Friday’s eighth race from Delta Downs is the $100,000 Louisiana Jewel Stakes for Louisiana-bred 2-year-old fillies dashing seven furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 9:11 p.m. EDT.
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No. 4 Guitar Woman (5-1) completed the exacta in all four starts and two of those were in the stakes ranks. She packs a decent late kick and might move forward in her second start after a layoff.
No. 3 Free Drop Maddy (9-2) graduated in a similar stakes event second time out. She exits a wide show finish from the outside post in an extended sprint at Churchill Downs, and she could easily bounce back with a win in this spot.
No. 6 Janet Is Ready (9-2) won three times in five outings including a pair of victories in the stakes ranks. The early-pressing type is a logical contender.
No. 9 For Harper (8-1) rallied to hit the board in both wet track sprints. She should get pace to chase and might appreciate the added ground of this race.
No. 1 Cajun Gumbow (7-2) captured two of her three dirt sprints. She exits a front running stakes win in the mud and should make her presence felt from the outset.
Wagers:
No. 4 to Win
Exacta Box 3-4
Trifecta 3-4/1-3-4-6-9/1-3-4-6-9
Recent Best Bet winners
Oct. 3 - Back to Ohio ($4.20)
Oct. 5 - Climber ($5.00)
Oct. 8 - Going to Vegas ($7.20)
Monday - Excess Speed Limit ($19), exacta ($40.20), super ($1,565)
