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Sponsored by: Mandaloun winning the Risen Star, Florent Geroux aboard Mention Juddmonte Farms' homebred Mandaloun to trainer Brad Cox and the reaction is telling. And immediate. Cox is looking forward to showing the rest of the racing world what he's thought all along—that Mandaloun is one serious 3-year-old—when he starts as a strong favorite in a sterling renewal of Saturday's 108th running of the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Run at 1 3/16 miles, the Louisiana Derby will offer 170 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby P...

Photo: Parker Waters/Eclipse Sportswire Brad Cox took a tough loss when Caddo River finished fifth during the weekend in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes, but he is expected to come right back with Mandaloun, another Kentucky Derby contender in Saturday's Grade 2 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. The winner of the Risen Star (G2) last out, Mandaloun would take on Midnight Bourbon, who finished second and third, respectively. The three also finished in the top three in the Lecomte (G3), with Midnight Bourbon prevailing. Saturday's Louisiana Derby is the only Kentucky Derby points prep on the...

Mandaloun favored in TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby Mar 15, 2021 Kellie Reilly/Brisnet.com Mandaloun prospered when adding blinkers in the Risen Star (Hodges Photography) The Road to the Kentucky Derby enters its most intense phase with Saturday’s $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2), the first scoring race awarding 100 points to the winner. The runner-up at Fair Grounds can also advance his Kentucky Derby (G1) aspirations by banking 40 points, while the third- and fourth-place finishers help themselves with 20 and 10 points, respectively.  The 1 3/16-mile Louisiana Derby f...

California-Based Hot Rod Charlie Getting Revved Up For Louisiana Derby Sponsored by: Hot Rod Charlie, shown training for last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Keeneland If Doug O'Neill shows up in the Big Easy, you better take notice. The two-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer has invaded Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for some major wins over the past decade and he'll try to do it again from his Santa Anita base in the March 20 TwinSpires Louisiana Derby (G2), when he sends Hot Rod Charlie in as a legitimate contender for the meet's centerpiece race. The $1 million Louisiana Der...

Calhoun Hopes Lightning Strikes Twice With Louisiana Derby Hopeful Run Classic Sponsored by: Bret Calhoun If trainer Bret Calhoun has his way, lightning will strike twice at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on March 20. Two years ago, the Calhoun-trained By My Standards broke his maiden on the Risen Star (G2) undercard and parlayed that score to a win in the Louisiana Derby (G2). Run Classic is in position to pull off the same feat three weeks from now in the TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby. Tom Durant's Run Classic, a 3-year-old son of Runhappy, has the look of a late-bloomer for Ca...