Stakes Saturday Down in NOLA

 On this Stakes Saturday we take a look at a fine Turf sprint stakes down in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Fair Grounds Race 9 {Pan Zareta Stakes~5 1/2 Furlongs~TURF~3 year-old Up~Fillies/Mares~Stakes}

A nice field of twelve ladies will race on the green in this annual affair.

Past Performances used:  Equibase.

Only half the field has raced over the Fair Grounds Race Course. There is a plethora of speed as one would expect in these Turf sprints down in NOLA. Speed numbers are very close making it quite a competitive race. Most of these ladies will be firing fresh with a couple of them coming off extended layoffs. It should be a very exciting race.

#4 Play On (S. Bridgmohan / B. Cox) is coming off an extended layoff with the highest (tie) last out speed number and three stellar workouts. This gal loves the surface, distance, and Fair Grounds course. She should be forwardly placed among the speedsters. A daughter of Country Day, she is 63% in the money from eleven career starts.

$1 WIN  /  $2 PLACE  /  $3 SHOW.

#11 Into Mystic (Santana / B. Walsh) is likely to go off as the favorite sharing the highest last out speed number and putting in a sound workout. She should position just off the pack of pace leaders ready to strike. This will be her first outing over the Fair Grounds course. A daughter of Into Mischief, she is 66% in the money from fifteen career starts. 

$1 PLACE  /  $2 SHOW.

#10 A Bit of Both (Geroux / Maker) will challenge with the fourth highest speed number at the distance all the while hitting the board all five times having run this distance. She comes in off two wins in a row. Expect her to be part of the speedster crew up front. A daughter of Paynter, she is 80% in the money from fifteen career starts.

$2 SHOW.

#13 Sterling Miss (Gilligan / S. Wilson) draws into the race off an extended layoff. This gal has the fourth highest speed number over the surface. She comes in with three hearty workouts. Expect her to be closing fiercely into a sizzling pace. A daughter of Mutadda, she is 66% in the money from twenty-one career starts.

$1 SHOW.

$1 Saturday Exacta Wheel ($3.00)

#4 Play On  //  #11 Into Mystic,  #10 A Bit of Both,  #13 Sterling Miss.

10 CENT Superfecta ($1.80)

#4 Play On  /  #11 Into Mystic  /  #10 A Bit of Both,  #13 Sterling Miss  /  ALL.

Last Superfecta Sunday (11/29) Results

Aqueduct R8.  Fall Highweight Handicap--G3.  We just missed on our 10 CENT Superfecta Box effort catching three of the four wagering interests required to cash. Superfecta went 5-6-4-7. Our Bronze Horseshoe runner, Stan the Man, finished 2nd for show money of $1.35.

Bankroll gets nipped and dips to $22.82.