3/26 (FG): LA Derby, LA Oaks, Muniz, New Orleans (G2's)

[Kasept]

3rd (1:13) Bayou H.

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Valli With a Vow Albarado R J 117 L
2 Born Indy U S A Bridgmohan S X 113 L
3 Category Seven Eramia R E 121 L
4 Forest Uproar Graham J 119 L
5 Upperline Napravnik A R 120 L



6th (2:47) New Orleans H. (G2)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $400,000

2 El Caballo Albarado R J 115 L
3 Mission Impazible Gomez G K 118 L
1 Fast Alex Agilar T 114 L
4 Birdrun Maragh R 119 L
5 Demarcation Napravnik A R 120 L
6 Giant Oak Bridgmohan S X 122 L
7 Apart Campbell J M 118 L
1a Country Flavor Sellers S J 117 L



7th (3:20) Duncan F. Kenner S.

6 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $150,000

2 Three Day Rush Lanerie C J 117 L
3 New Bay Mena M 117 L
4 Mambo Galliano Graham J 117 L
1 Cash Refund Hernandez B J Jr 117 L
1a Early Return Bridgmohan S X 119 L
5 Riley Tucker Melancon G 117 L
6 Backtalk Napravnik A R 117 L
7 Snapshot Desormeaux K J 117 L



8th (3:50) Fair Grounds Oaks (G2)

1 1/16 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Grandacious Campbell J M 121 L
2 Little Miss Holly Prado E S 121 L
3 Switching Gears Bridgmohan S X 121 L
4 Tapit Dancer Baze M C 121 L
5 Daisy Devine Graham J 121 L
6 Snow Fall Napravnik A R 121 L
7 Tourmaline Mena M 121 L
8 St. John's River Desormeaux K J 121 L
9 Niji's Grand Girl Gomez G K 121 L
10 Inglorious Sutherland C 121 L



9th (4:23) Mervin Muniz Jr. H. (G2)

1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $400,000

1 Southern Anthem Graham J 114 L
2 Sleepless Knight Bravo J 115 L
3 Smart Bid Prado E S 118 L
4 Expansion Melancon G 117 L
5 Workin for Hops Napravnik A R 116 L
6 Battle of Hastings (GB) Albarado R J 121 L
7 Giant's Tomb Lanerie C J 114 L
8 Joinem Bridgmohan S X 113 L
9 Moryba (BRZ) Desormeaux K J 119 L



10th (5:00) 98th Louisiana Derby (G2)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $1,000,000

1 Nacho Business Bravo J 122 L
1a Pants On Fire Napravnik A R 122 L
2 Nehro Baze M C 122 L
3 Mavericking Bridgmohan S X 122 L
4 Mucho Macho Man Maragh R 122 L
5 Liondrive Graham J 122 L
6 Machen Prado E S 122 L
7 Majestic Harbor Lanerie C J 122 L
8 Le Mans Albarado R J 122 L
9 Wilkinson Gomez G K 122 L
10 Left Campbell J M 122 L
11 Elite Alex Borel C H 122 L
12 Populist Politics Eramia R E 122 L

[SOREHOOF]

Glad Alex scratched yesterday for this spot. Still a tough race but he shouldn't have to run down a loose on the lead speedball. Even if Pants on Fire goes off alone, I don't think he has near the talent of the Factor. The extra 16th won't hurt either.

[pucknut]

be interesting to see if macho man is closer to the WWE version or is the real dael

[lemoncrush]

Does anyone know the motivation for continuing to enter Liondrive in these kinds of spots?
Is it just over-zealous local owners who want to watch their horse get pummeled by 30 lengths in a Grade 2?

[Gate Dancer]

Over/Under for Napravnik wins Saturday............1.5?.............2.5?

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by Gate Dancer

Over/Under for Napravnik wins Saturday............1.5?.............2.5?

I don't know, but I really think she's riding about as well as anyone in the country right now. I know it's not the world's best colony down there, but she's actually got a sense of pace and shows great patience most of the time, which I can't say about too many out there right now outside of Leparoux, Dominguez, and Rosario.

[Habersham000]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Does anyone know the motivation for continuing to enter Liondrive in these kinds of spots?
Is it just over-zealous local owners who want to watch their horse get pummeled by 30 lengths in a Grade 2?

I was thinking the same thing....Come on Tim Ice are you worried that you will lose the owner by telling them you won't enter the horse in these kind of spots.

[dpkovalesky]

Originally Posted by Gate Dancer

Over/Under for Napravnik wins Saturday............1.5?.............2.5?

gotta put it at 2.5 with her being on Bind and Might being heavy heavy fav's

[mnmark]

I follow and play the fairgrounds on a daily basis. Its been a while since a jockey has come there dominated the standings like she has. She keeps impressing me with her skills She can flat out ride. she really seams to be able to give anything she rides a better chance with her on board. She will go to the front in a paceless race. stalk and make a perfectly timed ride to hold off the deep closers and she is just effective closing from far off the pace. She has been the best jockey by far there this meet and its not even close.

Over 2.5

[Gate Dancer]

Originally Posted by mnmark

I follow and play the fairgrounds on a daily basis. Its been a while since a jockey has come there dominated the standings like she has. She keeps impressing me with her skills She can flat out ride. she really seams to be able to give anything she rides a better chance with her on board. She will go to the front in a paceless race. stalk and make a perfectly timed ride to hold off the deep closers and she is just effective closing from far off the pace. She has been the best jockey by far there this meet and its not even close.

Over 2.5

Can't argue a bit with that...............everytime I check out the races on HRTV she seems to get 2,3, or 4 a day..............

[FGFan]

Going to be a fun day. Weather in the low to mid 80's, 0 to 20% chance of rain, they keep changing it, humidity should be fairly low but they keep saying breezy to windy.

[Betsy]

The folks conducting the chat at KY Derby.com said that Al Stall likes Left a lot more than Bind........if that means anything.

[somerfrost]

Pants on Fire holds on over fast closing longshot Nehro with Mucho Macho Man third.

[tjfla]

How many front runners is the KY Derby gonna have?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by tjfla

How many front runners is the KY Derby gonna have?

Almost always a contentious early pace in the Derby, looks the case again this year.

[Linny]

Big kudos to Seth Merrow of Equidaily who loved the runner up at a big price.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Linny

Big kudos to Seth Merrow of Equidaily who loved the runner up at a big price.

Nehro is more interesting than Pants On Fire, IMO. Mucho Macho Man should pack it in. I don't care that he didn't need the win, but this was not a very good field

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Mike

Nehro is more interesting than Pants On Fire, IMO. Mucho Macho Man should pack it in. I don't care that he didn't need the win, but this was not a very good field

Despite his close today, don't see Nehro wanting 10 furlongs, Pants on fire was entered as a rabbit...pretty unimpressive field so Mucho Macho Man and Elite Alex have to be downgraded imo.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Despite his close today, don't see Nehro wanting 10 furlongs, Pants on fire was entered as a rabbit...pretty unimpressive field so Mucho Macho Man and Elite Alex have to be downgraded imo.

I'm not saying I like Nehro at all, just dislike Pants On Fire more.

Mucho Macho and Elite Alex should be retired to stud(lol)

[DaTruth]

Elite Alex had a tough task. The top 3 were second, third, and fourth through the first 3/4s behind a hopeless longshot. Machen was a bit closer than Elite Alex early, but Machen lost more ground around both turns. Machen looked like he was going to run a big race on the far turn, but hit a brick wall at the 1/8th pole.