Trainer Keith Desormeaux has run horses in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve three times, with Exaggerator finishing second in 2016, Sonneteer checking in 16th the following y
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Closer Look at Saturday’s Showdown Between Mandaloun and Midnight Bourbon
This Saturday’s card at Fair Grounds is absolutely stacked. There’s 14 races on the schedule, including the Grade 3 Louisiana Stakes, featuring a showdown between two of the most prominent names on last year’s Triple Crown trail.
2022 Lecomte Stakes at a Glance
New Orleans in the springtime primarily conjures thoughts of Mardi Gras. Yet the Crescent City also provides a nifty route to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the Triple Crown through a series of important prep races for 3-year-olds that culminates March 26 with the $ 1 million Louisiana Derby at a demanding 1 3/16-mile distance.
The Fantastic Five: Ranking the Best Pegasus World Cup Winners
Since its inception in 2017, the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes at Gulfstream Park has successfully bum-rushed the North American racing calendar and made an impression comparable with hoofprints from the gigantic statue of the winged equine icon of Greek mythology that resides at the Hallandale, Fla., track.
