Fair Grounds Recap – Nov 8th
No bias surprises on day three. Early-pressing speed strong in sprints. Turf course favored stalkers and closers. Note that one of the two turf sprints was taken in wire-to-wire fashion.
Hat trick for jockey Corey Lanerie, and Merrill Scherer saddled two winners on the day.

Trouble prone Say The Word (7th race) was at it again. He was nosed out of 2nd and cost me the superfecta after experiencing traffic woes in the stretch.
Turtle Creek Babe (9th race) was fractious at the gate and finished a better than appears 5th in her first …read more

Friday (3-6-09) Fair Grounds recap
Main track played fair. A couple of rare wire jobs on the turf.
Four-bagger for Robby Albarado. Alvin Sider saddled three winners on the card, and John Jacinto rode two. Two more wins for Steve Asmussen.
Francisco Torres is back from an injury, and he guided More of the Best to a wire job win over fav Elision in the allowance grass feature.
Saturday (3-7-09) Fair Grounds recap
Main track favored early/pressing types in sprints. Turf course played fair.
Hat trick for Shaun Bridgmohan included a pair with his main client Steve Asmussen. Corey Lanerie rode …read more

Sunday (2-1-09) Fair Grounds recap
Main track played fair. Both turf sprints were nabbed by stalkers.
Corey Lanerie booted home a pair.
Monday (2-1-09) Fair Grounds preview
Monday’s 10-race card includes a Pick 6 (race 5-10) carryover of $6,188. There is a good chance we are looking at an off track and no turf racing.
Weather: AM rain/wind (80% chance). High 59.
Race 1: Pure Malt (3-1) receives a rider upgrade to Bridgmohan, and Asmussen is 20% 2nd off a layoff and 22% sprint/route. Note that Pure Prize is a 23% wet track sire should that come into play.
Pure Malt – …read more