Nearly $1 Million Up for Grabs on Louisiana Premier Day

Delta Downs will host its richest race program of the season Feb. 5 when the track will award $933,000 in total purse money throughout 11 races, 10 of them stakes or starter stakes, all for Louisiana-bred horses. The event is called Louisiana Premier Day, and this year marks the 19th renewal of the event which will kick off with a special first post time of 12 noon CT.

The featured race on the card will be the $150,000 Louisiana Premier Day Championship for older horses competing at 1 1/16 miles, which will be the 10th race on the program. This year's Championship attracted a full field of 12, which includes two also eligible runners.

The lukewarm 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday's feature is Keith Plaisance's Langs Day , who won the Gold Cup Stakes at Delta Downs Oct. 30 impressively before finishing a hard-closing second in a tough allowance race Jan. 12.

The Championship field also includes Kendel D. Standlee's Izzy's Baby Boy  (5-1), who most recently won a dramatic B-Connected Stakes on New Year's Day; Robert Asaro Enterprises' Maga Man  (8-1), who comes into the event with the highest career earnings mark of $289,480; and the Sam B. David Jr. trainee Jax Man  (6-1), who ran second in the B-Connected for owners Alston Thoroughbreds, E. and K. Hernandez, and J. Duvieilh.

The $100,00 Louisiana Premier Day Matron is headed by P. Dale Ladner's grade 2 winner Cilla . The Brett Brinkman trainee and daughter of the great California Chrome  is the solid 6-5 favorite as she goes for her seventh career win and attempts to add to her lofty $416,000 bankroll.

Another race that will get plenty of attention will be the $100,000 Louisiana Premier Day Starlet. The one-mile event will be a rematch between 5-2 morning line favorite Free Like a Girl  and Buckley Bunny . 

Delta Downs will offer the DRF Bets $50,000 Guaranteed All Stakes Pick 4 wager on the Louisiana Premier Day program. The special wager will take place on race 8-11, which includes the afternoon's richest race, the  Louisiana Premier Day Championship serving as the penultimate leg. The special wager will also include an ultra-low takeout of just 12%.

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association will be awarding two $1,000 college scholarships via a drawing that will take place on Louisiana Premier Day. 

Entries for the LTBA drawing will be taken at a designated booth between 11 a.m. and noon. Winners will be announced after the fifth race and will have to be present to win when the announcement is made from the winner's circle. To qualify for the drawing, entrants must be enrolled full-time for spring or summer 2022 classes and in good standing with their Louisiana college or university.

Entries: LA Bred Premier Championship S.

Delta Downs Racetrack, Saturday, February 05, 2022, Race 10

• STK
• 1 1/16m
• Dirt
• $150,000
• 4 yo's & up
• 4:26 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Izzy's Baby Boy (LA)	Thomas L. Pompell	116	Scott Gelner	5/1
2	2Langs Day (LA)	Ty Kennedy	116	Lee Thomas	3/1
3	3Luck of the Draw (LA)	C.J. McMahon	118	Robertino Diodoro	4/1
4	4Maga Man (LA)	Aubrie Green	116	Keith G. Bourgeois	8/1
5	5Venn (LA)	Joel Dominguez	116	Samuel Breaux	10/1
6	6Jimi's a Star (LA)	Jorge Guzman	116	Henry B. Johnson, Jr.	12/1
7	7Magawildtime (LA)	Ashley Broussard	116	Winston Cormier	15/1
8	8Speaktomeoflove (LA)	Alex Birzer	116	Benard Chatters	6/1
9	9Jax Man (LA)	Casey Fusilier	116	Sam B. David, Jr.	8/1
10	10Beauregard (LA)	Kevin Roman	116	David C. Gomez	20/1
11	11Krafty Boy (LA)	Devin H. Magnon	116	Rylee Grudzien	20/1
12	12Double Star (LA)	Jose Andres Guerrero	116	Robert D. Schultz	8/1

Entries: LA Bred Premier Matron S.

Delta Downs Racetrack, Saturday, February 05, 2022, Race 2

• STK
• 5f
• Dirt
• $100,000
• 4 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
• 12:28 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Southern Beauty (LA)	C.J. McMahon	116	W. Bret Calhoun	6/1
2	2Sarah's Passion (LA)	Joe Stokes	118	Allen Landry	10/1
3	3Miss Pat's Girl (LA)	Jose Andres Guerrero	116	Rafael Gomez	15/1
4	4Cilla (LA)	Thomas L. Pompell	123	Brett A. Brinkman	6/5
5	5Strong Beauty (LA)	Carlos L. Marquez	116	Ron Faucheux	5/1
6	6Dixie Lady (LA)	Kevin Roman	118	Samuel Breaux	12/1
7	7Condesa's Handmaid (LA)	Daniel S. Flores	116	Jarvis Vincent	12/1
8	8Icy Charlie (LA)	Ty Kennedy	118	Lee Thomas	4/1