Evangeline Downs Entries & Results for Thursday, May 25, 2023
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Evangeline Downs - Opelousas, LA | evangelinedowns.comEvangeline Downs opened in 1966 and was ranked the sixth best American racetrack by the Horseplayers' Association of North America.
Biggest stakes: The Evangeline Mile Handicap.
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Power Picks stats the last 60 days: Top picks are winning at 31.8%, second picks are winning at 21.4%, and third place picks are winning 15.7%.
Evangeline Downs Power Picks the last 14 days: 0.0% winners /
7F, Dirt, $10,000 Maiden ClaimingOpen | 3 Year OldsPurse: $14,000Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Pick 5 (Races 1-2-3-4-5)
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Race 1: Our pick is the 3/1 second choice, #2 Triple Red Aces. The three-year-old gelding by Uncaptured is trained by Allen Landry and ridden by C.J. McMahon. He has the top combo of trainer and jockey. Get Evangeline Downs Picks for all of today's races.
# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML 
1 Free Falling Nate
Free Drop Billy
Lonnie Briley
Joe Stokes
5/2
2
Triple Red Aces
Uncaptured
Allen Landry
C.J. McMahon
3/1
3 Easy Eddie A
Midnight Lute
Raymond Prejean
Gerard Melancon
4/1
4 Power Master
Astrology
Keith G. Bourgeois
Emanuel Nieves
7/2
5 Flashy Boy Goes
Mo for the Money
Karl Broberg
Timothy Thornton
8/1
6 Sacred Nation
Star Guitar
Carl J. Woodley
Jansen Melancon
9/2
Runner Win Place Show Flashy Boy Goes
$10.00 $5.00 $2.80 Easy Eddie A
- $3.40 $2.20 Free Falling Nate
- - $2.60 Sacred Nation
- - - Also rans: Triple Red Aces, Power MasterPool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool Exacta 5-3 $24.60 $21,331.00 Superfecta 5-3-1-6 $155.00 $8,722.00 Trifecta 5-3-1 $78.00 $13,072.00 Fractions and final time: :23.18, :47.49, 1:12.83, 1:26.08Winning Owner: Mark David Hixson
Winning Breeder: John Barger & Mark HixsonFLASHY BOY GOES broke well, pressured the winner from the outside for a half, dueled in the two path then took over midway on the turn, clear into the lane, increased advantage through the stretch under his own courage to win ridden out.1M, Dirt, $4,000 ClaimingOpen | 3 Year Olds And UpPurse: $11,000Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 2-3-4) Pick 4 (Races 2-3-4-5)
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Race 2: Our pick is the 5/2 second choice, #2 Masterly. The ten-year-old gelding by Super Saver is trained by Karl Broberg and ridden by Timothy Thornton. He has the top combo of trainer and jockey. Get Evangeline Downs Picks for all of today's races.
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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 Sermononthemount
Tale of Ekati
Sam B. David, Jr.
Emanuel Nieves
2/1
2
Masterly
Super Saver
Karl Broberg
Timothy Thornton
5/2
3 Guitarzan
Star Guitar
Kearney Segura
C.J. McMahon
10/1
4 Big Money Machine
Pure Prize
Isai V. Gonzalez
Jose Andres Guerrero
9/2
5 Mias Moonbeam
Maxamax
Juan A. Larrosa
Juan P. Vargas
7/2
6 Overthought
Overanalyze
Keith G. Bourgeois
Elio J. Barrera
6/1
Runner Win Place Show Sermononthemount
$8.00 $3.00 $2.40 Mias Moonbeam
- $3.00 $2.10 Big Money Machine
- - $2.40 Masterly
- - - Also rans: Overthought, GuitarzanPool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool Exacta 1-5 $17.60 $17,819.00 Superfecta 1-5-4-2 $230.60 $5,633.00 Trifecta 1-5-4 $81.00 $10,101.00 Daily Double 5-1 $30.80 $5,475.00 Fractions and final time: :24.88, :48.95, 1:14.02, 1:26.87, 1:40.02Winning Owner: Marianne Scherer
Winning Breeder: Charles FipkeSERMONONTHEMOUNT close from the start, moved up to duel in the two path after a half, put that rival away turning for home, steadily pulled away while kept to p4ressure.
