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Louisiana preview: Good comeback spot for Wells Bayou Fair Grounds Communications Photo: Hodges Photography / Amanda Hodges Weir It has been a long road back, but Wells Bayou, who won last year’s Grade 2 Louisiana Derby, makes his much-anticipated return in Saturday’s $125,000 Louisiana (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The 1 1/16-mile race is a key supporting feature on the six-stakes Road to the Derby card and could prove the pivotal comeback race in a 2021 handi...

Sponsored by: Maxfield breezing at Keeneland on Oct 25, 2020 A potentially lucrative and prolific 2021 campaign gets underway in the twilight of 2020 when Maxfield makes his long-anticipated return to the races in Saturdays $75,000 Tenacious Stakes at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La. Run as the finale, the 1 1/16-mile Tenacious is the last of six $75,000 stakes run as part of the 13-race Santa Super Saturday card. Clearly, the eyes of the racing world will be focused on Fair Groun...