Field Shapes Up For 39th Running Of Risen Star Stakes

By Author: Lee Lane-Edgar
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The Grade 3 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds is anticipating a strong field of Derby aspirants. An official prep to the Louisiana Derby on April 1, that in turn is Fair Grounds final countdown to the Kentucky Derby, the one and one sixteenth of a mile stakes would be run for the 39th time, last conquered by Mucho Macho Man, a potential four year old this year.
It may not have been extremely trendy for a Risen Star Stakes to win the Triple Crown, but a considerable number of winners from this Louisiana Derby prep race have showcased excellence at a couple of Triple Crown legs, including Risen Star who won the race in 1988 and went on to win the Preakness and Belmont legs; Discreetly Mine by Mineshaft, who won the King’s Bishop later in 2010 finishing as a top sprinter for the season and Master Derby, winning the race in 1975 conquered the Preakness as well.
This year, Lecomte top three finishers are pointed towards the Risen Star Stakes, following their ease on long distances, in an attempt to provide them substantial prep to Derby Day along with Louisiana Derby. Trainer Larry Jones’ Lecomte winner, Mr. Bowling ...
... is one of the top contenders going in for the Risen Star Stakes after winning by a head to Steve Asmussen’s Z Dager. Infact, the runner up and the third place finisher, Z Dager and Tom Amoss’s Shared Property will also be running for the Grade 3 event at Fair Grounds after their gruelling head to head victory-defeat battle on the 21st January race.
Additionally, despite a disappointing 11th place finish at the Lecomte, Exfactor, out of Prized mare Bright Magic and sire Exchange Rate, the two year old winner at Sugar Bowl Stakes looks good in shape and may be pointed for his next start in the Risen Star Stakes by conditioner, Bernard Flint.
What may be hoped for is a possible contention from the Withers Stakes winners, Alpha or runner up Speightscity. Alpha is a Bernardini colt, owned by Godolphin Racing and conditioned by Ramon Dominquez. Wither runner up Speightscity lasted fifth in Count Fleet Stakes but seems to have stepped up the competition by a notch finishing a close second to race winner Alpha.
As the field shapes up following a few more stakes races in hand for the Louisiana trials, many more potential Triple Crown contenders are hoped to surface.
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