2 Guys and a Crown: Louisiana Derby
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Bram Weinstein and Joe Kristufek return in 2016 to take fans step by step down the Triple Crown trail. The focus for this edition is Saturday’s Grade 2, $1-million Louisiana Derby, in which the winner earns 100 points toward a potential berth in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Run over 1 1/8 miles, the $1-million Louisiana Derby is the first 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Derby points race of season.
Six of the last 10 Risen Star Stakes winners have gone on to win the Louisiana Derby.
This year, seven of 11 horses entered exit the Risen Star including the top five finishers: Gun Runner, Forevamo, Mo Tom, Candy My Boy and Zapperini as well as Tom's Ready (7th) and Uncle Walter (11th).
Trainer Mike Maker and owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey have won the last two editions of the Louisiana Derby (International Star, 2015; Vicar’s in Trouble, 2014). They send out the longshot Uncle Walter this year.
Todd Pletcher has won three of the last nine (Revolutionary, 2013; Mission Impazible, 2010; and Circular Quay, 2007). He saddles Battery this year.
The last Louisiana Derby winner to win the Kentucky Derby was Grindstone in 1996 and he ran second in the Arkansas Derby in between those two starts.
Joe’s Louisiana Derby Picks
#2 Greenpointcrusader
#6 Mo Tom
#4 Conquest Windycity
#9 Dazzling Gem
Joe’s Louisiana Derby Wagers
$2 Exacta box: 2,4,6,9 = $24
$1 Exacta 2,6 with 2,4,6,9 = $6
Last week, Joe hit the $45.80 Rebel exacta cold and his $30 in wagers returned $68.70
Bram’s Louisiana Derby Picks
#2 Greenpointcrusader
#6 Mo Tom
#1 Gun Runner
#9 Dazzling Gem
Bram’s Louisiana Derby Wagers
$2 Exacta box 2,4,6,9 = $24
$1 Exacta 2,6 with 1,2,6,9 = $6
Joe’s Kentucky Derby Top 20
1. Mohaymen
2. Nyquist
3. Danzing Candy
4. Mor Spirit
5. Destin
6. Greenpointcrusader
7. Mo Tom
8. Exaggerator
9. Cupid
10. Gun Runner
11. Zulu
12. Outwork
13. Whitmore
14. Suddenbreakingnews
15. Creator
16. Star Hill
17. Conquest Windycity
18. Shagaf
19. Cherry Wine
20. Dazzling Gem
$1-million Twinspires.com Louisiana DerbySaturday, Fair Grounds, Race 10, 6:12 p.m. ET1 1/8 miles, dirt, 3-year-olds
PP
Horse
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Odds
1
Gun Runner
Florent Geroux
Steve Asmussen
Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm
3/1
2
Greenpointcrusader
John Velazquez
Dominick Schettino
St. Elias Stable, MeB Racing Stables LLC and Brooklyn Boyz Stables
7/2
3
Battery
Javier Castellano
Todd Pletcher
Harrell Ventures
10/1
4
Conquest Windycity
Joe Rocco Jr.
Mark Casse
Conquest Stables
15/1
5
Candy My Boy
Francisco Torres
Roger Brueggemann
Frank Mancari
15/1
6
Mo Tom
Corey Lanerie
Tom Amoss
G M B Racing
5/2
7
Tom's Ready
Brian Hernandez Jr.
Dallas Stewart
G M B Racing
15/1
8
Uncle Walter
Robby Albarado
Mike Maker
Ken and Sarah Ramsey
20/1
9
Dazzling Gem
Shaun Bridgmohan
Brad Cox
Steve Landers Racing
12/1
10
Zapperini
Julien Leparoux
Greg Foley
Lloyd Madison Farms
20/1
11
Forevamo
Colby Hernandez
Al Stall Jr.
Brittlyn Stable
10/1