Ova Charged Takes Care of Business on LA Legends Night

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Ova Charged wins the Louisiana Legends Mademoiselle Stakes at Evangeline Downs

Evangeline Downs hosted the annual celebration of Louisiana-bred Thoroughbreds with an exciting Louisiana Legends Night card June 1. The slate featured six stakes races each worth $100,000 for state-bred runners. All races, including those previously scheduled for the turf, were contested over a sloppy main track.

The star of the night was Brittlyn Stable's grade 3 winner Ova Charged  in the Mademoiselle.


A 1-9 favorite, Ova Charged broke sharply and contested the early pace with Flashy Meg  and Charlie T  through an opening quarter-mile in :21.75.  Ova Charged, with jockey Jose Guerrero in the irons, kicked it into another gear and opened a three-length advantage over Charlie T, while Luyv  made a wide bid through a half-mile in :45.14.

With a furlong to go, Ova Charged's lead had extended to almost four lengths, but her strides shortened noticeably in the final 50 yards. She may have caused her connections a bit of concern, but she held sway to win by a length over Luyv and a hard-charging Noneya  a neck back in third.

The final time for the 5 1/2 furlongs was 1:04.44 in the race for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up. Ova Charged paid $2.20 to win.

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Ova Charged is trained by Shane Wilson and wins for the 14th time in 17 starts. With the winning share of $60,000, her career bankroll now stands at $849,200.

Bred by Brittlyn, Ova Charged was sired by Clear Creek Stud stallion Star Guitar  . The 6-year-old chestnut mare is out of the Dehere mare Charged Cotton .

Video: Louisiana Legends Mademoiselle S. (BT)



Other Stakes Winners Saturday

  • Not on Herb  kicked away for an impressive 2 3/4-length victory while capturing his second stakes of the season in the 5 1/2-furlong Sprint for 3-year-olds and up.
  • Tdzshininluckystar  pulled off the biggest upset of the night with a 27-1 stunner in the one-mile Cheval for 3-year-olds, winning by two lengths.
  • For Harper  sustained a big rally from the back of the pack and pulled away to capture the one-mile Turf Distaff for fillies and mares 3 and up, winning by 3 1/2 lengths in the off-the-turf event.
  • Lightofmaine  fought gamely the entire trip to capture the one-mile Soiree for 3-year-old fillies to win by a length.
  • Who Took the Money  needed every yard of the 1 1/16-mile Turf to catch Cosmic Train  by a nose in the closest finish on the Legends Night card.  The Turf, a race for 3-year-olds and up, was also moved to the main track.

Evangeline Downs honored Louisiana Legends throughout the evening.  Mark Guidry, Calvin Borel, Charles Ashy Sr., Larry Robideaux, Joseph "Spanky" Broussard, and Eddie Johnston were among the names nominated by fans for this year's Legends Night festivities.