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One contender for Sunday’s Grade II Louisiana Derby who has fallen somewhat off the radar of late is Jerry Namy’s
Shared Property, winner of last fall’s
Grade III Arlington-Washington Futurity who finished third beaten a half-length for the win in Fair Grounds
Grade III Lecomte Stakes Jan. 21.
The Lecomte, first leg of Fair Ground’s three-race sophomore series, was Shared Property’s first start as a 3-year-old.
“I
never have spoken to anyone about what my plans were with this horse
(in the Louisiana Derby),” said New Orleans native conditioner
Tom Amoss, a nine-time Fair Grounds trainer champion. “It has been my intention to run in this race all along.”
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In his last trip to the post in Fair Grounds’
Grade II Risen Star Stakes Feb. 25, Shared Property finished fifth beaten five lengths for the win.
“As
bad a job as I did training this horse up to the Risen Star, I think
now I’ve got him back to where he was,” said Amoss of the colt who
was installed at 10-1 in the morning line for the Louisiana Derby.
Shared Property, who finished sixth in last fall’s
Grade I Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland after racing wide, breezed a half-mile Monday morning at Fair Grounds in
47.20. Before that on March 19, the son of Scat Daddy accomplished a bullet five-furlong move in 59.60 at the local oval.
Jockey
Leandro Goncalves, Shared Property’s regular rider and defending jockey champion at Ellis Park, will be aboard once again in the Louisiana Derby.
LOUISIANA
DERBY’S Z DAGER BREEZES FIVE FURLONGS TUESDAY
Zayat Stables’ Z Dager, pegged as the fourth choice at 8-1 in the morning line for Sunday’s
$1 million Louisiana
Derby,
breezed a half-mile in 50.20 Tuesday morning in final serious
preparations for the upcoming Grade II test. Track clockers caught
splits of 13.40, 25.60 and 37.80.
Ten-time Fair Grounds trainer champion and two-time Eclipse Award-winner
Steve Asmussen is the conditioner of Z Dager, who will be ridden by Erath, Louisiana-born
Shane Sellers in Sunday’s showcase event of the Crescent City racing season.
Z Dager, a son of Mizzen Mast, finished second by a head in Fair Grounds’
Grade III Lecomte Stakes on Jan. 21 and was then third in the local oval’s
Grade II Risen Star Stakes on Louisiana Derby Preview Day
Feb. 25.
ADVANCE WAGERING ON
LOUISIANA DERBY DAY CARD
Advance wagering on Sunday’s Louisiana Derby Day card
will be available Saturday on track and at participating outlets
throughout the nation.
EARLY OPENING FOR DUBAI RACES SATURDAY
The Fair Grounds OTB on the first floor of the
Grandstand will open early at 9 a.m. on Saturday for wagering on the
Dubai World Cup card from Meydan Racecourse. Admission charges for the
Fair Grounds Oaks Day program will not go into effect
until 10:30 a.m., so early arrivals to the OTB will receive free
Grandstand General Admission for the day.
SOUTHERN OAKS PLANTATION LOUISIANA DERBY PREVIEW SHOW ON CST
For the fourth straight year, Emmy Award-winning
sports broadcaster Eric Richey
and 37-year Thoroughbred racing veteran Rick Mocklin
will team up for a preview of the $1 million Louisiana Derby. The
Southern Oaks Plantation Louisiana Derby Preview will air at 6:30
p.m. Friday and
10 a.m. Saturday throughout the Cox Sports Television network, which
reaches 2.5 million homes across the South. The show will include
stories, features, and interviews from horsemen preparing for the 99th
Louisiana Derby, and also many of the undercard stakes
races from Louisiana Derby Day. Long-time horse owner Bobby Asaro
will also join the show for a special segment.