Kentucky Derby Controversy: It was the wrong call
Go inside the announcer's booth as @TravisStone calls the 145th #KyDerby, the objection and subsequent disqualification. pic.twitter.com/18NGC5hQj1 — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 5, 2019 After...
View ArticleMagic Man’s Preview of the 2019 Preakness Stakes
As I begin my preview of the 2019 Preakness, I have a few things to get off my chest. First off I am very happy to report that the weather for Saturday’s running of the 144th Preakness will be...
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Ronnie Virgets captured New Orleans and its sporting life like no one else could
The only person whose words could do justice to Ronnie Virgets’ life would be Virgets himself. The rest of us will just have to do our best to try and tell the story of New Orleans’ best storyteller...
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Remembering Ronnie Virgets – a racetrack storyteller like no other
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View ArticleMagic Man’s preview and picks of Belmont Stakes 2019
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View ArticleHorse Racing: Tragedy may await after decision to keep Breeders Cup at Santa...
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Bob Fortus was a thoroughbred among sports writers
Bob Fortus was a thoroughbred among sports writers. He might not have looked the part, he certainly had no airs about him, and he wasn’t a fixture covering mainstream events. He primarily plied his...
View ArticleMagic Man’s Preview and Picks for the 2019 Travers Stakes
It has been a while since the Magic Man has put together a picks column. But did you think I would sit this weekend out with the 150th Travers Stakes set be run on Saturday at Saratoga? The Travers is...
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Louisiana hall of fame jockey Randy Romero dead at 61
Hall of Fame jockey Randy Romero, who fought numerous ailments for decades during and after a sensational riding career, died early Thursday at his home in Lafayette, La. He was 61. Romero, a 2005...
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Fair Grounds extends distances of Louisiana Derby, other 3-year-old preps
(Photo: Stephen Lew) Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has announced that 56 stakes worth a combined $7.13 million will be offered during the upcoming 2019-20 racing season, which is set to begin...
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Louisiana native jockeys Desormeaux, Talamo on the move
Two Louisiana-born jockeys are leaving their southern California bases and moving east – and one of them is coming back home. Maurice native Kent Desormeaux will base at Fair Grounds for the first...
View ArticleVideo: Joe Talamo riding Louisiana-bred horse in Rebel Stakes
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View ArticleFair Grounds Race Course to run races spectator-free effective immediately
NEW ORLEANS – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today (Friday, March 13) amid public health concerns regarding COVID-19, all live races beginning immediately through the...
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Field of 16 horses entered for Louisiana Derby
Long known as a primary prep for the Kentucky Derby, the Louisiana Derby set for March 21 has drawn a huge field of 16 horses for the $1 million feature race of the Fair Grounds season. A field of 14...
View Article146th Kentucky Derby rescheduled to September 5
The 146th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be rescheduled from May 2, 2020 to September 5, 2020 and the 146th Longines Kentucky Oaks will be rescheduled from May 1, 2020 to September...
View ArticleHow to watch Saturday’s Louisiana Derby
“Trackside Live” Simulcasts Featuring TVG Host and NBC Sports Reporter Britney Eurton Set for Next Two Weekends at 4 p.m. ET as Live Racing Continues NBCSN’s Live Coverage of the Louisiana Derby Will...
View ArticleCancellations, postponements and the unknown effects
If things were still normal, sports fans across America would be scrambling on this Thursday morning to fill out a bracket for their office pool with the big start of “March Madness” just hours away....
View ArticleMagic Man’s 2020 Louisiana Derby Preview
Although I have not been active as an online prognosticator this season, that does not mean I have not been paying close attention to the horse racing scene thus far in 2020. There have been a good bit...
View ArticleInterview: Fair Grounds track announcer John G. Dooley previews Louisiana...
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View ArticleFair Grounds season to end after Louisiana Derby day card
After Fair Grounds runs its biggest card of the season on Saturday, it will cancel the remaining five days of its scheduled meet, multiple sources told the horse racing website Paulick Report on...
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