Fair Grounds Saturday Stakes Selections

TSV Staff Selections —-

FAIR GROUNDS

Race 2) 1m70yds Crescent City Oaks Purse $75,000 FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD, ACCREDITED
LOUISIANA BRED.
Post Time: 1:57/(12:57)/11:57/10:57

3) Special Blessing has improved in each of her starts; last out win and at the distance.

2) Remember Daisy switched to dirt last out at Delta and won stakes contest in the slop.

7) Saints Girl has won two straight in hand.

6) Testing One Two overmatched in G3 Rachel Alexandra; back at her best level.

Selections: 3, 2, 7, 6

Race 3) 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Costa Rising S. Purse $60,000 FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD, ACCREDITED
LOUISIANA BRED

7) Trust Factor got up in time to take Dixie Poker Ace here 3 weeks ago; (8 4-2-2) record on the Stall Wilson turf course.

13) B B Special, in 2 Fair Grounds turf starts, missed by a neck in January, won by a neck earlier this month.

12) Rock N Sake makes fifth turf start here this meet; rallied last out only to miss by a neck.

4) Stand Him Up has won 3-of-4, last two here, all on dirt.

Selections: 7, 13, 12, 4

Race 5) 1&1/16th Mile.(Turf) New Orleans Ladies Overnight S. Purse $50,000 FOR FILLIES
AND MARES FOUR YEARS OLD AND UPWARD
Post Time: 3:18/( 2:18)/ 1:18/12:18

Proud Reunion (1), Proctor/Geroux; is 7-for-11 in the money turf; placed here 2-back, won last out at Houston.

Vagabond Princess (2), Sanchez/Gilligan; caught last out in the Al Stall Memorial; owns a pair of 1st’s ans seconds from six tries here.

Desert Duchess (3), Maker/Ortiz, J; stepped way up in class in the Grade 1 American Oaks and it showed; prior to that effort filly had won 3-straight; fits here.

Splash Hit (4), Calhoun/Saez; is a 3-time winner on dirt; makes turf debut for barn that’s 13 percent with firsts on turf.

Mom’s On Strike (5), Sharp/Beshizza; has won 4-straight, 3 coming here; see no reason why she won’t once again be charging late.

Five Hearts (6), Stidham/Bravo; makes second start in Stidham barn; dead-heated for third in Stall; solid work tab.

Charged (7), Stidham/Murrill; blinkers come off, a strong 28 percent training angle; nevertheless, maybe a bit light for this group.

Mannerly (8), Walsh/Castellano; filly out of Unbridled’s Song has won 2-of-3 turf attempts; makes first start of the year and with tough rider Castellano.

Sully’s Dream (9), Ortiz/Stevens; finished here in December facing similar; jockey switch to Hall of Famer Stevens a plus.

Selections: 5, 1, 2, 3

Race 6) 1&1/16th Mile. Crescent City Derby Purse $75,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS, ACCREDITED LA.- BRED

10) Gladyousawme has won 4-of-5, however his lone off the board start was here two back.

9) Battle At Sea exits a solid gate-to-wire maiden win here last month; gets one of the best, Ortiz for the ride.

8) Grand Luwegee never off the board in five starts, including two over the turf here.

11) Pound for Pound, his win two back in the La. Futurity produced the field’s highest speed figure, a track bias that’s been playing all meet; gets Geroux.

Selections: 10, 9, 8, 11