Fair Grounds Stakes Winners Square Off in Evangeline’s Billy Montgomery
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OPELOUSAS, LA—OCTOBER 23, 2015—Scooter Prize and TF Eyes R Struttin, a pair of stakes winners during the Fair Grounds summer meet, are among the eight Louisiana-bred distaffers entered in Saturday’s 330-yard, $30,000 Billy Montgomery Stakes (R) at Evangeline Downs.
Scooter Prize is a 4-year-old daughter of First Prize Perry trained by Martin Trejo for owner Ana Lilia Alvidrez. The mare will be making her first start since August 29, when she scored a half-length victory in the 400-yard, $50,000 Mid-City Stakes (R) at Fair Grounds.
Scooter Prize drew post 6 and will be ridden by David Alvarez.
TF Eyes R Struttin races for Louis Johnson Jr. from the barn of trainer Lanny Keith. A 4-year-old mare by Struttin To Beduino, TF Eyes R Struttin is coming off of a neck win as the 7-5 favorite in the 350-yard, $50,000 Audubon Stakes (R) at Fair Grounds on August 16.
Raul Ramirez Jr. will ride TF Eyes R Struttin from post 8.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--
- Osceola Patriot (Gilbert Ortiz)
- Forever Steph (Everardo Rodriguez)
- Camerons Game (John Hamilton)
- RBD Jessaswingin (Martin Rubalcava)
- The Game Cartel (Juan D. Marquez)
- Scooter Prize (David Alvarez)
- Embrujo Star (Alfonso Lujan)
- TF Eyes R Struttin (Raul Ramirez Jr.).