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Old 03-18-2020, 07:25 AM
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My proposal for Saturday is the Fair Grounds featuring the Louisiana Derby. I personally would like to play races 5 to 13. The first four races are two maiden races and two state bred races. Any thoughts are appreciated. While racing is a welcome diversion things are topsy turvy in the real world. Hope everyone is coping.
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Old 03-18-2020, 09:53 AM
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That's an excellent choice RQ. I'm looking forward to losing myself in the pp's for a little while and just blocking out the noise from all of the rest of the world before coming back to reality. It should provide a useful catharsis.
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Old 03-18-2020, 02:21 PM
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Sounds good to me RQ assuming the races go on.
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Old 03-18-2020, 02:26 PM
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That's an excellent choice RQ. I'm looking forward to losing myself in the pp's for a little while and just blocking out the noise from all of the rest of the world before coming back to reality. It should provide a useful catharsis.
And or a tactical diversion.
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Old 03-18-2020, 04:33 PM
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RQ it is possible that I'm hallucinating. When I first looked at the entry list a couple of days ago, I recall seeing 13 races listed. Today's list only includes 12, ending with the Louisiana Derby as Race 12. A maiden race might have been deleted in the middle of the card. The same 12 race list appears at Equibase, DRF and the Fair Grounds website. Just wanted to mention this to you - with the size of all of the fields except the Oaks, an 8 race program will probably leave us with plenty to do.
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Old 03-18-2020, 05:02 PM
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Strange. I looked this morning and I thought there were 13 races. I did see a maiden race in the middle of the card and that's still there. If it's still ok lets do 5 to 12 but it's open for discussion until tomorrow morning.
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Old 03-18-2020, 08:20 PM
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Maybe I’m hallucinating also OR Too Much “Catnip”

because when I looked at the card
RACE #1 + RACE #3 Are STAKES RACES

I Vote to play em all



Race # Purse Race Type Distance Surface Starters Est. Post

Race 1 $75,000 Crescent City Derby 1 1/16 Miles Dirt 8 11:00 AM FREE

Race 2 $50,000 Maiden Special Weight 1 Mile Turf 16 11:30 AM FREE

Race 3 $75,000 Crescent City Oaks 1 Mile 70 Yards Dirt 8 12:00 PM FREE

Race 4 $50,000 Maiden Special Weight 1 Mile Turf 16 12:30 PM FREE

Race 5 $50,000 Allowance Optional Claiming 6 Furlongs Dirt 15 1:02 PM FREE

Race 6 $75,000 Costa Rising S. 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf 16 1:34 PM FREE

Race 7 $50,000 Maiden Special Weight 1 1/16 Miles Dirt 12 2:06 PM FREE

Race 8 $100,000 Tom Benson Memorial S. Presented by Dixie Beer 1 1/16 Miles Turf 11 2:38 PM FREE

Race 9 $400,000 New Orleans Classic S. 1 1/8 Miles Dirt 9 3:10 PM FREE

Race 10 $300,000 Muniz Memorial Classic S. 1 1/8 Miles Turf 13 3:42 PM FREE

Race 11 $400,000 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks 1 1/16 Miles Dirt 6 4:15 PM FREE

Race 12 $1,000,000 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby 1 3/16 Miles Dirt 16 4:49 PM
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Old 03-18-2020, 09:28 PM
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In fairness we would be playing the four graded races and another open stakes race. I don't consider stakes races limited to Louisiana breds that important but we are including one.
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Old 03-19-2020, 12:16 PM
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Fair Grounds on Saturday we will be doing races 5 to 12.
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