Photo By Amanda Hodges Weir/Hodges Photography
Check out this slideshow of photos from Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds, featuring photos of Gun Runner, Chocolate Ride, Majestic Harbor, and more!
Majestic Harbor
Majestic Harbor, right, white cap, outduels Eagle, left, to win the wins the Mineshaft Handicap (Gr III) at the Fair Grounds Race Course, Saturday, February 20, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. Corey Lanerie was the winning jockey.
Photo by Alexander Barkoff / Hodges Photography
Majestic Harbor
Majestic Harbor wins the Mineshaft Handicap (Gr III) at the Fair Grounds Race Course, Saturday, February 20, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. Corey Lanerie was the winning jockey.
Photo by Amanda Hodges Weir / Hodges Photography
Cinco Charlie
Cinco Charlie with Florent Geroux aboard, wins the Duncan F. Kenner Stakes at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA Saturday, February 2016
Alexander Barkoff / Hodges Photography
Venus Valentine
Rosemont Farm's Venus Valentine, right, sneaks through on the rail to win the Twinspires.com Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GrII). Corey Lanerie was the winning jockey.
Photo By Alexander Barkoff / Hodges Phootography
Cash Control
Cash Control, wins the Daisy Devine Stakes at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA February 20, 2016. The winning jockey was Shaun Bridgmohan.
Photo By Lou Hodges, Jr. / Hodges Photography
Cash Control
Cash Control, center, lime green cap, goes on to win the Daisy Devine Stakes at the fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA February 20, 2016. The winning jockey was Shaun Bridgmohan.
Photo By Lou Hodges, Jr. / Hodges Photography
Cash Control
Cash Control, center, lime green cap, wins the Daisy Devine Stakes at the fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA February 20, 2016. The winning jockey was Shaun Bridgmohan.
Photo By Alexander Barkoff / Hodges Photography
Chocolate Ride
Chocolate Ride,right, with jockey Florent Geroux aboard turns for home and goes on to win the Fair Grounds Handicap (Gr III) at the Fair Grounds Race Course, Saturday, February 20, 2016.
Photo by Lou Hodges, Jr. / Hodges Photography
Chocolate Ride
Chocolate Ride with jockey Florent Geroux abioard wins the Fair Grounds Handicap (Gr III) at the Fair Grounds Race Course, Saturday, February 20, 2016 in New Orleans, LA.
Photo By Natalie Ardoin Glyshaw / Hodges Photography
Gun Runner
Gun Runner, center, white cap, turns for home in the Fair Grounds stretch and goes on to win the Veterans Ford Risen Star Stakes, (GrII) Saturday, February 20, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. Shaun Bridgmohan was the winning jockey for the Winchell Thoroughbreds 3 year-old-colt. Steve Asmussen was the trainer of Gun Runner.
Photo By Alexander Barkoff / Hodges Photography
Gun Runner
Gun Runner, No 6, with jockey Shaun Bridgmohan aboard, drives to the wire to win the Risen Star Stakes (GrII) at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA Saturday, February 20, 2016.
Photo By Amanda Hodges Weir / Hodges Photography
Gun Runner
Gun Runner, No 6, with jockey Shaun Bridgmohan aboad, drives to the wire to win the Risen Star Stakes (GrII) at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA Saturday, February 20, 2016.
Photo By Lou Hodges, Jr. / Hodges Photography
Gun Runner
Gun Runner, No 6, with jockey Shaun Bridgmohan aboad, drives to the wire to win the Risen Star Stakes (GrII) at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA Saturday, February 20, 2016.
Photo By Amanda Hodges Weir / Hodges Photography
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