Fair Grounds Recap – Nov 28th
Four wire jobs on a speed favoring main track. Edge to stalking types on the grass.
James Graham, John Jacinto, and Victor Lebron each booted home a pair.
Evolutionist ran to his low odds with a sharp win in the 23rd running of the Woodchopper Stakes. James Graham booted home the turf stakes winner for Bill Mott.
Wow Wow Wow (10th race) was aggressively handled by Jacinto in wire job route maiden tally for Wayne Lukas. A pair of Al Stall Jr. trainees (Dr. Hudson, Hazards of Love) followed the winner across the line, and they should …read more

Fair Grounds Recap – Nov 22nd
Drying out main track fast by 4th race. Off the turf. Three six furlong wire jobs as early-pressing types fared best on Sunday.
Hat trick for John Jacinto, and Jesse Campbell booted home a pair. Eric Guillot saddled two winners on the day.
Jays Wildcat could be bound for the Champions Day Juvenile following a razor sharp prominent throughout tally versus state bred allowance foes.
On the analysis front, I got best bet Jays Wildcat ($10.60) home in the 9th, along with the $69.20 late double.
Pick 6 carries again, and the pool has crept up …read more

Fair Grounds Recap – Nov 14th
Stalking types best on the main, and patient runners solid on the turf.
John Jacinto booted home a pair. Victor Lebron and Greg Foley teamed up for two wins on the card.
Desert Wheat (Lanerie-Mott) got back on the beam in the grassy Mr. Sulu stakes for fillies and mares. Nowandforevermore was 2nd, and my 19-1 top Lee’s Spirit was along for the show under Don Simington.

Had another fine day on the analysis front. Two tops got the job done including best bet Firy Mistress, and my analyzed contenders nabbed the 1st nine races. I …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

Thursday (1-29-09) Fair Grounds recap
Main track played fair. Edge to early/pressing types on turf.
Robby Albarado and Corey Lanerie both booted home a pair. Steve Klesaris saddled two winners on the day.
Classy Deelites controlled the pace and downed PVal-Mott fav Desert Wheat in the state bred stakes quality grassy 5th.
Nans Joy (PVal-Mott) dropped out of the turf stakes ranks and found the winners’ circle in the optional claiming 9th. The daughter of In The Wings notched an all-important confidence boosting stateside win and may be ready for another stakes engagement.

Friday (1-30-09) Fair Grounds recap
Four wire jobs on a …read more

Thursday (1-8-09) Fair Grounds recap
Fast track and off the turf on Thursday. Early/pressing speed was strong in the five sprints carded, and the five routes played fair.
John Jacinto booted home a pair, and Cody Autrey saddled two winners on the card.
Sharp prominent throughout score for Tensas Yucatan (PVal-Morris Nicks) in the originally scheduled for turf allowance feature. Carson City Babe set the pace and finished a clear 2nd.
Friday (1-98-09) Fair Grounds preview
Friday’s 10-race card includes a pair of turf races, and hopefully they will be back on the green after recent dry weather in New Orleans. …read more

Sunday (12-21-08) Fair Grounds recap
Edge to early/pressing types on a fair main track. A couple of rare wire jobs at a flat mile on the turf (yielding). The lone turf sprint carded was nabbed by a horse showing positional speed (Coy Cat, 5th to 1st).
Four-bagger for Jamie Theriot included a hat trick for his main client Cody Autrey. John Jacinto booted home three winners on the day.
Lite the Cigar could not quite get to loose frontrunner Classy Deelites (Jamie Theriot) in the grassy 7th. Oro Tributo rallied to finish a decent 4th in his turf bow. He got …read more

Louisiana Downs week in review (August 7th-10th)
by Jarrod Horak (Louisiana Downs Track Handicapper/TV Host)
I had a solid week handicapping with 10 on top winners through Saturday, but I was only able to get one top choice home in a peculiar Sunday card. Weather played a factor with no turf racing on Friday/Saturday, and we were back on the sod Sunday although the unsettled weather crept back in…
Thursday (August 7th)
Outer lanes were good to start the race week, and the main track continues to play fair with the usual edge to early/pressing types.
Shorebreeze Bandit sure looked good winning the …read more