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The Louisiana Derby is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Run in late March, the race is open to horses, age three, willing to race 13⁄16 miles on the dirt.
Here are post positions, odds and everything you need to know ahead of Saturday's Kentucky Derby prep races, the Louisiana Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks.
Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC.
The field for the Kentucky Derby was limited to twenty horses who qualified based on points earned in the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of races that was first introduced in 2013. [ 7 ] Girvin was the top point-earner in 2017 after winning both the Risen Star Stakes and the Louisiana Derby. [ 8 ] Classic Empire, who was the early Derby favorite after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile ...
Trainer Brad Cox, a Louisville native, has three Kentucky Derby contenders: Louisiana Derby winner Catching Freedom, Lexington States victor Encino and Blue Grass Stakes runner-up Just a Touch.
The post positions for the 150th editions of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks were drawn Saturday night at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
Funny Cide (April 20, 2000 – July 16, 2023) was an American Thoroughbred champion racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He was the first New York -bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was a popular horse [2] and remained a fan favorite in retirement at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Notes: Honor Marie won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs, was fifth in the Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds and second in the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds.