Effie

Oak Leaf’s Effie ran a “clunker” in the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Lassie on Dec. 10 before coming back to win Saturday’s filly division of the $100,390 Louisiana Futurity at Fair Grounds, but trainer Tony Richey had blamed himself for his filly’s poor performance in the Lassie even before sh...Read More

Brittlyn Stable’s Beanwah’smachine justified his role as the 3-10 choice in the wagering in Saturday’s colts and geldings division of Fair Grounds’ $103,290 Louisiana Futurity with a length and a half victory after gaining the advantage in upper stretch.   Two races later on Saturday’s 11-event...Read More

Louisiana-based conditioner Tony Richey is enjoying perhaps his best start of any of his years at Fair Grounds this season, where he ranked sixth in the standings entering Friday’s racing program.   “Any time you can be right there with Al (Stall Jr.) and Tom (Amoss),” Richey said of his fellow...Read More

Brittlyn Stable’s Beanwah’smachine comes into the 49th running of the Louisiana Futurity with three trips to the winner’s circle in three lifetime starts. In his last trip to the post in the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile at Fair Grounds on Dec. 10, the Successful Appeal colt got up in th...Read More