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Cash Refund Pays Off in Sunday Feature

Tags: Racing News, Brian Hernandez Jr., Cash Refund, Steve Margolis by Graham Ross | December 27, 2009

Richard, Bertram and Elaine Klein’s Cash Refund proved no disappointment to those who backed him down to 3-10 favoritism when he withstood a strong late challenge from Sam-Son Farms’ Wri

'Production', C Karma Capture FG Stakes; Asmussen Ties Record

Tags: Racing News, Brian Hernandez Jr., C Karma, Foreign Production, Lonnie Meche, Steve Asmussen by grahamr | November 22, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La. (November 22, 2008) - On a day where a pair of juveniles - Foreign Production and C Karma - won stakes races, another 2-year-old breaking his maiden in Saturday's last r

All Due Respect Joins Ranks of Favored Sophomore Fillies With Win Sunday

Tags: Racing News, All Due Respect, Brian Hernandez Jr., Ronny Werner by Graham Ross | January 25, 2010

Vision Racing’s All Due Respect, entered for main track only in Sunday’s fifth race at Fair Grounds, finally got the respect she deserved when the $43,000 maiden race was taken off the Stal

Break New Ground Captures FG Sunday Feature

Tags: Racing News, Break New Ground, Brian Hernandez Jr., Jeff Thornbury, Koji Maeda, Robby Albarado by grahamr | January 11, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La (January 11, 2009) - Koji Maeda's Break New Ground gained command in mid-stretch and took a three-quarter length victory in Sunday's $44,000 allowance feature for fill

Derby Day Undercard: Pletcher and Castellano Win Muniz with Blues Street and N.O. 'Cap with Battle Plan

Tags: Racing News, Battle Plan, Blues Street, Brian Hernandez Jr., Cash Refun, Javier Castellano, Steve Margolis, Todd Pletcher by Fair Grounds Press Office | April 12, 2010

Overbrook Farm’s regally-bred Battle Plan invaded from his South Florida base to score a front-running 1 ½-length victory over General Quarters in his stakes debut, Saturday’s Gr

Louisiana-bred Sophomores Featured Saturday at FG

Tags: Racing News, Brian Hernandez Jr., Merrill Scherer, Shaun Bridgmohan, Steve Asmussen by grahamr | February 24, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 24, 2009) - The 25th edition of the $60,000 Gentilly Stakes for 3-year-old Louisiana-breds and the seventh running of the $60,000 Sarah Lane's Oates S

Sok Sok Socks It To 'Em in FG's Thanksgiving Handicap

Tags: Racing News, Brian Hernandez Jr., Sok Sok, Steve Asmussen, Thanksgiving Handicap by grahamr | November 27, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La. (November 27, 2008) - Savorthetime Stables' Sok Sok rallied in the late stages of and drew off for a 3 1/4-length victory in the 83rd running of the $60,000 Than

Macho Again Back in Town

Tags: Brian Hernandez Jr., Dallas Stewart, Francisco Torres, Friesan Fire, Macho Again, Barn Notes by Graham Ross | November 30, 2009

West Point Thoroughbreds’ Macho Again, defending champion from Fair Grounds’ Grade II New Orleans Handicap last March and also hero of Churchill’s Grade I Stephen Foster Handicap last Jun

Along Came Jones - To Fair Grounds Following Old Fashioned's Remsen Win

Tags: Bret Calhoun, Brian Hernandez Jr., Cindy Jones, Clarence Scharbauer, Larry Jones, Old Fashioned, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | December 05, 2008

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Workin for Hops Wins Monday Feature

Tags: Racing News, Brian Hernandez Jr., Michael Stidham, Workin for Hops by Graham Ross | December 28, 2009

Estrorace LLC’s Workin for Hops, away alertly and quickly in command, relinquished the lead in the run down the backstretch but rallied strongly in the lane to capture Monday’s $45,000 opti

Upset, Milestones Highlight Louisiana Champions Day

Tags: Racing News, Al Stall Jr., Autobeacat, Brian Hernandez Jr., Robby Albarado, Star Guitar, Tom Amoss, Wildrally by grahamr | December 13, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La. (December 13, 2008) - One major upset and the matching of two long-standing career records headlined the 18th edition of Louisiana Champions Day Saturday at Fair

Handleman Wins Friday Feature

Tags: Racing News, Brian Hernandez Jr., Handleman, Steve Margolis by Graham Ross | February 12, 2010

Gold Square LLC’s Handleman made the pace and increased his margin in the final furlong to win Friday’s $41,000 six-furlong allowance sprint at Fair Grounds by three-and-a-quarter lengths a

Scherer Entry 1-2 in Monday FG Feature

Tags: Racing News, Brian Hernandez Jr., Merrill Scherer, Shockin Blow by grahamr | January 19, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (January 19, 2009) - Thomas Dipiazza and Merrill Scherer's Shockin Blow took command in upper stretch and drew off late for a 6 1/4-length victory in Monday's f

A She's Adorable Wins Friday's Feature

Tags: Racing News, A She's Adorable, Brian Hernandez Jr., Michael Stidham by Graham Ross | November 27, 2009

Philip Maas’ A She’s Adorable pressed the pace, took command in mid-stretch and then drew clear for a three-length win in Friday’s Fair Grounds feature – a $45,000 allowance test restri

Classic Campaign Wins Off-Turf Diliberto Memorial

Tags: Racing News, Bill Mott, Brian Hernandez Jr., Buddy, Classic Campaign, George Steinbrenner III by grahamr | November 28, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La. (November 28, 2008) - Kinsman Stable's Classic Campaign drew clear in the final strides for a 1 1/4-length victory in the third running of the $60,000 "Buddy