3/27 (FG): LA Derby, New Orleans H., Muniz (G2's); 3 listed stakes
 

6th (2:40) Duncan F. Kenner S.

6 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $105,000

1 Kensei Albarado R J 117 L
2 Southern Style Lozano W Jr 117 L
3 Grand Traverse Graham J 119 L
4 Euroears Theriot J 117 L
5 Cash Refund Hernandez B J Jr 121 L

7th (3:10) Crescent City Derby

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $60,000

1 Dynapac Graham J 122 L
2 Tensas Cat Jacinto J 122 L
3 Redsugar LeBlanc K P 122 L
4 Heavenville Bridgmohan S X 122 L
5 Brave Day Lanerie C J 122 L
6 Even Steven Sellers S J 122 L
7 Onethreesevenbox Eramia R E 122 L
8 Target Flash Bourque C C 122 L
9 Productive Envoy Albarado R J 122 L
10 Tupelo Playboy Theriot J 122 L
11 Josiah Camejo J M 122 L

8th (3:40) New Orleans H. (G2)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Giant Oak Graham J 119 L
2 Tone It Down Jacinto J 113 L
3 Awesome Gem Flores D R 121 L
4 Stones River Lezcano J 115 L
5 Big Polk a Dot Cohen D 112 L
6 Hold Me Back Desormeaux K J 116 L
7 Star Guitar Bourque C C 117 L
8 Stonehouse Mena M 117 L
9 Battle Plan Castellano J J 117 L
10 General Quarters Albarado R J 120 L

9th (4:10) Mervyn Muniz Jr. H. (G2)

About 1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Yate's Black Cat Desormeaux K J 117 L
2 Jet Propulsion Bridgmohan S X 119 L
3 My Happiness (ARG) Theriot J 112 L
4 El Caballo Albarado R J 119 L
5 Pick Six Sellers S J 115 L
6 Red Alert Day (GB) Flores D R 115 L
7 Baletti Maragh R 114 L
8 Blues Street Castellano J J 119 L
9 Pickapocket Graham J 115 L
10 Feels All Right (IRE) Nakatani C S 118 L
11 Transduction Gold Mena M 112 L
12 Stones River Bridgmohan S X 111 L

10th (4:45) Louisiana Derby (G2)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $750,000

1 Hotep Husbands P 122 L
2 Mission Impazible Maragh R 122 L
3 Fly Down Lezcano J 122 L
4 The Program Nakatani C S 122 L
5 A Little Warm Cohen D 122 L
6 Ron the Greek Graham J 122 L
7 Discreetly Mine Castellano J J 122 L
8 Island Soul Albarado R J 122 L
9 Stay Put Theriot J 122 L
10 Wow Wow Wow Jacinto J 122 L
11 Mister Marti Gras Bridgmohan S X 122 L
12 Backtrack Sellers S J 122 L
13 Drosselmeyer Desormeaux K J 122 L

11th (5:20) Grindstone S.

About 7 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $60,000

1 Daddy Forty Nine Albarado R J 116 L
2 Random Move Eramia R E 116 L
3 Night Vision Jacinto J 116 L
4 Striking Hight Graham J 118 L
5 Why Not Be Perfect Valenzuela P A 116 Blk-Off L
6 Workin for Hops Hernandez B J Jr 118 L

Lukas doesn't give up easily.

Hockey LOVES KENSEI IN THIS SPOT.

FTFY

3:28pmNick
Battle Plan's such a badass in the making

Isn't he a 5yo?

This'll probably be his swan song.

He is 5YO but if he runs back to his last race then he'll be a Grade II winner.

NT

I'm not suggesting he doesn't have talent. I am calling his longevity into question, however, especially coming from Todd Pletcher's barn.

In related news, Freisan Fire is curiously absent.

Maybe they're hoping to get into the Apple Blossom along with Macho Again.

Oh his ability to stay healthy is worth questioning, that's for sure. I hope he can stay together because he's certainly been one of the few intriguing older males to go to the post this year with the exception of his stablemate.

NT

"Absent from the New Orleans Handicap field is Friesan Fire, who has an abscessed hoof, trainer Steve Asmussen said."

http://www.drf.com/news/article/111621.html

NT

Thats really to bad, Hockey told me he was sitting on a new career TOP.

I missed the race this weekend.....how did your hot tip firster do?

haha.... You did not miss the race....

Are you telling me he won???

Congratulations. I hope you won a fortune.

Thanks Andrew.

Yes RHT1985,do tell us of your huge financial windfall on this horse.

Pretty pretty fast, anxious to see how he runs.

I'll try to help.......poorly.

Still can't believe he won that Toga race that fell apart.

Where is Backtalk running?

NT

Oops, well Backtrack and Backtalk are pretty similiar :D

If I get anywhere near the 6-1 ML on Battle Plan I will be making my largest wager of the year. Even though I doubt I will, he has the looks of one of those horses who opens at 4-5 or even money then maybe drifts up to around 3-1.

do you really think he will be over 4-1?

Im pretty sure my comment ended with "he will drift up to 3-1"

Today's edition of the TDN made the same mistake. :D

I hope they bet the hell out of him.

Like I said I think hes one of those that gets crushed early... Hes the goods, but this is a big step up.

Pretty big step up there, off of that allowance race. This horse could be really good, I hope he stays sound.

Nice Pick!

I did not bet him, I actually did not even single him in most of my plays I used him and HMB... I keyed him on one pick 3. I thought they would bet him like that.

With pletcher and a high BSF last out was bound to be lower than 6-1

Who is winnig the LA Derby? Bubba Hotep?

I have 5,6,7 on top and half the field in 4th in my Super

Hope the race falls apart and Ron the Greek wins it

wait too short
lets try Mission Impazible in honor of the late great Peter Graves

I thought Stay Put ran much better than his 5th beaten 3 final would indicate. Was 3W around the first turn and 5-6W around the second, and was one of the only horses to close in the race as the 1,2,3 after the first call ended 2,1,4.

Yeah, that was not Jamie Theriot's finest work. Unfortunately he's short on graded earnings and isn't getting to the Derby but he could re-surface down the road.

NT

I tried him too but he's a hanger. They made a big deal out of Drosselmeyer's trip on the absolutely awful USA telecast but I didn't exactly see an explosive move once he was free, and everything went perfect for him before the stretch. I don't like anything moving forward out of this race.

Drosselmeyer is an absolute roach. I hope thinking that he was a good horse is my last horrible opinion for this crop. He will not be in the Derby and that's good because he has no place there whatsoever.

NT

I totally agree, he had a DREAM TRIP... Then had a little trouble, when he gets out, if good enough he is supposed to win, I think the winner might be ok, this race was only his third of the year off a sprint and wide trip... Besides the winner I dont see much, Dutrows horse can be a big time sprinter.

You think that the any closer had a dream trip in this race? :rolleyes: Or in the RS? The winner didn't get too good of a setup, did he?