Saturday Stakes Doubleheader Set for Fair Grounds
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JW Who Dat is a 6-year-old son of Agouti trained by Eric Palacios. The gelding has earned $65,700 from six outs this year, and his season record includes a wire-to-wire, 1 3/4-length victory in the 870-yard, $25,000 Virgil Bond Stakes on June 1.
JW Who Dat has won three of his seven starts since he was claimed for $3,500 on October 25, 2017. The gelding drew the rail post and will be ridden by Antonio Alberto.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- JW Who Dat (Antonio Alberto)
- No Politics Here (Randy Edison)
- GBH Fast Wave (Gilbert Ortiz)
- Streak Of Music (Luis Vivanco)
- B and G Fast Dash (Donald Watson)
- Dark Bark (Noe Castaneda)
- Look To Monte Cristo (Ubaldo Luna)
- Louisiana Dressblues (Donell Blake)
Also on Saturday, Patrick Richardson’s Stone Cold Leader heads a field of six in the 350-yard, $25,000 Esplanade Stakes.
A gelded son of Brookstone Bay trained by Joe M. Davis, Stone Cold Leader will be making his first start against aged runners off of his one-length victory as the 2-1 favorite in the 400-yard, $212,000 Firecracker Derby at Delta Downs on June 30.
Stone Cold Leader drew post 2 and will be ridden by Rolando Pina.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- FDP Rock Solid (David Alvarez)
- Stone Cold Leader (Rolando Pina)
- Classified Bulls Eye (Noe Castaneda)
- Sunset Run (Jorge Linares)
- Famouseagletime (Luis Vivanco)
- DLJ Imma B Famous (Gilbert Ortiz)