I will recap the first three days of the Louisiana Downs meet, and I’ll preview the May 22nd card.
Friday (May 15th)
A pair of wire jobs in the three flat mile turf races carded. Turf rails were down. Pressers fared best in main track sprints, and stalkers/closers performed well in the two route races.
Black Giraffe (race 5) failed to take advantage of rail draw under apprentice rider Anna Roberts. She ended up a better than appears wide 5th and is worth following.
Tensas Yucatan pulled off a sharp wire job in the 30th running of the Honeybee, …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