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The Delta Jackpot Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana between 2002 and 2017. A Grade III stakes open to two-year-old horses, it was raced in November over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles (8.5 Furlongs ) on dirt.
Delta Downs Racetrack, Casino and Hotel is an American thoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack in Calcasieu Parish, near Vinton, Louisiana in the southwest portion of the state. The facility is owned by Boyd Gaming .
The Delta Princess Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana. A Grade III event for the first time in 2008, it is raced in November. It is open to two-year-old fillies. It is contested in November over a distance of 1 mile (8 Furlongs) on dirt. [1]
Three weeks after her Breeders' Cup, Take Charge Brandi started the 2.2/1 favorite under top weight of 122 pounds for the Grade III Delta Princess Stakes at Delta Downs. Ridden for the first time by Paco Lopez, the favorite tracked the early leader Vivian Da Bling before gaining the advantage on the final turn.
Gunnevera's dam Unbridled Rage, a daughter of 1990 Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled, made only one career start, finishing eleventh in a maiden claimer at Churchill Downs. [6] She was bought in 2005 by Brandywine as a ten-year-old broodmare for a mere $13,000, the low price due to the lack of success of her first four foals on the racetrack. [7]
Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr. (born November 3, 1985 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American Eclipse Award-winning jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.He began riding professionally in 2003 and achieved his first win on November 29, 2003 at Louisiana's Delta Downs. [2]
Into Mischief's first crop reached racing age in 2012. His first winner was Avalon Rose, who won a five-furlong maiden race on July 5. [19] His first stakes winner was Goldencents, who won the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes. From a small crop that contained just 21 starters, Into Mischief finished third on the North American first-crop sire list.
His fourth start and second win came on November 6 with the Jean Lafitte Stakes at Delta Downs, where he set a track record for a mile (1:37.45) and earned a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 97. [4] [3] His fifth start and third win came on December 4, when he entered the Delta Jackpot Stakes. Delta Downs had faced snowfall that day prior to ...