October 3rd Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast and firm conditions on Saturday. Edge to early/pressing types on the main. Turf course seemed to play fair.
Hat trick for Ramsey Zimmerman included one in the stakes ranks. Francisco Torres booted home a pair of stakes winners.
Louisiana Stallion (Fillies): Happyfromthegitgo was part of a favored entry, and both halves flopped. Maiden 2nd timer Pass It Down ($39.80) was the winner for Zimmerman/Mouton. Bombs away in the show pool with payouts ranging from $36.40 to $74.
Louisiana Stallion (Colts & Geldings): Spa shipper Red Rally ($3.60) could not have been more impressive in this …read more

September 27th Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast and firm conditions on Sunday. Main track played fair, and stalkers held the edge on the turf.
Sidney Lejeune Jr. and Ramsey Zimmerman both booted home a pair.
Wildrally won again over the local green and will be sad to see this meet end.
Got a pair of tops home including best bet Friendly Patriot ($5.40).
October 1st Preview
Weather: Isolated Thunderstorms (30% chance). High 85.
Thursday’s 9-race card features a pair of grass races and includes a Pick 6 carryover of $4,481.
Touch of Iron (6th race) is my best bet on the card. He makes his 3rd …read more

September 26th Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast track and back on the turf…yes! Edge to early-pressing types on main. Turf seemed to play fair.
Hat trick for leading rider Don Simington. Rico Flores and Ramsey Zimmerman both booted home a pair. Jerry Cart saddled two winners on the day.
Brian House is 40% with debut maiden claimers, and he struck again in the 8th with Neverknocknoclass ($23.20). Bet down longshot play of the day Popcorn Secret was a non-threatening 8th in the same race.
Got one top home on Saturday. Best bet Ivor’s Empire (9th race) finished a flat 4th at 7-2.
September 27th Louisiana Downs Recap
Weather: Sunny. …read more

September 12th Louisiana Downs Recap
Sloppy track and off the turf. Track seemed to play fair with a slight edge to stalkers.
Curt Bourque booted home a pair. Profitable trainer Gilbert Ciavaglia saddled two winners on the card.
Oneafternoon is sharp right now, and he finished a close-up 3rd in the opener despite not being at his best over a wet track. He will probably wheel back before the end of the meet, which wraps up on October 4th.
Cowboy Cadillac is best as an off the pace type on the turf, and look for him under those circumstances next time after setting the pace and weakening …read more

August 29th Louisiana Downs Recap
Fast track and off the turf on Saturday. Speed was strong in sprints and the routes favored stalkers and closers.
Hat trick for leading rider Don Simington, and Curt Bourque booted home a pair.
As soon as the horses stepped on the track in the opener, Pure Gold Honey tossed Ramsey Zimmerman, jumped the rail, and ran back to the barn. Zim got to his feet and was limping. He tried to ride the 2nd but returned to the paddock during the post parade and was off his remaining mounts.
Back-to-back four baggers on the analysis front. Longshot …read more

August 22nd Louisiana Downs Recap
Both surfaces seemed to play fair.
Ramsey Zimmerman booted home a pair.
One top home on Saturday (Toccet Launch, $8.40). Longshot play of the day Precious Metal Man ran a big debut race to miss by a neck at 6.80-1. Had contenders firing all day including a pair of 2nd/3rd choice winners at 9-1.
We have a new Pick 4 graphic up and running. My suggested ticket on Saturday cost $50, and I ended up with 3 wins for the 2nd straight day. My best bet Mr. Hunter cost me the Pick 4 when he stalked, pounced, lead, and …read more

August 9th Louisiana Downs Recap
Jeff Burningham and Jason Eads both booted home a pair. Ramsey Zimmerman and Bret Calhoun teamed up for the early double.
Early-pressing speed strong on both surfaces. Another 7.5f wire job on the turf.
Rebounded with a trio of tops getting the job done. Hopefully the mini-slump is over!
Sligo Joe (2nd race) ran well without winning again. Neat little horse handles dirt or turf, routes or sprints, and dry or wet. He lost twice as my best bet prior, but I correctly tabbed him to complete the exacta this time around.
La Estrellita should have …read more

August 8th Recap
Missed my Saturday recap from Louisiana Downs, so here it goes.
A pair of wire jobs on the main as early-pressing speed held the edge. Early/pressing types dominated on the turf. Both 7.5f grass races were nabbed in wire-to-wire fashion.
Hat trick for Ramsey Zimmerman included a pair with trainer Dallas Keen. Jose Riquelme booted home a pair.
Howdy Ho seemed like a vulnerable fav in the 4th. Granted, he had won two straight impressively, but he did not step up in class for his 2nd win, and he was trying tougher for his new trainer …read more

July 27th Louisiana Downs Recap
Sloppy and off the turf on Thursday. Main upgraded to muddy by race 3, then good by the 6th. Early-pressing types stronger as the day wore on.
Jose Riquelme booted home a pair once again.
My best bet Miss Lewis is most effective as a stalker, but she got caught up dueling along the rail and weakened to 5th.  My longshot play of the day Mary Catherine ($7.60) was live on the board and won nicely 2nd time out.
Both of my track program horses to watch (Messy Marvin, Mary Catherine) got the job done. Messy Marvin won despite his race being …read more

July 9th recap
New race week saw a return to fast and firm conditions. Early/pressing types dominated on the main. Turf favored forwardly placed runners.
Got four tops home for the 3rd straight racing day, including my best bet Snooky’s Image ($4.60).
Twining’s Cat , my longshot play of the day, took some action at 9-2 and finished an even 3rd on the turnback.
PVal and Morris Nicks teamed up for two wins on the card. Two more wins for Ramsey Zimmerman.

July 10th preview
Friday’s 9-race card features four grass races and includes a Pick 6 carryover of $4,777.
Mizz Wee (race 4) is …read more