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Debating who is the best thoroughbred horse trainer ever
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McAllister, Breaux, Conway, Dooley, Stewart to speak Tuesday at GNOSF QB Club Luncheon
New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame inductee Deuce McAllister, LSU Gymnastics coach D-D Breaux, Fair Grounds Race Course track announcer John Dooley and Newman head coach Nelson Stewart will speak at Rock ‘n’ Bowl.
view moreMagic Man’s look at Saturday’s Fair Grounds races
The first Saturday of the racing season is here.
view moreMagic Man’s Opening Day Picks for the Fair Grounds
It has been a while since I have done any picking of races but I am back to resume my role as the CCS resident expert and your daily source of handicapping expertise on the Fair Grounds Racing Season which gets underway on Thursday.
view moreNext up for Benson’s Lone Sailor: Breeders’ Cup
While the Saints have the Super Bowl on their minds, the current star of the horse racing stable owned and operated by Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson is headed to the sport’s version of the Super Bowl.
view moreFair Grounds announces 56 stakes races including Tom Benson Overnight Stakes for upcoming season
The stakes program will be kicked off by the $50,000 Tom Benson Overnight Stakes on Opening Night, Thursday, November 15. Named in honor of the late Thoroughbred co-owner and husband of Gayle Benson.
view moreGMB Racing’s Lone Sailor wins Oklahoma Derby
Lone Sailor of Gayle Benson’s GMB Racing finally got his Derby win Sept. 30, when he edged his rivals in a three-way photo finish to win the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3) over 1 1/8 miles at Remington Park.
view moreLone Sailor entered in Super Derby at Louisiana Downs this weekend
Lone Sailor – owned by Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson’s GMB Racing Stable – drew post No. 3 in a field of nine for Sunday’s $300,000 Grade III Super Derby at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City.
view moreLouisiana native Lanerie returns to winner’s circle after wife’s death
Three weeks to the day after his wife Shantel died, jockey Corey Lanerie was back in a place he’s visited more than 4,400 times – the winner’s circle.
view moreShantel Lanerie, wife of veteran jockey Corey Lanerie, dies at 42
The horse racing community is grieving Friday night upon the news of the passing of Shantel Lanerie, the wife of veteran jockey Corey Lanerie, who lost her battle with breast cancer. She was 42. The Laneries are both Louisiana natives. Shantel, the daughter of a horse trainer, was a graduate of Cecilia High School. Corey…
view moreMagic Man’s Preview and Picks for the 2018 Belmont: Can we Justify history?
Pharoah handled business and made me one of many happy horse racing enthusiasts in 2015. Here we go again as Justify tries to become the next one to try and add his name to the Triple Crown honor roll.
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