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As one of the finest trainers going, Larry Jones knows good horseflesh when he sees it, so when he says he’s very happy with a young horse this time of year, it makes sense to listen. Clearly Havre de Grace, likely to be rewarded with the Horse of the Year in a matter of days, is the stable star, bu...Read More
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  • waya · I think you are right about Jones. He has already done it with the fillies, maybe Mr. Bowling will be his first real Derby, Preakness, and Belmont threat. · 26 days ago ·
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  • BrianZipse · Game win for Mr. Bowling, but he will need to improve to be a major player down the road. · 19 days ago ·
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Dead Heat Debater, Laura Pugh, previews the Road to the Roses through New Orleans...Read More
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  • 12thCrown · I think FG spacing the race as is hurts their chances for top contenders. Very few will wheel back for another race like Nehro did last year. But it's shocking they don't draw better candidates with the $1 million purse! I love visiting that track... can't believe Asmussen is heading west this winter. · 42 days ago ·
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  • DeadHeat · 12thCrown I believe he did last year too, with Tapizar. That one got injured though, and was his top horse before Nehro was really ever thought about. · 42 days ago ·
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Fair Grounds racing secretary Jason Boulet and stakes coordinator Scott Jones remind horsemen that “Early Bird” nominations to the 99th running of the Grade II Louisiana Derby – to be contested at nine furlongs and for a purse of $1 million for the second time this year – close this Monday, Decembe...Read More
Unfortunately, I was so preoccupied with the jockey screw job that I was unable to get too excited about the Preakness. Well, it was either that or the fact that I did not fully believe my horse of choice would make an appearance in the winner’s circle. But fear not, I have bounced back to get excit...Read More
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  • zatt · Master of Hounds and Nehro, eh? Two horses definitely in with a chance ... if all the probables go, the Belmont should be a very interesting race. · 259 days ago ·
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  • champion2011 · Alternation and Shackleford are my key picks so far. · 258 days ago ·
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It happens every single year, people see a hot new closer running on late to just barely miss, and then they go hog wild over him. For this year’s Derby, that horse’s name would be Nehro.Read More
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  • ldeckergreenvalleytrainingcenter · Nehro did really well in the Kentucky Derby...so congrats to his connections! Looking forward to seeing him in The Belmont · 267 days ago ·
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  • blooy · psh nehor was a tough bastard, this was the extra room he needed, and the jockey really blew it, bad timing. you know he comes from out of the clouds not on turn, not sure what happend there. we saw it all the time down the strech near miss by nehro, then he makes the move on the turn, wait man, you fly on the strech. had they went on the strech, like animal kindom , could have been closer. but thats horse racing, guess a spoiler for the belmont? those closers all on timing, still congrats to him . · 267 days ago ·
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PANTS ON FIRE made a liar out of the betting public in the Louisiana Derby when he tenaciously held off the late charges of the longshot last out maiden Nehro and the favorite Mucho Macho Man. Can he carry his speed an extra furlong?Read More
Thursday of Derby week in my household means one thing -- securing enough mint to begin the maturation process of my secret syrup base to be used in Saturday’s mint juleps. Once I smell that fresh mint on my fingers, it’s yet another enforcement that The Derby is indeed within 48 hours of actually h...Read More
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  • zatt · Mint juleps and Mucho Macho Man ... I can happily support both parts of this artilce! I am liking MMM more and more the last few days, but like you, I do not want him too close the early pace. · 280 days ago ·
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  • AngelaHorne · Your mint Julep syrup got me thinking of a base I can start. I have in my garden fresh mint, several varieties and I may soak them and work them together well with vodka and sugar,lime and lemon. Let me know if I'm missing something. · 280 days ago ·
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Does Mucho Macho Man have the stamina to be a factor at a mile and a quarter in the Derby? Read More
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  • BrianDougherty · Last time out he seemed like he was starting to suck air pretty hard at about 1 1/16. I don't see him holding on the whole 1 1/4. Look for him in the 8-10 spot after he dies back from 4th or 5th. · 281 days ago ·
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  • woodbinemile · Mucho can definitely get 1 1/4, and probably up to a 1 1/2. Ever since he switched to 2 turns he has gotten better and better. I have NO DOUBT he beats POF, and Nehro in the Louisiana Derby if he had 4 shoes, and what he showed in the Risen Star should be the blueprint as to what he will do to the Derby field turning for home. @ 1 1/4 Dialed in will not get to him, and Nehro , and all the other pretenders will have to just accept that :) · 280 days ago ·
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The Chaos Theory – “You hit a pool ball, and it starts to carom off the sides of the table. In theory, that's a fairly simple system, almost a Newtonian system. Since you can know the force imparted to the ball, and the mass of the ball, and you can calculate the angles at which it will strike the w...Read More
