Delta Downs Preps For New Thoroughbred Season; DELTA DOWNS PLANS RETURN TO RACING. Check this page before each race day for Don's Picks, Jackpot tip sheets. November 13th, 2016 by Mike Curry Exaggerator won last year’s $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot and won three Grade 1 stakes this year as a 3-year-old.
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2016 Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes Results & Race Replay - Gunnevera OffTrackBetting.com - The G3 $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes goes down this Saturday, November 19 at Delta Downs Racetrack in Vinton, Louisiana. Delta Downs hosts its flagship card this Saturday: Delta Jackpot Day. The card features eight stakes races, two graded. Both graded events, the $1,000,000 Delta Jackpot (GIII) and the $400,000. Richest graduate of the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot with over $3 million in earnings. The 2015 Delta Downs Jackpot Day program featured eight stakes races and over $2.2 million in total purse money. The undercard was highlighted by the $400,000 Delta Downs Princess (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies.
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VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel announced today that the 14th running of the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot (Gr. III) will be broadcast live at 4:45 p.m. CST as “The Race of the Week” on Sirius XM Radio on Saturday, November 19.
The two-hour program, which will air live on Sirius XM channel 93 The Rush from 3-5 p.m. CT, will be co-hosted by Dave Johnson, the voice of the Triple Crown for a quarter century, and by award-winning journalist and commentator Bill Finley. The broadcast will also include the live call of the $400,000 Delta Downs Princess (Gr. III), which is scheduled to run at approximately 4:15 p.m.
Further expanding the coverage of the day’s action at Delta Downs, Sirius XM will go live from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT Saturday with the “Down the Stretch,” the comprehensive national weekly program also co-hosted by Johnson and Finley. They will provide listeners from around the country with the latest news, interviews, analysis and handicapping expertise.
The Jackpot Day program will begin at 1:45 p.m. CT. The 11-race card will feature eight stakes events and over $2.3 million in total purse money.
For more information about the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot, including the special $200,000 guaranteed Pick 4 wager with the nation’s lowest takeout rate of 12% that will take place during the program, visit www.deltadownsracing.com. Additional information about the race can also be found on the ‘Delta Downs Racing’ page on Facebook, and by following Delta Downs on Twitter with the account @deltaracing.
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November 20th 2016
2017 is going to be a dynamite year starting out for horse racing with the return of Songbird, the looming potential rematch of California Chrome vs Arrogate in the world’s richest horse race–the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on January 28th. However, with less than 6 weeks left in 2016, there is still a lot to look forward in the sport of horse racing before we bring in the new year.
We have three Kentucky Derby prep races left with a very talented and deep 2 year-old class. A class that is much better and deeper than last year’s and one that rivals any in recent years in terms of depth of talent. That is, so long as it stays relatively healthy. This will bode well for the 2017 Triple Crown season and then the older Handicap division in 2018. Plus, it is looking very promising that California Chrome may have a prep race for the Pegasus World Cup at Los Alamitos on December 17th. Below is the schedule for the Kentucky Derby prep races and I am expecting some new stars to be born along the way.
November 26th – The Remsen Stakes – 1 1/8th Mile – Purse: $300,000
November 26th – The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes – 1 1/16th Mile – Purse: $150,000
December 10th – The Los Alamitos Futurity – 1 1/16th Mile – Purse: $500,000
November 26th – The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes – 1 1/16th Mile – Purse: $150,000
December 10th – The Los Alamitos Futurity – 1 1/16th Mile – Purse: $500,000
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I will preview all of these races and produce a new 2017 Kentucky Derby contender rankings list on November 28th after the Remsen and the Kentucky Jockey Club races.
New Derby Contenders
This past weekend, we saw two new 2017 Kentucky Derby contenders emerge: Mastery in the Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar and Gunnevera in the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes. I have profiled them below.
Mastery – He is trained by Bob Baffert. His jockey is Mike Smith. He is a half brother to the late Shared Belief. He received a 93 Beyer Speed Figure in his very first start, the best Beyer Speed Figure for a first-time starter in this 2 year old class. He followed this impressive maiden victory at Santa Anita Park with another win at Del Mar in the Bob Hope Stakes (shown below) this past Saturday. He received an 86 Beyer Speed Figure. Bob Baffert is very high on this colt. He will just need to prove himself past 7 furlongs. I suspect we might see him race next in the Los Alamitos Futurity on December 10th. Historically, the majority of Kentucky Derby winners have had at least 3 starts as a 2 year-old.
Career: 2 Starts 2-0-0-0Grade 1 Stakes Wins: 0
Last 3 starts: N/A–>1st–>1st
Sire: Candy Ride
Trainer: Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2002, 2015 Kentucky Derby Winning Trainer)
Jockey: Mike Smith (2005 Kentucky Derby Winner)
Fastest 1 1/16th Mile Time: N/A
Career Best Beyer Speed Figure: 93 – Santa Anita Park MSW – 10/22/16
Last 3 starts: N/A–>1st–>1st
Sire: Candy Ride
Trainer: Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2002, 2015 Kentucky Derby Winning Trainer)
Jockey: Mike Smith (2005 Kentucky Derby Winner)
Fastest 1 1/16th Mile Time: N/A
Career Best Beyer Speed Figure: 93 – Santa Anita Park MSW – 10/22/16
Gunnevera–The 2016 Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes winner (shown below). His sire Dialed In won the 2011 Holy Bull Stakes, the 2011 Florida Derby and then finished 8th in the Kentucky Derby and 4th in the Preakness Stakes. Gunnevera’s winning time of 1:45.15 was the 4th fastest Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes in thirteen runnings at the 8 1/2 furlong distance. Exaggerator won last year’s Delta Downs Jackpot in sloppy track conditions with a time of 1:46.48.
Career: 6 Starts 3-1-0-1Grade 1 Stakes Wins: 0
Last 3 starts: 1st–>5th–>1st
Sire: Dialed In
Trainer: Antonio Sano
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Fastest 1 1/16th Mile Time: 1:44.51 (calculated) – 2016 Breeders’ Futurity
Career Best Beyer Speed Figure: 87 – Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes
Last 3 starts: 1st–>5th–>1st
Sire: Dialed In
Trainer: Antonio Sano
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Fastest 1 1/16th Mile Time: 1:44.51 (calculated) – 2016 Breeders’ Futurity
Career Best Beyer Speed Figure: 87 – Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes
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Older Horse Division Races
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November 25th – The Clark Handicap – 1 1/8th Mile – Purse: $500,000
December 17th – Los Alamitos Handicap – 1 1/16th Mile – Purse: $100,000* (purposed)
December 17th – Los Alamitos Handicap – 1 1/16th Mile – Purse: $100,000* (purposed)
–Michael