Hall of Fame trainer JOSIE CARROLL has returned to Fair Grounds racetrack in New Orleans after a few years of going to Florida and Saturday she gets rolling with AVIE’S MINESHAFT in the Blushing K D Stakes. The 2018 Wonder Where Stakes winner, bred by Ivan Dalos, has only raced four times in 2019 and seeks her first win. the Blushing K D is a $75,000 stake at 1 1/16 miles on turf.
Also Saturday at Fair Grounds, fans and horsepeople have some interesting Ontario-bred youngsters to check out in maiden 2-year-old races. In particular, race 6 at six furlongs has a pair of boys beside each other in the gate.
F F ROCKET, a $525,000 juvenile purchase earlier this year, is a Curlin colt out of Mekong Delta by Stormy Atlantic bred by Josham Farms and owned by Frank Fletcher. The colt is trained by Al Stall.