2010 Louisiana Derby (G2)

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Date/Track:
3/27/2010, Fair Grounds Race Course
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
1:50.32

What the Nation is saying about the 2010 Louisiana Derby (G2)...

Fair Grounds racing secretary Jason Boulet reminds horsemen that “Early Bird” nominations to the 98th running of the Grade II Louisiana Derby – to be contested for a purse of $1 million for the first time this year – close Monday, Dec. 13.   Early bird nominations to the annual centerpiece of t...Read More
The first of three televised “Road to the Kentucky Derby” programs garnered modest ratings March 27 when USA Network reported that 420,000 viewers tuned in to coverage of the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) from Fair Grounds and Lane’s End Stakes (gr. II) from Turfway Park from 5-6 p.m. ET.Read More
Drosselmeyer, who ran a solid third in the Louisiana Derby, but is still short on graded stakes earnings, could get one more shot to get into the Derby in either the Blue Grass or the Lexington. Read More
  • arazi · I could be wrong on this one, but I'd still love to see Drosselmeyer get a decent pace to run and and a clean run to show what he can do. It's true the same could also be said of Stay Put and Ron the Greek. I believe time will show that these three are the most talented of the Risen Star / Louisiana Derby runners... not Discreetly Mine, Tempted to Tapit, Northern Giant, Mission Impazible or A Little Warm (routing). · 789 days ago ·
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Does Saturday's Louisiana Derby winner have the pedigree for a Derby win? Iron Maidens Thoroughbreds takes a look if this is truly a Mission Impazible?Read More
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  • humphrey · Until each and every three year old enters and runs a 9 frulong race, you will not have a handle of what will happen the first Satruday in May..I would also discount the syntogarbage races. · 791 days ago ·
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  • cigar · Syntogarbage... hilarious. · 791 days ago ·
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LOUISIANA DERY DAY STAKES QUOTES     Race 6-$100,000 Duncan F. Kenner Stakes Three-year-olds and up, six furlongs, 59th running Trainer Steve Margolis (Cash Refund, winner): “He came into this race breathing fire. My assistant who gallops him has said he’s been a tiger in the mornings. We’...Read More
Mission Impazible's win in the Louisiana Derby continued one of this year's hottest Derby Prep trends, Todd Pletcher leading horses to the winner's circle.Read More
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  • cigar · I think the only horse I want out of here is the winner. A Little Warm, while nice, rode a track favoring his style. Drossel has had too many chances and is now officially overrated. The rest? It would be a stretch. · 792 days ago ·
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  • mshutty · Proves the Southwest was probably a stronger prep than the Risen Star which raises Dublin's stock a bit. · 792 days ago ·
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HRN Handicapper David Crone looks at the Louisiana Derby and a possible value play in A Little Warm, who is stretching-out from sprints to routes in the final Derby prep in Bayou Country.Read More
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  • bband · Let this serve as a WARNING to all those considering closers in the Louisiana Derby. On Friday, there were four dirt sprints. All FOUR were won wire to wire. There were only two routes, but both were won by horses who tracked closely in third on the rail, and the FG Oaks was nearly won by a total longshot speedball in Champagne d'Oro, who was only run down by a 1/2 length by Quiet Temper. Be sure to watch the track today and see how it is playing. · 793 days ago ·
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  • cigar · Nice catch on the track profile, bband. · 792 days ago ·
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Two days, four Fair Grounds stakes wins for trainer Todd Pletcher. What's more, he just swept all three of the FG G2s of the meet, taking the NO 'Cap, the Muniz, and the La. Derby consecutively. Wow. Not favored Discreetly Mine but Mission Impazible who came through for Pletcher. Mission Impazible.....Read More
Everyone is talking about the Louisiana Derby having more speed just because the Risen Star had none. But the FG track is playing very, very good to speed Friday and through the first three dirt races on the card Saturday, although all were sprints. I think a big concern here is that Pletcher has both Discreetly Mine and Mission Impazible. Discreetly Mine is already in the Derby, and he doesn't need another front runner to go with Rule and Super Saver. So, why not teach Discreetly Mine to rate and let Mission Impazible go and run a big one. Would not be surprised at all to see him in front of a moderate pace. Then it depends on how much Wow Wow can wing it from the outside or maybe Backtrack, who is no cinch to show speed.
