Risen Star Stakes Contenders, Picks and Results

On Saturday, February 18, 2023, Angel of Empire won the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds. With the win, Angel of Empire earned 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series. No matter if you’re looking for Risen Star contenders, entries, odds, 2023 results, news, past winners and payouts, picks and tips, or handicapping advice, you will have the most updated information here.

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2023 RISEN STAR STAKES RESULTS AND PAYOUTS

Race Recap/Replay

Albaugh Family Stables’ Angel of Empire, the longest price of the three entries from the Brad Cox barn, proved to be the colt most ready to handle more distance, winning the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course. Improving his earnings to $330,000 (5-3-10), Angel of Empire picked up 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, for a new total of 54, putting him at the top of the leaderboard.

See the finishing order, results, and payouts below. Also, click the link to download our 2023 Inside Track to the Risen Star wagering guide. These wagering guides are included at least once a month as part of our premium picks packages.

Race Results

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Fair Grounds Race 13

February 18, 2023

#	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Win	Place	Show
6	Angel of Empire	L Saez	B H Cox	$29.40	$16.00	$8.80
7	Sun Thunder	J Brian Hernandez	K G McPeek	–	$14.80	$8.60
10	Two Phil’s	J Loveberry	L Rivelli	–	–	$4.60

Wager Type	Numbers	Payoff	Pool
$1 Exacta	6-7	$179.20	$799,186
$1 Daily Double	5-6	$181.40	$215,272
$0.50 Trifecta	6-7-10	$735.20	$509,263
$0.50 Pick 4	7-2/7-5-6	$1,465.95	$538,690
$0.10 Superfecta	6-7-10-8	$766.89	$339,452
$0.50 Pick 3	2-5-6	$312.55	$253,555

PAST RISEN STAR STAKES WINNERS

Previously known as the Louisiana Derby Trial Stakes, in 1989 the race was renamed to honor locally owned Risen Star who won the race in 1988 and went on to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes and be voted the 1988 Eclipse Award for American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. The distance of the race was originally 1 mile, 40 yards but changed in 1991 to 1 1/16 miles distance. In 2020, the distance of the race was extended to 1 1/8 miles.

YEAR	HORSE	TIME	OWNER	TRAINER	JOCKEY	FINAL ODDS
2023	Angel of Empire	1:51.47	Albaugh Family Stables LLC	Brad Cox	Luis Saez	13.70
2022	Epicenter	1:49.03	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC	Steve Asmussen	Joel Rosario	3.50
2021	Mandaloun	1:50.39	Juddmonte Farms, Inc.	Brad Cox	Florent Geroux	2.10
2020*	Modernist	1:51.28	Pam and Martin Wygod	Bill Mott	Junior Alvarado	12.80
2020*	Mr. Monomoy	1:50.43	Madaket Stables LLC, Michael Dubb, and Doheny Racing Stable	Brad Cox	Florent Geroux	7.50
2019	War of Will	1:44.59	Gary Barber	Mark Casse	Tyler Gaffalione	1.00
2018	Bravazo	1:42.95	Calumet Farm	D. Wayne Lukas	Miguel Mena	21.00
2017	Girvin	1:43.08	Brad Grady	Joe Sharp	Brian Hernandez, Jr.	8.10
2016	Gun Runner	1:43.94	Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm	Steve Asmussen	Florent Geroux	5.10
2015	International Star	1:43.82	Ken and Sarah Ramsey	Michael J. Maker	Miguel Mena	3.80
2014	Intense Holiday	1:43.86	Starlight Racing	Todd A. Pletcher	Mike E. Smith	5.00
2013	Ive Struck a Nerve	1:44.52	Big Chief Racing, LLC	J. Keith Desormeaux	James Graham	135.20
2012	El Padrino	1:42.96	Let's Go Stable	Todd A. Pletcher	Javier Castellano	0.80*
2011	Mucho Macho Man	1:43.98	Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Dream Team One Racing Stable	Katherine Ritvo	Rajiv Maragh	3.60
2010	Discreetly Mine	1:44.88	E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC	Todd A. Pletcher	Javier Castellano	2.50
2009	Friesan Fire	1:45.11	Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farm	J. Larry Jones	Gabriel Saez	2.80
2008	Pyro	1:44.68	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC	Steve Asmussen	Shaun Bridgmohan	0.90*
2007	Notional	1:44.18	J. Paul Reddam	Doug O'Neill	Robby Albarado	2.90
2006	Lawyer Ron	1:43.13	James T. Hines, Jr.	Robert E. Holthus	John McKee	2.70
2005	Scipion	1:44.54	Virginia Kraft Payson LLC	Patrick L. Biancone	Gary Stevens	10.10
2004	Gradepoint	1:45.36	Mount Brilliant Stable LLC and William Farish	Neil J. Howard	Robby Albarado	1.90
2003	Badge of Silver	1:42.99	Ken and Sarah Ramsey	Ronny W. Werner	Robby Albarado	2.90
2002	Repent	1:43.17	Select Stable	Kenneth G. McPeek	Tony D'Amico	0.70*
2001	Dollar Bill	1:43.45	Gary and Mary West Stables, Inc.	Dallas Stewart	Chris McCarron	0.90*
2000	Exchange Rate	1:44.25	Padua Stables and Anne Sanan	D. Wayne Lukas	Corey Nakatani	1.60*
1999	Ecton Park	1:44.83	Mark H. Stanley	W. Elliott Walden	Shane Sellers	4.90
1998	Comic Strip	1:44.27	William S. Farish, G. W. Humphrey, Jr. and James Elkins	Neil J. Howard	Shane Sellers	1.30
1997	Open Forum	1:44.37	Robert B. and Beverly J. Lewis	D. Wayne Lukas	Donna Barton	3.20
1996	Zarb's Magic	1:42.98	Foxwood Plantation	W. Bret Thomas	Elvis Joseph Perrodin	15.90
1995	Beavers Nose	1:45.22	R. W. Raymond and D. O. Phillips	Eldridge Hebert, Jr.	Kenneth Bourque	13.50
1995	Knockadoon	1:45.44	W. K. Warren, Jr.	Anthony L. Reinstedler	Willie Martinez	2.40*
1994	Fly Cry	1:43.02	Al Prats and Bryan Wagner	Thomas M. Amoss	Ronald Ardoin	2.10
1993	Dixieland Heat	1:43.20	Leland Cook	Gerald J. Romero	Randy Romero	0.70*
1993	Dry Bean	1:43.80	Loblolly Stable	Thomas K. Bohannan	Aaron Gryder	6.70
1992	Line in the Sand	1:45.00	W S Farish Et Al	Neil J. Howard	Shane Romero	2.50
1991	Big Courage	1:46.70	Estate of Patsy Fox	William I. Fox, Sr.	Tammy Fox	0.50*
1990	Genuine Meaning		Robert Asaro Enterprises Inc.	Ronnie G. Tenhundfeld	John Hirdes
1989	Dispersal		Tom O. Meyerhoff	Grover G. Delp	Bobby J. Walker, Jr.
1989	Nooo Problema		Rainbow Group Inc. (Marshall Lasky)	Donald R. Winfree	Shane Romero