Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

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Nine Louisiana-Bred Distaffers Entered in Amelia Belle Stakes

Evangeline Downs will host the $30,000 Amelia Belle Stakes for state-bred fillies and mares on Friday.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

OPELOUSAS, LA–OCTOBER 4, 2023-–Nine state-bred fillies and mares, led by early favorite Miss Pilotos Train, are entered in Friday's 350-yard, $30,000 Amelia Belle Stakes (R) at Evangeline Downs.

Trained by Ray Robbins for owner Mike Inscore, Miss Pilotos Train is a homebred sophomore daughter of the PYC Paint Your Wagon stallion BP Wagon Train. The filly is coming off of a Delta Downs summer campaign during which she ran third in two state-bred stakes, including the 330-yard, $60,000 Flashy Hemp Stakes (R) on July 15.

Miss Pilotos Train drew post 7 and will be ridden by Ricardo Hernandez Jr.

All Evangeline Downs races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.

LQHBA is the official authorized representative of the American Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry in Louisiana, the unified voice of quarter Horse breedings in the State of Louisiana for purposes of communicatting the advantages and rewards of breeding Quarter Horses in the State and for the purposes of a conducting and coordinating activities with breeding and racing agencies.