'Mayor' Rules Thursday Fair Grounds Feature
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (January 25, 2007) --
Hargus Sexton’s Mayor Bozarth engaged front-running Tactical Weapon at the head of the stretch and went on to capture a photo finish Thursday’s featured allowance at Fair Grounds Race Course.
The winner, ridden by James Graham, toured the about one mile distance over the firm Stall-Wilson turf course in 1:40.92 and returned $5.20, $3 and $2.40 to his backers.
The win was Mayor Bozarth’s second lifetime win, both at the Fair Grounds meet. He broke his maiden over a yielding course here Dec. 15.
Tactical Weapon, who set the early fractions of :24.69, :49.87, and 1:17.35, dueled with the winner throughout the final furlong but could not match Mayor Bozarth in the last strides. He finished 3 1/4 lengths in front of Elluna.
Tactical Weapon paid $3.40 and $2.40, and Elluna returned $2.60.
Racing resumes Friday at Fair Grounds with a 10-race program and a first post of 12:30 p.m.
Fair Grounds Race Course, the nation’s third-oldest Thoroughbred racing facility, has been in operation since 1872. Located in New Orleans, Fair Grounds is owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CHDN) and also operates off-track betting parlors throughout southeast Louisiana. Fair Grounds’ 135th season, the first live racing in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, continues through March 25, 2007, and is headlined by the 94th running of the $600,000 Grade II Louisiana Derby on March 10, 2007. Information about Fair Grounds can be found on the Internet at www.fairgroundsracecourse.com.
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