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Firecracker Derby(G3) Recap(VIDEO)


Priscilla Rodriguez’s Hes Innocent swept the Firecracker series of races at Delta Downs winning the 2021 Firecracker Derby(G2) and 2020 Firecracker Futurity (G2)

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by Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch

VINTON, LA—JULY 20, 202—StallionesSearch.com releases its "webcast" coverage of the 2021 Firecracker Derby(G3) from Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana.

StallioneSearch.com was on hand to capture Priscilla Rodriguez’s Hes Innocent score a "Firecracker Double". Ridden to victory in the $196,995 Firecracker Derby (G3) by leading jockey David Alvarez, the Martin Trejo trainee swept the Firecracker series of races on Monday evening as he also took the Firecracker Futurity (G2) as a 2-year-old in 2020.

CLICK HERE to watch the StallioneSearch.com Webcast of the 2021 Firecracker Derby(G3) recap from Delta Downs.

Throughout the 2021 racing calendar in Louisiana, StallioneSearch and StallioneSearch En Español provides onsite coverage of these Louisiana-bred stakes races, as well as the non-state bred Firecracker Futurity(G2) and Firecracker Derby(G3).

The 2021 lineup includes:

  • Mardi Gras Futurity
  • Mardi Gras Derby
  • Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity
  • Lassie Futurity
  • Laddie Futurity
  • Firecracker Futurity
  • Firecracker Derby
  • Lee Berwick Memorial Futurity
  • Louisiana Classic Stakes
  • Delta Downs La Bred Derby
  • LQHBA Breeders Sales Futurity
  • LQHBA Million Futurity
  • LQHBA Breeders Derby

Coverage of the Firecracker Futurity(G2) week is sponsored by the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association.

The LQHBA will be hosting the 2021 LQHBA Yearling sale in Kinder, Louisiana on August 6-7, 2021.


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