Fair Grounds At a Glance April 2
FAIR GROUNDS AT A GLANCE Avg. Winning Odds: 5.12 – 1 Favorite Win%: 38%, Favorite Itm%: 73% EXOTICS PAYOFF Exacta 86.29 Daily Double 84.32 Trifecta 592.73 Pick 3 568.83 Superfecta 3,626.35 Pick 4 5,084.88 Pick […]
Fair Grounds
Noble Indy battles back to win Louisiana Derby
After being passed in upper stretch, Noble Indy re-rallied to the lead and gamely outfinished Lone Sailor and My Boy Jack to win Saturday’s $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds. The Todd […]
Chocolate Martini shakes up Kentucky Oaks picture with Fair Grounds Oaks upset
Double Doors Racing LLC’s Chocolate Martini was sent off at 13-1 in Saturday’s $392,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) but ran like a favorite to reel in even-money choice Classy Act before holding the fast-closing Eskimo […]
Synchrony proves his time has come in Muniz
Once a promising sophomore who briefly tried the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, Pin Oak Stable’s homebred Synchrony is now coming into his own as an older turf horse. The Mike Stidham trainee broke through with […]
Good Samaritan captures New Orleans ‘Cap, The Player injured
Good Samaritan kicked off his four-year-old campaign on a winning note Saturday in the $376,000 New Orleans H. (G2) at Fair Grounds, but the race was marred by the easing of odds-on favorite The Player […]
Classy Act, Wonder Gadot headline Fair Grounds Oaks
A field of nine sophomore fillies has been entered to go 1 1/16 miles on Saturday in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2). The contest is part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series […]
The Player the one to catch in New Orleans Handicap
More focused with the addition of blinkers, The Player ran away from the opposition in last month’s Mineshaft H. (G3), leading all the way under Calvin Borel. Saturday at Fair Grounds, the five-year-old Street Hero […]
My Boy Jack, Risen Star top three face off in Louisiana Derby
An exciting edition of the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) is set for Saturday at Fair Grounds with a field of 10, including Southwest Stakes (G3) romper My Boy Jack and the top three finishers […]
Forever Unbridled posts final Fair Grounds move for Dubai World Cup
Champion Forever Unbridled is scheduled to begin her journey to the $10 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) on Monday, and the Dallas Stewart recorded her final work at Fair Grounds ahead of that departure date. […]
A Day At the Races: Firehouse Racing Kentucky Derby Dream Resonates
by RYAN DICKEY For a man that has a stated goal to be the majority owner of a horse that runs in the Kentucky Derby, it would be easy to believe that owning a four-year-old […]