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  • Tiz_A_Cal_ Bred · Since Tiz Blessed didnt stay healthy, Im going with Nehro and Midnight Interlude... Nehro can sit anywhere and put in the same type of run in the final 1/4th. lets hope I can still get 10-1 on him. · 285 days ago ·
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  • railbird1 · That long stretch at CD won't hurt his chances either. I think he has a decent shot considering his improving pattern and the increase in distance. Picking this years winner is going to be tough any way you look at it. The main saving grace being the price should be right on whoever you settle on. It will be a fun race to watch with the outcome so up for grabs. That being said a serious wager on this years Derby seems out of the question unless you're just a gambler. Good luck to all. · 285 days ago ·
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There was onsite coverage from Gulfstream Park the whole weekend of the Florida Derby and I couldn’t wait to get home from work to watch. I sped home from work and started watching the taped races from the beginning. I have never been to Gulfstream, but I know they did a remodel since the last time ...Read More
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  • mshutty · I'm just glad God is an equal opportunity creator! Always good to point out when any of us, men or women, stray from that plan. · 299 days ago ·
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  • TraciPatrick · nicely put. · 299 days ago ·
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This weekend's Derby prep races were rather uninspiring to say the least. I haven't been one to criticize 3-year old crops in the past, but jeez this group just doesn't seem to step up when the spotlight's on. Maybe it's because they are pretenders and those that already have the necessary graded ea...Read More
Mucho Macho Man, hero of Fair Grounds’ $350,000 Risen Star Stakes a little less than five weeks ago and the strong favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby, got back in town Wednesday from his Gulfstream Park home base and galloped once around the Crescent City oval Thursday morning immed...Read More
Rosie Napravnik is all smiles aboard Pants on Fire after earning a hard earned victory in today's million dollar Louisiana Derby ... Read More
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  • serkansan · Great show for Sire of Pants on Fire - Jump Start - Any opinions form trainers and from blood stock industry about Jump Start colts and Fillies · 319 days ago ·
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  • arazi · Pants on Fire got a Beyer of 94 for the Louisiana Derby. · 319 days ago ·
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Mucho Macho Man has his legions of fans and Astrology was an early Derby contender in 2010. This weekend both are likely to prove they don't have what it takes to be considered serious Derby contenders...Read More
Join your fellow 'cappers as we travel from the Bayou to the Desert. Our itinerary includes the Louisiana Derby, Vinery Spiral, Dubai World Cup and more.Read More
Louisiana native jockey Robby Albarado, the only rider in Fair Grounds history to have captured seven riding titles at the nation’s third-oldest race course, will return to the saddle Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the final three programs of the 2010-2011 New Orleans Thoroughbred racing season. &...Read More
Kelly Breen made his first trip to New Orleans this January. He felt right at home when he saddled Pants On Fire to a narrow miss behind Wilkinson in the Grade III Lecomte Stakes, and his return in February resulted in a runner-up finish for Sleepless Knight in the Grade III Fair Grounds Handicap. ...Read More
its time for Calvin and Elite to win this
Late last October, Al Stall Jr. was just a little busy. He had this horse, Blame, who readers may recall was prepping for a start against (and eventual victory over) Zenyatta in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. So jockey Jesse Campbell, checking in after working a runner at Fair Grounds...Read More
Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence’s Populist Politics, cross-entered in Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby as well as Friday’s $75,000 Crescent City Derby, will be scratched out of the Louisiana Derby in favor of a start in the Crescent City Derby restricted to accredited Louisiana-breds, a...Read More

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  • 2012 Louisiana Derby (G2)
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View Details04/01/12FG81 1/8 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2   0:00.00
View DetailsView Video03/26/11FG101 1/8 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2Pants On FireNehroMucho Macho Man1:49.92
View DetailsView Video03/27/10FG101 1/8 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2Mission ImpazibleA Little WarmDrosselmeyer1:50.32
View DetailsView Video03/14/09FG91 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2Friesan FirePapa ClemTerrain1:43.46
View DetailsView Video03/08/08FG91 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2PyroMy Pal CharlieYankee Bravo1:44.44
View DetailsView Video03/10/07FG91 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2Circular QuayKetchikanZanjero1:43.01
View DetailsView Video03/12/05FG61 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2High LimitVicarageStorm Surge1:42.74
View DetailsView Video03/07/04FG91 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2WimbledonBorregoPollard's Vision1:42.71
View DetailsView Video03/09/03FG91 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2Peace RulesKafwainFunny Cide1:42.67
View Details03/10/02FG91 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2RepentEasyfromthegitgoIt'sallinthechase1:43.86
View DetailsView Video03/11/01FG91 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2Fifty StarsMillennium WindHero's Tribute1:44.78
View Details03/12/00FG91 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G2MightyMore Than Ready Captain Steve0:00.00
View DetailsView Video03/13/88FG111 1/16 mD03 MLouisiana Derby-G3Risen StarWord PiratePastourelles1:43.20
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