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Chop Chop made a dazzling run to finish second behind current Kentucky Oaks points leader Wonder Wheel (40 points) in the Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland.

Turf racing returns for Monday's “Road to the Derby Kickoff Day” card at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, La.

“We’re going to see how he likes the surface,” trainer Wayne Catalano said of Andthewinneris, who drew post 7 (7-2) with Corey Lanerie in tow. 

The standouts from Louisiana Championships Preview Weekend return to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on Saturday, Dec 10.

$850,000 in purses across eight stakes attracts Louisiana’s best Thoroughbreds and horsemen to Fair Grounds

The nation’s third oldest racetrack, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is set to open for the 151st meet on Friday, Nov 18.

“It’s been an awesome couple of months,” Bauer said. “The credit first goes to our team and the Rigneys for putting these talented horses in our barn. They deserve it the most.”

Rigney Racing’s Warrior Johny, an eye-catching 8 ½-length allowance winner one month ago at Saratoga, will test stakes company for the first time in Saturday night’s second running of the $275,000 Bourbon Trail at Churchill Downs.

Jockey agent Tim Hanisch is back to work at Churchill Downs five days after being shot outside his Louisville condo.

Foley began plotting a course over the winter for the Lloyd Madison Farm homebred to get to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland