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This Saturday, Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans has the Louisiana Stakes for Thoroughbreds that are four and older, plus the Lecomte Stakes for three-year-old thoroughbreds as Grade 3 events.
The Louisiana Stakes has a $150,000 prize purse and it covers 1 1/16 miles on dirt. Top rated (6.65) Zozos is breaking at the No.1 post and he has jockey Corey Lanerie along for the ride.
He is trained by Brad Cox and the four-year-old raced at Churchill Downs, Oaklawn Park and Fair Grounds. Mr. Wireless is another legitimate contender from Horse Racing Nation at a rating of 6.59. Trained by W. Bret Calhoun, he is coming out of No. 3 with Deshaun Parker as his jockey.
2023 Lecomte Stakes Predictions
When: Saturday, January 21st 2023
Where: Fair Grounds Race Course
With $200,000 up for grabs as the prize purse, the Lecomte is 1 1/16 miles on dirt. The field of eight colts is loaded with talent, but I like Instant Coffee to take first place along with Tapit’s Conquest and Bromley to finish second and third.
Win: Instant Coffee
Trained by Brad Cox, the three-year-old colt was bred in Kentucky and he raced for Gold Square, LLC. Instant Coffee won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs on Nov. 26 as a juvenile after taking fourth in the Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland in early October. These 1 1/16 miles on dirt were Grade 1 events.
He got his start at Saratoga by winning the Maiden Special Weight race over Arthur’s Ride and Crupi. The son of Bolt d’Ore completed the seven furlongs on dirt in 1:22.77. Instant Coffee has a 6.62 rating at Horse Racing Nation. He will start at the No. 4 post with Luis Saez as his jockey.
Place: Tapit’s Conquest
Tapit’s Conquest is another colt bred in Kentucky and he is also trained by Brad Cox. Sired by Tapit, he is making the debut of his three-year-old campaign at Fair Grounds after placing second at Saratoga and first at Churchill in a few Maiden Special Weight races as a juvenile.
He has raced for LaPenta, Robert V., Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Madaket Stables, LLC. As a pedigree of Tapit, he is bred to go more than one mile on dirt. Tapit’s Conquest has the speed and power to make it interesting against Instant Coffee to win this race.
Show: Bromley
From the outside, Bromley is breaking from the No. 8 post with jockey Javier Castellano on board. His two-year winnings are a pair of sprints at Churchill on dirt and Turfway Park on synthetic grass. The Kentucky three-year-old colt has never gone 1 1/16 miles on dirt or turf in the graded event.
Bromley was sired by Mastery and he is trained by Paulo Lobo. He is untested with the distance of the Lecomte Stakes, but he has the one of the top ratings in the eight-horse field.
