Tag: LeComte Stakes

By Mike Farrell Trainer Todd Pletcher was humming a happy tune after watching Life Is Good turn in another sharp workout in preparation for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) on Saturday at …

By Richard Rosenblatt The Fair Grounds presents Road to the Derby Day on Saturday, featuring the Lecomte Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds, plus an intriguing matchup between newly-turned 4-year-olds Mandaloun and Midnight Bourbon in the Louisiana …

By Ed McNamara The only horses who won the Louisiana Derby and the Kentucky Derby were Black Gold (1924) and Grindstone (1996). That doesn’t mean the Fair Grounds’ three Derby preps — the Lecomte, Risen …

By Margaret Ransom Triple Crown hopefuls in Louisiana take their first steps in 2021 toward the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Saturday’s the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds. The 1-mile, 70-yard race offers …

Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds drew a full field of sophomores, which isn’t much of a surprise since it’s the first North American Kentucky Derby (GI) prep race this year offering …

War of Will kept his undefeated record on the dirt intact with a convincing 4-length score in the LeComte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds, dropping his Kentucky Derby future odds to 40/1. In two dirt …

Triple Crown hopefuls in Louisiana make their first steps down the famous trail toward the Kentucky Derby (GI) on Monday with the $200,000 LeComte Stakes (GIII) at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. The race, which …

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Of all the roads to the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, the one that begins in the great state of Louisiana this weekend may be (but definitely wasn’t) what …