Fair Grounds

BLINKERS OFF 421: Lecomte Stakes Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3), a Kentucky Derby prep race, from Fair Grounds. Then the Dudes give rapid-fire selections for some of the other major graded […]

Podcast

The Magic Mike Show 134: Fair Grounds Pick 4 Preview

The Magic Mike Show previews Saturday’s mid-card Pick 4 at Fair Grounds that precedes the Silverbulletday Stakes and the Lecomte Stakes (G3). The Magic Mike Show with Curtis “Magic” Kalleward […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Lecomte Stakes Preview: Full Field Takes Aim at Derby Points

The Fair Grounds Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off this Saturday evening with a loaded field of 14 for the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3). Last year, the race was […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Lynn’s Map Edges Mr. Monomoy in Key Allowance at Fair Grounds

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Saturday’s Fair Grounds Racecourse card featured six stakes races, but it was a two-turn allowance for 2-year-olds that has many talking. Over a racetrack that was […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Derby Madness Continues

Simply put, it’s becoming normal to see chaos along the 2019 Kentucky Derby Trail. We are seeing upsets week after week, some of which have been from way out of […] Read More

Podcast

THE MAGIC MIKE SHOW 058: Louisiana Derby Day Recap

The Magic Mike Show deep-dives into the results of the Louisiana Derby (G2), then recaps the other major races from around the country. The Magic Mike Show with Curtis “Magic” […] Read More

Race Recaps

By My Standards Shocks Louisiana Derby

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Allied Racing Stable’s By My Standards placed himself firmly in the Kentucky Derby starting gate after convincingly pulling off a 22/1 shocker in Saturday’s Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at […] Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Street Band’s Huge Stretch Run Captures FG Oaks

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Larry and Cindy Jones and Ray Francis’ homebred Street Band ran huge in the stretch to usurp Liora before drawing off convincingly to win Saturday’s Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (G2). […] Read More

Race Recaps

Bricks and Mortar Out-Bobs Markitoff in Exciting Muniz Memorial

NEW ORLEANS, LA – After setting a glacial early pace, Markitoff nearly stole the race at 62/1 odds but ultimately lost the head-bob at the wire to the 1/5 favorite Bricks and Mortar in Saturday’s Muniz Memorial […] Read More

Race Recaps

Core Beliefs Returns Victorious in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Absent from racing for six months, Gary Broad’s Core Beliefs made a victorious return on Saturday, taking over at the top of the stretch before repelling Silver Dust […] Read More