Fair Grounds

The Player Doesn’t Play Around In G3 Mineshaft

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Carl Hurst and William Bradley’s homebred The Player was decidedly not playing on Saturday, donning blinkers and wiring the field by open lengths in the Grade 3, $150,000 Mineshaft Handicap […]

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 278: Risen Star Stakes Preview, Fantasy League Update, and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the season’s first 50-point Kentucky Derby prep race, the Grade 2, $400,000 Risen Star Stakes from Fair Grounds, give an update on the Racing Dudes […] Read More

Race Previews

Risen Star Stakes Preview: Instilled Regard Back in Louisiana

The Road to the 2018 Kentucky Derby continues Saturday with the Grade 2, $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds. As the stakes get higher, the fields get better, and that […] Read More

News

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Instilled Regard Romps at Fair Grounds

Saturday’s racing was about as exciting as you will see! Several of the major races came down to a nose at the end. Two of our top three stars had […] Read More

Race Recaps

Instilled Regard Impressive In G3 LeComte

NEW ORLEANS, LA – OXO Equine LLC’s Instilled Regard injected himself into the conversation of top 3-year-olds after his impressive performance in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 LeComte Stakes at Fair Grounds. Off […] Read More

Race Recaps

Tower Of Texas Towers Over Foes, Wins $125,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Thomas F. Van Meter II and Scott Dilworth’s Tower of Texas towered over his foes in the stretch and left the field in his shadow en route to winning Saturday’s […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 273: Kentucky Derby Prep Previews and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview three Kentucky Derby prep races – the Grade 3, $150,000 Jerome Stakes from Aqueduct, the Grade 3, $200,000 LeComte Stakes from Fair Grounds, and the […] Read More

Race Previews

Lecomte Stakes Preview: Instilled Regard Ships in to Face Full Field

A full 14-horse field of 3-year-olds are set to take their first steps towards the Kentucky Derby in Saturday’s Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes. The $200,000 race will by contested at […] Read More

News

Gun Runner “Amazing” in Pegasus Work

NEW ORLEANS, LA – With frigid weather looming in New Orleans, trainer Steve Asmussen wanted a little something extra from Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Gun Runner during his weekly workout Sunday in preparation […] Read More