News: Louisiana Derby, Florida Derby, Gun Runner, KY Derby Standings

Louisiana Derby 2016 Features Mo Tom on Kentucky Derby Trail

Tom Amoss-conditioned Mo Tom, who will attempt to give his New Orleans native and 11-time Fair Grounds champion trainer his first victory in the track’s marquee event, flies the colors of the Benson Family of New Orleans Saints ownership’s G M B Racing and has been established as the 5-2 morning-line favorite 

Louisiana Derby 2016 Post Positions & Odds Race 10 5:12 PM CT 

1 Gun Runner 3-1 Geroux/Asmussen

2 Greenpointcrusader 7-2 Velazquez/Schettino

3 Battery 10-1 Castellano/Pletcher 

4 Conquest Windycity 15-1 Rocco, Jr./Casse

5 Candy My Boy 15-1 Torres/Brueggemann 

6 Mo Tom 5-2 Lanerie/Amoss

7 Tom’s Ready 15-1 Hernandez, Jr./Stewart

8 Uncle Walter 20-1 Albarado/Makerat: 

9 Dazzling Gem 12-1 Bridgmohan/Cox 

10 Zapperini 20-1 Leparoux/Foley 

11 Forevamo 10-1 Hernandez/Stall, Jr 

(Lady and the Track Story)

Plenty Of Options in the Louisiana Derby The $1,000,000 Louisiana Derby will be run this Saturday at Fair Grounds. Besides the attractive purse, the signature horse race of New Orleans also will be the first of the 2016 Kentucky Derby points races run in the United States with 170 (100-40-20-10) points on the line. With those two factors in place, it should come as no surprise that a solid group of 11 will meet in the starting gate this weekend to see who is best. The nine-furlong affair will feature a strong mix of local runners, as well as intriguing new shooters, making it one of the more interesting Derby preps of the year from a handicapping perspective.  (Horse Racing Nation Story)

Team O’Neill Eagerly Awaiting ‘East-West Rivalry’ Showdown In Florida Derby

The racing world awaits the multi-story lined showdown April 2 in the $1 million Florida Derby between the two undefeated favorites for the Kentucky Derby: Santa Anita-based Nyquist, champion two-year-old male of 2015 trained by Doug O'Neill, and Kiaran McLaughlin-trained Mohaymen, winner of the Holy Bull and Fountain of Youth at his home track of Gulfstream Park, site of the Florida Derby. (Paulick Story)

Asmussen ‘Looking For Steady Progress’ From Gun Runner
Training well since his victory, Gun Runner  worked a sharp bullet on Mar. 14 at Fair Grounds Race Course, negotiating five furlongs with Florent Geroux up. The move was the chestnut charge's third consecutive five-furlong drill in successive weeks since the Risen Star and looks to set him up well for what will be his second race of the season. (Paulick Story)

Updated Kentucky Derby Point Standings: Cupid Leaves His Mark

Saturday's single race offering points toward the 2016 Kentucky Derby was Oaklawn Park's Grade 2 Rebel Stakes. Bob Baffert's lightly-raced sophomore Cupid took the lead early and never gave it up, drawing away in the stretch to win by 1 1/4 lengths. The gray son of Tapit earned his first 50 points toward the Kentucky Derby to move into fourth in the standings, behind Mohaymen (70), Destin (51), and Gun Runner (51). (Paulick Story)