On Saturday at Fair Grounds, the stakes action will continue with the 29th running of the $125,000 Fair Grounds Handicap. Carded at about a mile and an eighth on the turf, the Grade 3 contest has drawn a competitive field of eleven colts and geldings.
Topping the wide open field as the morning line favorite at odds of 4-1 is Skyring for trainer Neil Drysdale. A six-year-old son of English Channel, he will get blinkers back on after competing without them last time out in the San Gabriel (G2) where he finished fifth. He was second, beaten a nose, in the Fair Grounds Handicap (G3) last year and has a total of five victories to his credit. Mike Smith will be aboard and they are scheduled to break from post position ten.
Second choice at 9-2 on the morning line is Villandry for trainer David Carroll. A six-year-old gelded son of Mr. Greeley, he has won five of his nineteen career starts including the River City (G3) last fall. He is trying to rebound after finishing sixth as the favorite against stakes company on the turf at Fair Grounds last time out. He has been training steadily since that race and will have Florent Geroux back aboard from post two.
Also in the field at morning line odds of 6-1 is Glenard (GB) who will be making his North American debut for trainer Graham Motion. A five-year-old gelded son of Arch, he will race without blinkers after wearing the equipment in his most recent three races, one of which he won. He has won three of his eighteen starts and will be trying to earn the first graded stakes win of his career. James Graham will be aboard from the rail.
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On Friday at Churchill Downs, the graded stakes action will begin with the $300,000 La Troienne Stakes. Restricted to fillies and mares, the Grade 1 will be contested at a mile and a sixteenth and has drawn a field of seven.
On Sunday at Aqueduct, the featured race is the $200,000 Distaff Handicap. Restricted to fillies and mares, the Grade 3 event will be held at seven furlongs on the main track and has drawn a field of seven.
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