12/11 (FG): Louisiana Champions Day

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Originally Posted by DaTruth

With Louisiana Champions Day tomorrow, I thought it would be a good time for some Labred trivia. Each answer was a Labred, accredited or not.

Bret Thomas went on a tear one spring in the 1990s with this pair of Louisiana-breds, one a 3yo and the other a 4yo, winning the New Orleans Handicap, Risen Star, and Arkansas Derby. The older horse became the first Labred to win a million, and he did it the hard way before the dawn of slots-fueled purses. The older horse finished third in a Grade 1 as a 3yo and as a 4yo. The younger horse defeated a Kentucky Derby winner in Hot Springs.

Name them both.

I was there at Oaklawn the day that Zarb's Magic beat Grindstone and I remember remarking to a friend that even in defeat Grindstone looked good and I thought I might bet him in the KD which I did, but I must not have convinced myself because I didn't put much money on him. Just one of the many dumb-azz things I've done at the racetrack.

[richard]

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[DaTruth]

Up the Apalachee.

Ben Perkins shipped this filly to New Orleans to win the Champions Day Lassie. John Franks purchased her from New Farm, sent her to Bobby Barnett, and she went on to win eight stakes races, including the Humana Distaff. Both words in her name end in a vowel. Name this Z filly.