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Giant Oak, Friesan Fire Top 13 Sophomores in Risen Star

Tags: Racing News, Chris Block, Edgar Prado, Friesan Fire, Gabriel Saez, Giant Oak, Larry Jones, Ralph Nicks by grahamr | February 02, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 2, 2009) - Virginia Tarra Trust's Giant Oak, runner-up in last fall's Grade II Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs, and Vinery Stables and Fo

Friesan Fire Breezes Five-Eighths Monday at Fair Grounds

Tags: Friesan Fire, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, Shaun Bridgmohan, Steve Asmussen, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | March 02, 2009

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Keeping Up With the Joneses

Tags: Chris Block, Kevin Greely, Larry Jones, Virginia Tarra, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | February 27, 2009

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Friesan Fire - Now That's a Horse of Different Colors

Tags: Bill Heiligbrodt, Cindy Jones, Corrine Heiligbrodt, Friesan Fire, Just Jenda, Larry Jones, Miguel Mena, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | February 06, 2009

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Stormy West Tops FG's Furl Sail Handicap Saturday

Tags: Racing News, Bill Mott, Blushing K. D., Larry Jones, Pat Valenzuela, Shytoe Lafeet, Stormy West by grahamr | December 22, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La. (December 22, 2008) - Stormy West, already a stakes winner here this season, returns Saturday as the 7-2 morning line choice in the 37th running of the $60,000 Fu

Friesan Fire Faces Nine in 96th Louisiana Derby

Tags: Racing News, Friesan Fire, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, Patena, Richard Dutrow Jr., Robby Albarado by grahamr | March 09, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 9, 2009) - Vinery Stables & Fox Hill Farms' Friesan Fire, winner of the Lecomte Stakes and Risen Star Stakes, heads a field of 10 entered Monday for the

'Tycoon' Rules FG Handicap; 'Honest' Runs True in Mineshaft

Tags: Racing News, Andrew McKeever, Gabriel Saez, John Jacinto, Julien Leparoux, Larry Jones, Patrick Mouton by grahamr | February 07, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 7, 2009) - Saturday's Louisiana Derby Preview Day undercard at Fair Grounds was highlighted by Charlotte Musgrave's Diamond Tycoon, who came from well o

Saturday Night Steak Out for Cindy and Larry Jones

Tags: Bret Calhoun, Cindy Jones, David Carroll, Josie Carroll, Larry Jones, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | January 11, 2009

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Friesan Fire Burns Rivals Once Again in 96th Louisiana Derby

Tags: Racing News, Friesan Fire, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones by Graham Ross | March 14, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 14, 2009) – Vinery Stable and Fox Hill Farm’s Friesan Fire has stood in the shadow of his stable mate Old Fashioned all winter, but may have emerged from behind the curtain

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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Friesan Fire Moving Forward to Louisiana Derby March 14

Tags: Bret Calhoun, Chris Block, Cindy Jones, Friesan Fire, Larry Jones, Ralph Nicks, Steve Asmussen, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | February 08, 2009

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Countdown to Louisiana Derby Preview Day

Tags: Bret Calhoun, David Carroll, Friesan Fire, Indygo Mountain, Larry Jones, Old Fashioned, Steve Asmussen, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | January 30, 2009

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Five Stakes Top FG's Season-Ending Lagniappe Weekend

Tags: Racing News, Gabriel Saez, Heiligbrodt Racing Stable, Larry Jones, Russell Welch, Steve Asmussen, Tom Curtis by grahamr | March 26, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 26, 2009) - Five stakes races for Louisiana-breds, including four on Saturday, make up Louisiana Lagniappe Weekend presented by Miller on the final two day

Delayed Matchup of Top 2-Year-Olds Renewed Thursday

Tags: Al Stall Jr., Bret Calhoun, Clarence Scharbauer Jr., Eric Heitzmann, Jesse Campbell, Larry Jones, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | December 15, 2008

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Selva, On the Menu Meet in Tuesday's Mardi Gras Stakes

