Fair Grounds Presents Stakes Doubleheader on Saturday
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NEW ORLEANS, LA—AUGUST 31, 2017—Cruz E. Nava’s Shesa Diamond Diva, a stakes-placed gray daughter of Struttin To Beduino, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 300-yard, $25,000 De Saix Stakes for 2-year-olds at Fair Grounds Racecourse.
Shesa Diamond Diva is trained by Saul Ramirez Jr. and is coming off of a second-place finish, a half of a length behind winner Second Down Leaving, in the 350-yard, $50,000 Louisiana Juvenile Invitational Stakes (R) at Delta Downs on July 8. The filly drew post 2 and will be ridden by Eddie Sanchez.
Eye Am Sizzlin, a Sizzlin Cartel colt owned by M & D Racing Stables and trained by co-owner Levi Mays, drew post 6 and will be ridden by Rolando Cabrera. Eye Am Sizzlin has earned $72,685 from six starts, and his resume includes a fourth-place finish, two lengths behind winner Dashnunder Afullmoon, in the 350-yard, $705,000 Lee Berwick Memorial Futurity (RG1) at Delta Downs on July 8.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments::
- Mr Coco Pilota (Alfonso Lujan)
- Shesa Diamond Diva (Eddie Sanchez)
- Lennys Cashandchrome (Noe Castaneda)
- Miss Tee Lajolla (Gilbert Ortiz)
- Sweet Caliente Royal (Gilbert Ortiz)
- Eye Am Sizzlin (Rolando Cabrera)
- Angiesprizedpatriot (Santiago Mendez)
- Kerrys Corona (Damian Martinez)
- Ancient Of Days (Donald Watson).
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