LA Horse Reporters

Covering Louisiana thoroughbred racing along with its influence on the national racing scene with lagniappe.

[Ron Faucheux @FaucheuxRacing]

There is one late addition that needs to be added to this list. Seventeen years ago, a seventeen year old bug boy from Marrero named Joe Talamo became the first apprentice to win a riding title at Fair Grounds. This winter, that same jockey, now an Eclipse Award winner with over twenty-three hundred career victories and Breeders’ Cup win will return home. I’ll be proud to represent him at the meet. Welcome home, Smokin’ Joe. @JoeTalamo @fairgroundsnola @FanDuel_Racing

[Del Mar Racetrack @DelMarRacing]

The filly gets it done!

Green Carrera (GB) and Umberto Rispoli take on the boys in the Let it Ride Stakes, flying down the center of the turf course to victory. 🏆

[LA Horse Reporters @LAHorseReporter]

Made it to @DelMarRacing for opening day and runner up in G2 LA Derby (Pavlovian) is trying the turf in Let It Ride Stakes!

[Louisiana Bred @louisianabred]

Are you ready for some exciting thoroughbred racing at The Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots?
Season starts November 19 and it's packed with great racing and events!

https://t.co/QzSOW9lBUU

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@CATRacingStable @Faithful2Pray 🙏🏻 for you Wayne. Dealing with same diagnosis & thankful for treatment options.

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@marktoothaker @preader495 🙏 Thanks for sharing!

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This needs to happen! @fairgroundsnola & NOLA would be perfect hosts for @BreedersCup . No city has hosted more Super Bowls. @LAGovJeffLandry

[Jeff Duncan @JeffDuncan_]

This is a real possibility "if" Churchill Downs and the state of Louisiana are willing to step up and make it happen. Would need significant $$$ to upgrade the facility and add temporary seating for @BreedersCup. But it can happen. See: Lone Star Park, 2004.

[LA Horse Reporters @LAHorseReporter]

This is an awesome story made possible by @JadeFavre ‘s relentless efforts to find homes for retired horses. Of interest to LA fans- Drain the Shot’s dam is @louisianabred Moment to Dream by @StarGuitarLA ! Great job by Jade! 👏👏

[JadeFavreSportHorses @JadeFavre]

How cool is this? Drain the Shot became Drain the Clock’s first stakes winner last night. I rehomed his dam off the track in January of 2023 and this is her first foal! So cool to see. 🥳✨

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Jake Delhomme could teach @LSUfootball a better way to manage their $50 million NIL 🏈 budget. In 2020 he paid $15k for Touchuponastar who has current earnings >$2 million! He will be the top LA athlete running tonight @deltaracing in the $100k @louisianabred Gold Cup Stakes. He has won 9 straight stakes in LA including a pair of G2 New Orleans Classics (beat BCC winner Sierra Leone) & set NTR in ‘25 Gold Cup! Can’t wait to watch the legend run & hear @horsemandon

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@mjsharp75_joe @Carlmooretexas @keeneland @jose93_ortiz Congratulations & well done! Lambeth is on the verge of being Arrogate’s 5th millionaire progeny! 3 of the current 4 either won a Classic or the Oaks!

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@JohnLMcGary @LouisianaDowns Same to you John! We always appreciate your skill in calling races at LAD!

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@DavinaTrainsDog Very sorry for your loss! Great picture and can see how proud she is of you! 🙏🏻 for you & your family!

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@DRFHersh @prolfes Thanks! Going for the G1 win in BC Challenge race at SA is hard to pass up. That leaves Lukas with only 5! 😞

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Not sure how much “Mo” Tom Benson could do for LA sports fans but what a legacy he left with the Saints & @gmbracing ‘s Mo Tom/others purchased with Gayle Benson. Mo Tom was purchased in 2014 upon their return to racing & was their 1st winner as a juvenile at Ellis (see picture). He went on to win G3 Lecomte at FG for @TomAmossRacing & run in KY Derby. In Saturday’s @louisianabred Cup Races he had 2 winners (Mo For Us 7️⃣6️⃣ & Mangum with days top Beyer of 9️⃣3️⃣). ⭐️ 🎸 also had 2 winners (Star of Bethlehem 7️⃣2️⃣ & Star Rock Star 8️⃣2️⃣). Cajun Caviar had a 7️⃣0️⃣ for No Parole’s first SW progeny & Highly Wicked had 8️⃣2️⃣ for her 5th straight stakes win.

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@SireWatch Yes- Leading Change in Travers & Forever Young in Jockey Gold Cup.

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Star Rock Star was claimed by @SWRacingStables in February at FG & moved to the turf where he has finished in top 2 spots 5 of 7 times including a win in the @louisianabred LA Cup Turf Classic. It was Harry Hernandez’s 4th stakes win of the day & 2nd on a son of @StarGuitarLA ! They seem to be a 🔒!

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Highly Wicked changes her running style to close for the win in @louisianabred LA Cup Turf Distaff but the outcome is same as usual with her 5th straight stakes win and 14th career win in 16 starts on turf! @MPedrozaJr gets the win for the 1st class team of Sam David and owner/breeder @KJHernandezNO . It was a treat for LAD fans who getting to see her LAD debut! She is now a stakes winner on all 3 LA turf courses!

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Star of Bethlehem who was 2nd in the D.S. Shine Stakes to Golfito turns the table in the @louisianabred LA Cup Juvenile Stakes with a decisive win! EVD champion jockey Harry Hernandez won the Super Derby last week on Quarry & gets his 2nd win of the day of this good looking son of @StarGuitarLA

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No Parole won the G1 Woody Stephens for @TomAmossRacing & @maggimoss & now he has a stakes winner with Cajun Caviar in the @louisianabred LA Cup Juvenile Filly Stakes for Allen Landry & owner/breeder Ellen Epstein!