Plasma Beam

John Wade’s Pedrolino and jockey Robby Albarado ran away with the first race of the 13th annual Claiming Crown, the $50,000 Iron Horse at 1 1/16 miles, at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The 5-year-old gelding, trained by Doug Matthews, had been racing on synthetic surfaces in Kentucky, Pennsy...Read More

Trainer Joe Woodard holds the Churchill Downs record of saddling an unprecedented 10 consecutive winners at the Twin Spires oval and has also won multiple training titles at Turfway Park, River Downs and Beulah Park, but the Kentucky-born conditioner hadn’t been to New Orleans in at least 15 years u...Read More