Racing Roundtable: Louisiana Derby (G2), Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), Good Cheer's dominance and more
Final Gambit wins the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park. (Photo by Coady Media / Credit to Christine Hayden)
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Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Vance Hanson evaluate the winners of the Louisiana Derby (G2) and Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), as well as Good Cheer's unbeaten record coming out of the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2).
The Steve Asmussen-trained Tiztastic added 100 points to his total on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with his upset in the 1 3/16-mile Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds over the weekend. The Tiz the Law colt boasts 119 points total at the top of the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, followed by Jeff Ruby Steaks hero Final Gambit, a Brad Cox trainee who won his stakes debut on Saturday and collected 100 points for the feat.
On the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, Cox pupil Good Cheer remained unbeaten in her sixth career start when recording a 3 1/2-length win in the 1 1/16-mile Fair Grounds Oaks. She will stretch out to 1 1/8 miles for the first time in the May 2 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs and is firmly planted atop the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard with 145 points.
Turfway Park hosted a Kentucky Oaks prep the same day as the Fair Grounds Oaks, and Will Walden-trained Bless the Broken secured a 2 3/4-length victory in the Bourbonette Oaks, a 50-point prep, while beating 10 rivals.
Other stakes action from the weekend came with major surprises as Set-Hut LLC's Touchuponastar went gate to wire in the 1 1/8-mile New Orleans Classic (G2) as a 6.50-1 choice, beating 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Sierra Leone in the process. The Muniz Memorial Classic (G2), one race later, produced an even more shocking result when Idratherbeblessed, at 86-1, held on by a neck when wiring the field in the 1 1/8-mile turf race.
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Welcome to Louisiana Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks Day!
Thank you to everyone that joined us for the our LIVE coverage of the Jeff Ruby Steaks and the Louisiana Derby. Join us again as we continue to travel along the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks.
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Tiztastic grabs 100 points to the Kentucky Derby with a win in the G2 TwinSpires Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds! Steve Asmussen trains and Joel Rosario was aboard.
The time has come for yet another 100 point race along the Road to the Kentucky Derby with the 2025 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. Take a look at these LIVE odds before placing your best bets as the excitement builds.
Ashley Anderson catches Luis Saez on his way back to the jocks room after another win with Good Cheer, this time in the G2 Fair Grounds Oaks.
Final Gambit puts himself on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard after a big performance in the G3 Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park at 15/1 odds.
The TwinSpires Louisiana Derby (G2) is the main event today at Fair Grounds, and Megan Burgess shares her longshot pick with us!
Congratulations to Final Gambit on earning 100 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby!
The time has come for yet another 100 point race along the Road to the Kentucky Derby with the 2025 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. Take a look at these LIVE odds before placing your best bets as the excitement builds.
Good Cheer stays undefeated in the G2 Fair Grounds Oaks on her way to the Kentucky Oaks! Brad Cox trains for Godolphin. Luis Saez was aboard.
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