Thirteen pre-entered to Delta Downs Jackpot

On Tuesday morning, Delta Downs' racing office received 13 pre-entries to

this year's $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot, a Grade 3 race for two-year-olds

which will be renewed for the 12th time on November 22 and is part of the "Road

to the Kentucky Derby" series.

The Jackpot Day program will feature a special post time of 1:15 p.m. (CT)

and will include eight stakes races and more than $2.3 million in purse money.

Throughout its first 11 years, the Jackpot Day program has attracted top

trainers from coast to coast. This year will be no different as Hall of Famer D.

Wayne Lukas has pre-entered Mr. Z in the Delta Downs Jackpot and Take Charge

Brandi in the $400,000 Delta Downs Princess, a Grade 3 event for two-year-old

fillies on the undercard. Mr. Z finished second in the Breeders' Futurity at

Keeneland before running fifth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita on

November 1. Take Charge Brandi, one of 17 pre-entered for the Princess, became a

millionaire with her victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies on the same

day.

Other notable trainers who have pre-entered horses for the $1,000,000 Delta

Downs Jackpot include Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, multiple Eclipse Award

winner Steve Asmussen, 2007 Delta Downs Jackpot-winning trainer Mark Casse, and

Breeders Cup Classic-winning conditioner Al Stall Jr.