Fair Grounds Presents Three State-Bred QH Stakes on Saturday
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NEW ORLEANS, LA—DECEMBER 9, 2019—Three graded state-bred Quarter Horse stakes will be the program on Saturday, as Fair Grounds Racecourse presents its annual Louisiana Champions Day.
Myron McKinnon’s DLJ Imma B Famous, a 6-year-old son of Coronas Leaving You, drew post 9 for Saturday’s 440-yard, $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes (RG2). Trained by Alberto Solis, the bay gelding has earned $67,080 from five starts this year, and his season resume includes a 2 1/4-length victory as the 3-1 favorite in the 440-yard, $40,000 Mid-City Stakes (RG3) at Fair Grounds on September 7.
Ricardo Hernandez Jr. will ride DLJ Imma B Famous.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Shesa Diamond Diva (Eddie Sanchez)
- Lightemupwithcharm (Luis Vivanco)
- Chloes Got Game (Leonardo Rodriguez)
- Force Of Anakin (John Hamilton)
- Fabulously Black (Donald Watson)
- A Nother Zoobilee (Jose A. Rodriguez)
- No Politics Here (Noe Castaneda)
- Dashing Forthe Money (Everardo Rodriguez)
- DLJ Imma B Famous (Ricardo Hernandez Jr.)
- My Favorite Blue (Raul Ramirez Jr.)
- Razzatoni (Cristian Esqueda)
A dozen state-bred sophomores are entered in Saturday’s 400-yard, $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Derby Stakes (RG3). Larry J. Boudreau’s Mpshinning, a Mr Piloto colt trained by Adrian Huitron, has earned $41,882 from five races this season, and he is coming off of a fall campaign during which he ran second, one length behind winner Eysa Jess Jumpn, in the 440-yard, $204,600 Dash For Cash Derby (G3) at Lone Star Park on October 5. The colt drew post 6 and will be ridden by Victor Urieta Jr.
All Fair Grounds races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.