BLACK GOLD 5 REACHES $365,519 AT FAIR GROUNDS HEADING INTO SATURDAY RACING

By Grant LaGrange —-

BLACK GOLD 5 REACHES $365,519 AT FAIR GROUNDS HEADING INTO SATURDAY RACING

New Orleans (January 24, 2020) – Horseplayers will get the chance to take a shot at the Black Gold 5 which now carries a pool of $365,519 going into Saturday’s nine race card at Fair Grounds Race Course. The jackpot is paid out when there is only a single winning ticket.

The sequence kicks off in race 5 with an estimated post time of 5:17 pm (CST).

Race 5 will feature a full field of eleven sprinting 5 ½ furlongs over the turf in the $75,000 Nelson J. Menard Memorial Stakes. Hotshot Anna will look to make it six wins in a row, and nine wins from her last ten. The Hugh Robertson owned and trained 6-year-old mare began the win streak in early August, taking an $80,000 allowance race over the turf course at Arlington International Racecourse. The daughter of Trappe Shot followed up with victories in the $100,000 Satin and Lace Stakes, the Presque Isle Downs Masters (G2) an $80,000 allowance Keeneland before showing up in the $75,000 Richard Scherer Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds on November 30. After sitting just off the pace, Hotshot Anna closed with a rush, out-finishing Klein Racing’s Play On to get up by a head on the wire.

Play On, who was last seen winning the $75,000 Pan Zareta Stakes at Fair Grounds, will look to turn the tables on Hotshot Anna as the two meet again in Saturday’s feature. The 4-year-old daughter of Country Day has never been worse than second in her three career tries over the Fair Grounds turf course. The Brad Cox trainee is listed as the 7/2 second choice on the morning line, and will be ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan (post six).

Post time for the Saturday card is 3:00 pm (CST)

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About Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots: Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, one of the nation’s oldest racetracks, has been in operation since 1872. Located in New Orleans, LA, Fair Grounds is owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global