Submitted by jimm on December 13, 2008 - 1:14pm
Today's live blog won't begin before the first race, as I said yesterday. I'll start it up shortly before the first Thoroughbred race, which is Race 4, set for 1:53 p.m. CT.
Submitted by jimm on December 12, 2008 - 1:37pm
I'll be blogging live all day Saturday from the Fair Grounds press box for Louisiana Champions Day, beginning shortly before Race 1 and continuing through all 11 stakes races.
Submitted by jimm on December 12, 2008 - 9:07am
Today's 50-cent Pick Four is a little more expensive than usual, but it seemed worth it to use every horse in the feature.
Submitted by jimm on December 11, 2008 - 12:25pm
Due to an overnight snowstorm, the first snowfall of any kind in New Orleans since 2004 and the worst in many more years, racing at Fair Grounds will not be conducted today, according to a text mes
Submitted by jimm on December 11, 2008 - 10:27am
It's everywhere this morning!
Submitted by jimm on December 11, 2008 - 2:51am
Here's my 50-cent Pick Four for today. For each race there's an alternate in parentheses to use in case of scratches, which we'll probably have a few of given the overnight rain.
Submitted by jimm on December 9, 2008 - 7:58pm
A reader, Mike L., wrote recently to ask about fifty-cent Pick Fours. First, he wanted to know what the takeout is (answer is 25%).
Submitted by jimm on December 6, 2008 - 4:05am
Like a new president's first 100 days in office, the first 100 races of the season tell us a lot about what we can expect to see in the next four months.
Submitted by jimm on December 5, 2008 - 2:51pm
Nothing hurts more than hitting with your single at a nice price in a multi-race wager, only to go out in the next leg.
Submitted by jimm on November 28, 2008 - 12:18pm
