David Korkames’ Clever Thirteen,
away alertly but allowed to settle, commenced a rally along the inside
when set down for the drive, took command well inside the furlong marker
but quickly drew
off to post a 6 1/4-length victory in Wednesday’s Fair Grounds feature,
a $43,000 allowance optional claiming restricted to accredited
Louisiana-bred fillies and mares.
Trained by
Dewaine Loy and ridden by Jose Riquelme, Clever Thirteen accomplished the about one mile distance over a
Stall-Wilson turf course
rated “good” in 1:40.49, increased her career earnings to $121,944 with
her fifth victory in 18 lifetime starts and returned mutuels of $11.60,
$6.60 and $4.80
William Deckwa Jr.’s
Lee
City,
who made the pace with splits of 25.24 and 49.58, clearly held down the
second spot at the wire, paying $3.80 and $3.40 while finishing two
lengths to the good of Robert Orth and Wesley Hawley’s
favored Nana Knows, who had no late rally and finished third, returning $4.60 to show.
Racing resumes Thursday at Fair Grounds with a nine-race program beginning at 12:40 p.m.