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On Saturday, February 18, Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds Race will feature a pair of key 3-year-old stakes the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2), which was extended from 1 1/16 to 1 1/8 miles three years ago, and the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2), for fillies to be contested at 1 1/16 miles.
Lothenbach Stables’ Happy American rolled to his second consecutive Fair Grounds stakes triumph when besting a pair of determined rivals in the $150,000 Louisiana (G3) on Saturday.