Louisiana-Breds in Spotlight in Fair Grounds Saturday Stakes Tripleheader
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NEW ORLEANS, LA—AUGUST 16, 2016—The first Saturday program of Fair Grounds’ short summer meet will feature three stakes, topped by a pair of stakes restricted to Louisiana-bred sprinters.
Saturday’s $50,000 Treme Stakes (RG3), a 350-yard race for state-bred sophomores, has drawn a field of seven, topped by Bobby D. Cox’s Jessa Louisiana Zoom. A graded stakes winning daughter of champion Jess Louisiana Blue trained by Kenneth Roberts Sr., the filly is coming off of a second-place finish in the 400-yard, $244,000 Delta Downs Derby (RG2) on July 9.
Jessa Louisiana Zoom has won five of nine outs and has earned $575,107. The filly drew post 7 and will be ridden by Donald Watson.
The complete lineup for the Treme, in post position order including jockey assignments--
- Zoominforgrady (Juan D. Marquez)
- Magic Black Jack (David Alvarez)
- Jet Black Rogue (Joe Badilla Jr.)
- Corona Together (Rolando Cabrera)
- Super Sonic Patriot (Mario A. Trujillo)
- Miss Mallard Struts (Damian Martinez)
- Jessa Louisiana Zoom (Donald Watson).
Trainer Kenneth Roberts Sr. will send out Telarosa for the 3-year-old filly’s first start against older runners. A sorrel daughter of Jet Black Patriot campaigned by Douglas O. Traylor, Telarosa was a stakes winner during the recently concluded Delta Downs meet, and her two wins in three outs over this track include a nose victory as the 8-5 favorite in last year’s 350-yard, $204,000 Louisiana QHBA Sale Futurity (RG1).
Telarosa drew post 8 and will be ridden by Lucas Constantin.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--
- Scooter Prize (David Alvarez)
- Rbd Jessaswingin (Alfonso Lujan)
- First Corona Down (John Hamilton)
- Jet Black Rogue (Joe Badilla Jr.)
- Oak Hill Streak (Gilbert Ortiz)
- Heza No Bay (Donald Watson)
- Corona And Jewels (Damian Martinez)
- Telarosa (Lucas Constantin).
All Fair Grounds races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.