  • bband · Well... Wow Wow Wow never got out, the pace was moderate, and Mission Impazible didn't even need to go to the lead.... but the rest was pretty accurate. Now watch Pletcher send Mission Impazible and Discreetly Mine to the Derby with no chance at all, only to make it look like there is a bunch of speed and then send Rule to the front! · 793 days ago ·
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A $10,000 Derby DreamBet wager, the annual Louisiana Derby Hat Contest and a book signing with retired jockey Randy Romero highlight the festivities surrounding Saturday’s Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.   The Derby DreamBet gives one lucky winner the chance to bet $10,...Read More
I was on a bit of a roll pumping out posts almost daily until I realized that deadline for the next issue of Down The Stretch was rapidly approaching. I've also been busy, and pretty excited about, finishing two stories for an upcoming edition of TROT Magazine. In my brief absence, the Woodbine...Read More
The most important horse on the 2010 Triple Crown trail so far is -- drumroll please -- WOW WOW WOW. He brings serious pace to Saturday's Louisiana Derby and opens it up for closers to qualify for the Kentucky Derby in a year loaded with nothing but speed-types. He single-handedly enflames the La De...Read More
Saturday’s 10th race is the 97th running of the Grade II Louisiana Derby, which with its $750,000 purse will be the richest race ever run at Fair Grounds, and the  Todd Pletcher barn will be represented by E. Paul Robsham Stables’ Discreetly Mine as the 7-2 morning line favorite, as well as Twi...Read More
The Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) announced Wednesday, plans to provide 3-hours of Dubai World Cup coverage this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET.  The broadcast, presented by AmWest Entertainment, will be made available worldwide with free live streaming on the HRRN website, www.horsera...Read More
As this is written it’s Wednesday morning and I’m preparing to leave for New Orleans on Thursday. Looking forward to Saturday’s Louisiana Derby, a great betting race, and a loaded undercard at the Fair Grounds. Because of their entry schedule, which appears to be a 96-hour draw on most days...Read More
  • itsjustme · John...wow, you took the words right outa my mouth. I have been complaining for a year about how slow some of these tracks are in posting their schedules. · 795 days ago ·
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If it seems four-time Eclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher is outflanking the three-year-old division with his expansive arsenal of classics hopefuls, well, that is pretty much the way this year’s Road to the Triple Crown is shaking out.Read More
The Oracle of Delphi did not need to be called. Nor was tea-leaf reading or an analysis of the signs of the zodiac necessary. No, divining the likely outcome of the Risen Star Stakes on Feb. 20 after less than 25 percent of the race had been run required only a glance at the opening quarter-mile fra...Read More
louisiana derby week quotes   From Monday morning’s Louisiana Derby Post Position Draw:   Trainer Neil Pessin (Mister Marti Gras): “I feel pretty good about him, otherwise I wouldn’t be here. He’s probably the only horse that came up the rail (on the turf course) that day or last week and...Read More
A field of 13 entered Saturday's $750,000 Louisiana Derby. Discreetly Mine is favored at 7-2 in post 7, but Drosselmeyer needs graded earnings and is stuck in post 13 at 5-1.Read More
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  • mdracing69 · Much better post position news for Hotep fans. He was hung out to dry in Risen Star, and he gets cozy rail this time around. Rates a longshot look, especially in the exotics. · 798 days ago ·
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  • mid0827 · The 13 is a pretty bad post. Do they consider scratching and running at Sunland? Not the worst idea in the world. · 798 days ago ·
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Performance of the week was turned in by D'Funnybone, but he is not being considered for the Kentucky Derby. The Rick Dutrow trainee is a terror around one turn, and he captured the G2 Swale in easy fashion. He has now captured four graded sprints, and the G3 Withers (April 24th) at the Big A might ...Read More

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