Tags: Racing News, David Carroll, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, On the Menu, Robby Albarado, Selva by grahamr | February 22, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 22, 2009) - Helen Alexander and Helen Groves' Selva and Brereton Jones' On the Menu, each coming off runner-up finishes in stakes company, head a field

Just Jenda, Four Gifts Meet Again in Silverbulletday

Tags: Racing News, Cindy Jones, Four Gifts, Just Jenda, Larry Jones, Robby Albarado, Steve Asmussen, Terry Thompson by grahamr | February 02, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 2, 2009) - Cindy Jones' Just Jenda and Heiligbrodt Racing Stable's Four Gifts will face off for the third time in nine weeks as they lead a field of eig

Seven Graded Stakes Winners Top La. Derby Early-Bird Nominees

Tags: Racing News, Doug O'Neill, J. Paul Reddam, Larry Jones, Louisiana Derby, Old Fashioned, Square Eddie by grahamr | December 18, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La. (December 18, 2008) -Seven graded stakes winners, including Grade I winner Square Eddie, lead the list of 93 early-bird nominations to the $600,000 Grade II Lo

Graded Stakes Winners Dot Louisiana Derby Day Undercard

Tags: Racing News, Bobby Frankel, David Vivian, Gabriel Saez, Honest Man, Larry Jones, Proudinsky by grahamr | March 09, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 9, 2009) - While the focus on Louisiana Derby Day presented by Budweiser Saturday at Fair Grounds will be on the 3-year-old divisions, some very accomplish

Louisiana Derby Preview Day Notes and Quotes

Tags: Racing News, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, Robby Albarado, Shaun Bridgmohan, Steve Asmussen by grahamr | February 07, 2009

Pan Zareta Stakes Winner: Precious Kiss ($6.60, running time 1:11.14)

Friesan Fire Shines Brightest in Grade III Lecomte

Tags: Racing News, Cindy Jones, Friesan Fire, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, Terry Thompson by grahamr | January 10, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La (January 10, 2009) - Along came Jones - once again - in the $100,000 Grade III Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds.

Trainer Larry Jones - Road Warrior

Tags: Friesan Fire, Gabriel Saez, Honest Man, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Kodiak Kowboy, Larry Jones, Old Fashioned, Ruben Munoz, Barn Notes by GRAHAM ROSS | March 10, 2009

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Friesan Fire Rules Saturday's Risen Star Stakes

Tags: Racing News, Flying Pegasus, Freisan Fire, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, Robby Albarado by grahamr | February 07, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 7, 2009) - Vinery Stable and Fox Hill Farms' Friesan Fire overtook Flying Pegasus inside the eighth pole and captured the $200,000 Grade III Risen Star

Stormy West Heads Saturday's Marie Krantz Memorial

Tags: Racing News, Bill Mott, Larry Jones, Patrick Valenzuela, Shytoe Lafitte, Stormy West by grahamr | January 22, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (January 22, 2009) - Diana and Guy Snowden's Stormy West, twice a stakes winner at the current session, will attempt to make it three in a row as she heads a field

Shytoe Lafeet Slight Choice in FG's Fortin Handicap

Tags: Racing News, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, Shytoe Lafeet by grahamr | March 19, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 19, 2009) - John Wieczorek's Shytoe Lafeet, who finished fifth as the favorite in last month's Bayou Handicap, gets a chance to make amends in the $60,000

'Lafeet' Taps Tally in FG Feature; Perrodin Reaches 2,999

Tags: Racing News, Elvis Perrodin, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones by grahamr | December 04, 2008

NEW ORLEANS, La. (December 4, 2008) -John Wieczorek's Shytoe Lafeet justified his favoritism with a 2 1/4-length win in the $50,000 allowance feature Thursday at Fair Grounds.

'Shytoe' Solid Choice in Saturday's $125,000 Bayou Handicap

Tags: Racing News, Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, Shytoe Lafeet by grahamr | February 19, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 19, 2009) - John Wieczorek's Shytoe Lafeet, clearly second best behind Stormy West in the Furl Sail Handicap and Marie Krantz Memorial Handicap, sideste