Louisiana Downs Race Track History

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With a first place finish on February 20, 2016 at the Louisiana Downs Racetrack in Bossier City, LA Rdd Lajollanfastdash proved to be a beast and earned himself a place to compete against the top ten 2-year-olds at the Louisiana Downs Racetrack on Saturday, March 12 for the winner’s purse of $122,874. Rdd Lajollanfastdash obtained a victory with the fastest time of 15.531 seconds out of the 111 head of state-breds that participated in the Mardi Gras Futurity races. In an early stretch in the 6th race, LQHBA Summer yearling graduate, Rdd Lajollanfastdash took the lead from an inside post in a field of 10 without a challenge before outstretching a lead distance of 3 ¼ lengths rode by jockey Raul Ramirez, Jr. As an experienced jockey, Ramiez’s tremendous athletic ability and intense concentration created a highly competitive approach for the race. The gelding’s explosive speed dominated the track. Strategic conditioning by trainer Willie Simen Jr. has benefited the gelding in achieving its maximum potential on and off the track insuring soundness and honing speed. Miguel Aguilar is the proud owner of the 2-year-old grey gelding off of a leading nationally ranked sire, Heza Fast Dash and dam La Jollan Queen. …show more content…

The gelding ridden by jockey Juan Garcia, Jr came out of the gate like a bolt of lightning working hard to pull ahead from the inside in the field of 9. Streakin Pyc took the lead within 100 yards out of the gate, but was challenged by #4 & #6 ?? to finish the race. The high-powered gelding is trained by Wendy Garcia for Pina-Garcia Ranch. Streaking Pyc is the product of the dynamic sire Jls Party Wagon ~ Grade 3 winning son of leading sire Pyc Paint Your Wagon and dam Electric La Jolla, which is the grandam of the FQHRA Stallion Stakes Derby winner Last Man