Elusive Jozi

Woodview Farm’s Eagle Putt broke in stride to make the pace and continued willingly in the late stages to capture Sunday’s featured $53,000 allowance optional claiming sprint for older fillies and mares at Fair Grounds by 3 3/4-lengths.   Ridden by Richard Eramia and trained by Jeff Thornbury, ...Read More

James Spence’s El Caballo, winner of the Grade III Col. E. R. Bradley Handicap at Fair Grounds last week on Road to the Derby Kickoff Day, will not be a candidate for the Grade III Fair Grounds Handicap as the next leg of the Crescent City oval’s grass series on Feb. 20.   “No, we’re not going...Read More

That was more like it. Friesan Fire threw in a clunker, finishing third as the 2-5 favorite in a Dec. 3 allowance race comeback from a long layoff. But he looked like a different horse - like the horse that won the 2009 Louisiana Derby - winning the $75,000 Louisiana Handicap on Saturday at Fair Gro...Read More

Saturday finale, race 13, ended at 6:25 - five ours and 15 minutes after the opener this afternoon. I think I might've seen some good horses today, but there were so many races stretched over such a long time, it's a little hard to remember. Main track quick enough, but not lightning-fast. The Gaudi...Read More