd...
By Richard Rosenblatt The Fair Grounds presents Road to the Derby Day on Saturday, featuring the Lecomte Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds, plus an intriguing matchup between newly-turned 4-year-olds Mandal...
By Ed McNamara The only horses who won the Louisiana Derby and the Kentucky Derby were Black Gold (1924) and Grindstone (1996). That doesn’t mean the Fair Grounds’ three Derby preps —...
By Margaret Ransom Triple Crown hopefuls in Louisiana take their first steps in 2021 toward the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Saturday’s the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds. The 1-mile, 70...
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds drew a full field of sophomores, which isn’t much of a surprise since it’s the first North American Kentucky Derby (GI) prep race this...
War of Will kept his undefeated record on the dirt intact with a convincing 4-length score in the LeComte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday, dropping his Kentucky Derby future odds to 40/1. In t...
by Margaret Ransom Triple Crown hopefuls in Louisiana make their first steps down the famous trail toward the Kentucky Derby (GI) on Saturday with the $200,000 LeComte Stakes (GIII) at Fair Grounds i...
A field of 12 of the best Louisiana-based 3-year-olds is expected to head to the gate for Saturday’s $200,000 LeComte Stakes (GIII) at Fair Grounds, a one-mile-and-70-yard early Kentucky Derby (GI) ...
