2009 Louisiana Derby (G2)

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Date/Track:
3/14/2009, Fair Grounds Race Course
Distance:
1 1/16 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
1:43.46

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 Louisiana Derby (G2)...

I think you need to give Patena and Flying Pegasus another shot. Flying Pegasus is not that many lengths worse than Friesan Fire (see Risen Star).
Friesan Fire was simply impressive. That was a Derby winning move, no doubt about it! I would take him over Old Fashioned any day of the week. Flying Pegasus disappointed... so did Patena.
3/14/2009 Friesan Fire Dominates Louisiana Derby BloodHorse, KYII) (VIDEO) by 7 1/4 lengths March 14 at Fair Grounds. In what was supposed to be a competitive contest amongst several top 3-year-old Derby contenders, Friesan Fire made it look easy. The son of AP Indy stalked the pace set by Papa...Read More
3/13/2009 Papa Clem to travel dirt road Louisville Courier-Journal, KY Last week's outcome in Aqueduct's Gotham Stakes on dirt, in which Lewis third-place finisher I Want Revenge romped, made Stute even happier with the decision to ship to New Orleans. "This is going to be a lot tougher race th...Read More
3/13/2009 Live Oak in Louisiana Derby BloodHorse, KY I like Fair Grounds’ long stretch, but the track is narrow, and when they do bunch up going around the far turn you have to put it in idle and enable yourself to get to the outside between the three-eighths pole and quarter pole to make a str...Read More
3/12/2009 The field for the $600,000 Louisiana Derby (gr. II) was reduced by one on March 12 as Fair Grounds officials learned that My Meadowview Farm's Nowhere to Hide will be scratched.Read More
3/11/2009 by Jarrod Horak Thoroughbred Fever Friesan Fire goes for a sweep of the Fair Grounds graded schedule. After wasting too much early energy in an entry level loss to Uno Mas in December, he relaxed nicely and parlayed stalking trips into Lecomte (G3) and Risen Star (G3) wins. Son of A.P. Ind...Read More
3/10/2009 La. Derby: THIS Is Why They Run Races BloodHorse, KY By Dick Downey Will Friesan Fire, whom Larry Jones says is "getting very, very good right now,” sweep the Fair Grounds sophomore stakes? Will Flying Pegasus move forward in his second start off the long layoff? Will Papa Clem step u...Read More
  • Cigar · This really a good horse race. There are lots of interesting dynamics at play: pace is interesting, up-and-comers are interesting, favorite moving forward (or backward) is interesting. But most of all, we have a series of horses bred to run a distance of ground. Quite refreshing. · 1175 days ago ·
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3/9/2009 Friesan Fire is Louisiana Derby Choice BloodHorse, KY II) at Fair Grounds. The winner of the two Lousiana Derby prep races at the New Orleans track for trainer Larry Jones, Friesan Fire will be ridden by Gabriel Saez and will break from post 9. Jones saddled ill-fated Eight Belles to f...Read More
3/5/2009 Flying Pegasus works five furlongs in drill for Louisiana Derby The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LAby Bob Fortus, The Times-Picayune Risen Star runner-up Flying Pegasus worked five furlongs Thursday in 1:02 2-5 in preparation for the Louisiana Derby on March 14 at the Fair Grounds. Exerc...Read More
3/2/2009 Friesan Fire gears up for Louisiana Derby with deceptively fast ...The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA by Bob Fortus, The Times-Picayune Friesan Fire fooled trainer Larry Jones in a workout Monday morning at the Fair Grounds. Preparing for the Louisiana Derby, Friesan Fire, with jockey G...Read More
2/28/2009 Patena on target for Louisiana Derby Thoroughbred Times, KY He has not raced since rallying from off the pace to finish second to Friesan Fire in the Lecomte on January 10 at Fair Grounds. "When we got him [to Florida] we wanted to go to work on some hind-end issues and try to help hi...Read More

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