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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 handicap division lacking any true standouts. Carded as race 10, the Louisiana is the second leg of the...

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 Saturday's $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 Grounds as the undefeated Maxfield makes his first start since May. Godolphin LLC's homebred Maxfield (p...