Wednesday's Best Bet: Hannah's Haven makes progress
Hannah's Haven makes progress at Evangeline Downs.7 1/2F, Turf, $20,000 ClaimingFillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And UpPurse: $22,000Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5)
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Race 3: The top pick is #8 Ms. Cajun Queen the 5/2 ML favorite trained by Samuel Breaux and ridden by Joel Dominguez. The four-year-old filly by Court Vision has top ratings across all categories - good speed figures, top trainer and top jockey. Get Evangeline Downs Picks for all of today's races.
# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 Pseudoscience
Real Solution
Steven Duke
Elio J. Barrera
8/1
2 Czar's Ballerina
Bodemeister
Ricky Courville
Carlos L. Marquez
7/2
3 Madison's Screen
Half Ours
Sturges J. Ducoing
Jose Luis Rodriguez
5/1
4 Serape
Cinco Charlie
Brett A. Brinkman
Devin H. Magnon
10/1
5 Mrs. Necaise
Can the Man
Herman F. Ladner, Jr.
Gerard Melancon
15/1
6 Sky High Susan
Sky Mesa
Sarah Delany
Casey Fusilier
3/1
7 Sugar Star
Star Guitar
Ray J. Culotta
Treylon S Albert
15/1
8
Ms. Cajun Queen
Court Vision
Samuel Breaux
Joel Dominguez
5/2
9 Target Vision
Court Vision
Emile Schwandt
Juan P. Vargas
20/1
10 Cajun Two Step
Astrology
Samuel Breaux
Joel Dominguez
(Also-eligible) 15/1
AE
11 Kappa Hill
My Pal Charlie
Roland Patt, Jr.
Chris R. Rosier
(Also-eligible) 20/1
AE
12 Seriously Sam
Astrology
Sam B. David, Jr.
Timothy Thornton
(Also-eligible) 8/1
AE
13 Lovers Never Say
Catalina Red
Edith A. Mojica
Elio J. Barrera
(Also-eligible) 15/1
AE
Runner Win Place Show Ms. Cajun Queen
$5.40 $2.80 $2.20 Czar's Ballerina
- $4.40 $2.80 Sky High Susan
- - $3.20 Seriously Sam
- - - Also rans: Madison's Screen, Pseudoscience, Serape, Sugar Star, Mrs. NecaisePool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool Pick 3 5-1-8 $114.60 $5,978.00 Daily Double 1-8 $22.00 $2,556.00 Exacta 8-2 $16.80 $27,965.00 Superfecta 8-2-6-12 $180.20 $15,516.00 Trifecta 8-2-6 $45.20 $21,448.00 Fractions and final time: :23.38, :47.36, 1:12.69, 1:31.23Winning Owner: Tin Roof Farms LLC
Winning Breeder: DocAtty Stables, LLCMS. CAJUN QUEEN6 1/2F, Dirt, $5,000 Maiden ClaimingOpen | 3 Year Olds And UpPurse: $12,000Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) Pick 5 (Races 4-5-6-7-8)
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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 Lord Help Me
Tapiture
Herman F. Ladner, Jr.
Gerard Melancon
12/1
2 Glitter Storm
Zong
Phillip Mark Dison
Louis A. Stokes
15/1
3 Count On Rain
Flashpoint
James Benoit
Thomas L. Pompell
8/1
4 Muletrain
Gold Tribute
John Bernard
Jose Andres Guerrero
5/1
5 Uncle Chan
Interactif
Lester Simon
Irwin J. Rosendo
20/1
6 Golden Confusion
Goldencents
Sam B. David, Jr.
Timothy Thornton
5/2
7 Chahta Sia
The Daddy
Walter Silva
Joel Dominguez
10/1
8 Indefensible Town
Mo Tom
Kenneth L. Roberts, Sr.
Treylon S Albert
3/1
9 Dixieland Storming
Overanalyze
Juan A. Larrosa
Juan P. Vargas
4/1
Runner Win Place Show Muletrain
$8.00 $4.20 $2.40 Count On Rain
- $8.20 $3.80 Golden Confusion
- - $2.80 Chahta Sia
- - - Also rans: Lord Help Me, Indefensible Town, Glitter Storm, Uncle Chan, Dixieland StormingPool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool Daily Double 8-4 $29.40 $2,039.00 Exacta 4-3 $59.40 $79,477.00 Superfecta 4-3-6-7 $1,505.20 $15,888.00 Trifecta 4-3-6 $187.40 $28,590.00 Pick 3 1-8-4 $108.60 $1,992.00 Fractions and final time: 1:22.12Winning Owner: Hailey R. Jones
Winning Breeder: J. Adcock & Hume WornallMULETRAIN forwardly placed, asked along while saving ground into the lane, in tight along the rail past the furlong marker, showed good determination to be up in tight at the wire.
Awesome Again fair odds: Opposing Baffert is prudent play
Bob Baffert trains 2 top contenders in the Awesome Again, but the value lurks elsewhere.1M, Turf, AllowanceOpen | 3 Year OldsPurse: $31,000Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) Pick 4 (Races 5-6-7-8)
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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 F J's Flaco
Brethren
Chad Maturin
Joe Stokes
12/1
2 Donegal Factor
The Factor
Dane Noel
Juan P. Vargas
6/1
3 Brite Outlook
Anchor Down
Benard Chatters
Elio J. Barrera
9/2
4 Sir Liam
Liam's Map
Jayde J. Gelner
Timothy Thornton
2/1
5 Butler Cabin
Free Drop Billy
Shane Wilson
C.J. McMahon
5/2
6 Talk to Tokey
Ride On Curlin
Chasey Deville Pomier
Jose Luis Rodriguez
15/1
7 Quiet as Midnight
Midnight Lute
Benard Chatters
Louis A. Stokes
8/1
8 Gluckstadt
Malibu Moon
Juan C. Sanchez
Emanuel Nieves
10/1
Runner Win Place Show Brite Outlook
$8.80 $5.00 $2.60 Gluckstadt
- $7.80 $4.60 Donegal Factor
- - $2.80 Butler Cabin
- - - Also rans: Sir Liam, F J's Flaco, Quiet as Midnight, Talk to TokeyPool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool Daily Double 4-3 $39.40 $3,439.00 Exacta 3-8 $69.40 $22,244.00 Superfecta 3-8-2-5 $918.80 $10,661.00 Trifecta 3-8-2 $232.80 $17,168.00 Pick 3 8-4-3 $140.20 $4,800.00 Pick 4 1-8/9/10/11/13-4-3 $531.80 $6,823.00 Pick 5 5-1-8/9/10/11/13-4-3 $2,180.20 $9,448.00 Fractions and final time: :23.37, :48.34, 1:13.17, 1:25.38, 1:37.48Winning Owner: P. T. Thoroughbreds, LLC
Winning Breeder: Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD.BRITE OUTLOOK broke sharp but outward to help tighten up a couple of outer rivals, set or forced the pace along the inside inherited a narrow advantage late in the final turn, headed entering the stretch, dug in gamely late to narrowly prevail.1M, Dirt, $5,000 ClaimingOpen | 3 Year Olds And UpPurse: $12,000Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8)
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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 Band Boss
Street Boss
Juan C. Sanchez
Jose Andres Guerrero
2/1
2 Dealin' Stelen
Shanghai Bobby
Brent Toups
Louis A. Stokes
8/1
3 Humphrey
Liam's Map
Brett A. Brinkman
Thomas L. Pompell
7/2
4 Guitar Tribute
Star Guitar
Karl Broberg
Timothy Thornton
5/2
5 East Lex
City Zip
L. Jay Cuccia
Juan P. Vargas
10/1
6 Applewood
Bodemeister
Ronald J. Matthieu
Devin H. Magnon
5/1
7 Taken Back
Redding Colliery
Kearney Segura
Joe Stokes
20/1
Runner Win Place Show Dealin' Stelen
$26.00 $10.00 $3.40 Band Boss
- $5.20 $2.60 Guitar Tribute
- - $2.20 Applewood
- - - Also rans: East Lex, Taken BackPool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool Daily Double 3-2 $115.80 $2,551.00 Exacta 2-1 $135.40 $30,552.00 Superfecta 2-1-4-6 $1,334.20 $11,172.00 Trifecta 2-1-4 $302.00 $16,570.00 Pick 3 4-3-2 $604.80 $4,235.00 Fractions and final time: :25.93, :52.1, 1:17.35, 1:29.9, 1:42.42Winning Owner: Richard J. Morris
Winning Breeder: Douglas S. Arnold & Rob AuerbachDEALIN' STELEN
Head to Head: Handicapping the 2023 Lukas Classic
Rattle N Roll looks to rebound in the Grade 2 Lukas Classic, but do the ladies think he can win?1M, Turf, $30,000 Starter Optional ClaimingOpen | 3 Year Olds And UpPurse: $33,000Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta
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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 Charlie G
My Pal Charlie
Lee Thomas
Joe Stokes
15/1
2 Sniveling
Will Take Charge
Juan A. Larrosa
Juan P. Vargas
12/1
3 Peacock Kitten
Kitten's Joy
Rylee Magnon
Devin H. Magnon
9/2
4 Budro Talking
Tale of Ekati
Sturges J. Ducoing
Timothy Thornton
3/1
5 Fortuity
The Factor
David Terre
Treylon S Albert
5/2
6 Strong Eagle
Lord Nelson
Alison Escobar
Elio J. Barrera
7/2
7 First Glimpse
First Samurai
Keith G. Bourgeois
Jose Luis Rodriguez
8/1
8 Uncle Frank
California Chrome
Billy G. Sturrock
Irwin J. Rosendo
10/1
Runner Win Place Show Fortuity
$14.60 $7.40 $4.60 First Glimpse
- $5.20 $3.40 Budro Talking
- - $3.00 Uncle Frank
- - - Also rans: Peacock Kitten, Sniveling, Charlie G, Strong EaglePool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool Daily Double 2-5 $191.00 $4,866.00 Exacta 5-7 $77.60 $56,648.00 Superfecta 5-7-4-8 $1,515.20 $12,965.00 Trifecta 5-7-4 $185.60 $23,155.00 Pick 3 3-2-5 $1,273.00 $2,750.00 Fractions and final time: :23.97, :49.52, 1:13.91, 1:25.8, 1:37.71Winning Owner: Donald W. Moran, Sr.
Winning Breeder: Stone FarmFIRST GLIMPSE closest to the off the inside, continued pursuit the middle half, challenged into the lane, dueled to the wire, drifted in carrying that foe into the gap late under a right handed crop, narrowly prevailed.6 1/2F, Dirt, $5,000 Maiden ClaimingOpen | 3 Year Olds And UpPurse: $12,000Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta
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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 St Pierre
Danza
Don Stemmans
Gerard Melancon
8/1
2 Basti Blue
Bodemeister
Jacoby Landry
Jansen Melancon
7/2
3 Came Out Kickin
Orthodox
Lynn J. Romero, Sr.
Emanuel Nieves
15/1
4 Mean Meister
Mean Season
Steven B. Flint
C.J. McMahon
4/1
5 Carlos' Blast
Custom for Carlos
Scott Gelner
Elio J. Barrera
2/1
6 Admiral Afleet
Yankee Gentleman
Gerard Perron
Juan P. Vargas
5/1
7 Astrology Wonowon
Astrology
Randy J. Granger
Louis A. Stokes
15/1
8 R and R Star
Star Guitar
Bessie Sue Nichols
Joe Stokes
10/1
9 D'festive Cat
D'wildcat
Warren Bourque
Irwin J. Rosendo
20/1
Runner Win Place Show Carlos' Blast
$4.00 $2.60 $2.20 Astrology Wonowon
- $8.60 $4.40 Admiral Afleet
- - $2.40 Mean Meister
- - - Also rans: St Pierre, Basti Blue, R and R Star, D'festive Cat, Came Out KickinPool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool Superfecta 5-7-6-4 $288.40 $25,997.00 Exacta 5-7 $30.00 $60,510.00 Daily Double 5-5 $33.80 $12,781.00 Trifecta 5-7-6 $72.20 $38,333.00 Pick 3 2-5-5 $588.00 $17,150.00 Pick 4 3-2-5-5 $2,877.40 $21,102.00 Pick 5 4-3-2-5-5 $18,516.40 $24,689.00 Fractions and final time: :23.51, :47.51, 1:13.9, 1:20.84Winning Owner: Scott Gelner
Winning Breeder: Michelle LaVoiceCARLOS' BLAST
Flatter: If only racing coverage were more about the racing
Flatter: Longing for a time when racing news is focused on actual races.News For Evangeline Downs
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