Evangeline Downs Entries & Results for Thursday, June 1, 2023

Evangeline Downs, Opelousas, LA
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Evangeline 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%.

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5F, Dirt, $5,000 Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $13,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) Pick 5 (Races 1-2-3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 1: The pick is the 10/1 sixth choice on the ML, #7 Barranca. The four-year-old filly by Bind is trained by Shelton J. Zenon, Sr. and ridden by Thomas L. Pompell. She has very good speed figures that matchup well with this group. Get Evangeline Downs Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Catalina Queen

Catalina Red

Lee Thomas

Elio J. Barrera

5/2

2 2

Saberfight

Sabercat

Ronnie Averett

Vicente Del-Cid

8/1

3 3

Glads Love Cat

D'wildcat

Walter Trahan

Treylon S Albert

20/1

4 4

Continental Red

Catalina Red

Corale A. Richards

Timothy Thornton

15/1

5 5

Miss Hurryupnwait

Mean Season

Shelton J. Zenon, Sr.

Bethany Taylor

20/1

6 6

Roaring Quinn

Time Bandit

Rylee Magnon

Devin H. Magnon

12/1

7 7 Picks Report

Barranca

Bind

Shelton J. Zenon, Sr.

Thomas L. Pompell

10/1

8 8

A P Humor

Attempted Humor

Nicholas Latour

Juan P. Vargas

4/1

9 9

Apriority Girl

Apriority

Henry West, Jr.

Josean Rivera

7/2

10 10

Astro Flash

Astrology

Brent Toups

Joe Stokes

5/1

Runner Win Place Show
Catalina Queen  1 $4.40 $2.40 $2.60
Barranca  7 - $3.40 $3.60
Saberfight  2 - - $8.00
Roaring Quinn  6 - - -
Also rans: A P Humor, Apriority Girl, Astro Flash, Miss Hurryupnwait, Glads Love Cat, Continental Red
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 1-7 $19.00 $42,742.00
Superfecta 1-7-2-6 $475.40 $22,636.00
Trifecta 1-7-2 $152.00 $28,123.00
Fractions and final time: :22.14, :46.51, 1:00
Winning Owner: Elite Thoroughbred Racing LLC
Winning Breeder: Michele Rodriguez
CATALINA QUEEN broke well from along the inside to take immediate command, set a pressured pace into the turn along the rail, shook clear of nearest pursuer turning for home, steadily increased advantage to the wire.

1M, Dirt, $10,000 Maiden Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $16,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 2-3-4) Pick 4 (Races 2-3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 2: The pick is the 6/1 fourth choice on the ML, #7 Buck's Glory. The three-year-old gelding by West Coast is trained by Allen Landry and ridden by Timothy Thornton. He has very good speed figures that matchup well with this group. Get Evangeline Downs Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Beaudean

Mo Tom

Randy J. Granger

Louis A. Stokes

2/1

2 2

Kat's Soldier

Sadie's Soldier

John Bernard

Casey Fusilier

8/1

3 3

Cameo Trick

Cameo Appearance

Mark A. Holden

Jared Balthazar

20/1

4 4

Angola Vacation

Guilt Trip

Shelton J. Zenon, Sr.

Elio J. Barrera

12/1

5 5

Cajun Connection

Connect

Steven B. Flint

Jansen Melancon

5/2

6 6

Creole Reb

Ole Rebel

Kirby Leonard

Joe Stokes

10/1

7 7 Picks Report

Buck's Glory

West Coast

Allen Landry

Timothy Thornton

6/1

8 8

Saucy Argument

Closing Argument

Samuel Breaux

Vicente Del-Cid

4/1

Runner Win Place Show
Cajun Connection  5 $3.20 $2.40 $2.10
Beaudean  1 - $4.40 $2.60
Buck's Glory  7 - - $2.40
Kat's Soldier  2 - - -
Also rans: Angola Vacation, Saucy Argument, Cameo Trick, Creole Reb
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 1-5 $11.20 $6,566.00
Exacta 5-1 $13.80 $44,432.00
Superfecta 5-1-7-2 $143.60 $24,742.00
Trifecta 5-1-7 $27.00 $31,777.00
Fractions and final time: :25.19, :50.83, 1:16.13, 1:29.39, 1:43.06
Winning Owner: Whispering Oaks Farm LLC
Winning Breeder: Love Partnership Interests, L. P.
CAJUN CONNECTION bothered slightly just after the break, moved up to head up the second flight off the inside, continued closest to the leader through the final turn, drifted out upper stretch, was righted and closed with good resolve late to be up at the wire to gain the nod.

Wednesday's Best Bet: Hannah's Haven makes progress

Hannah's Haven makes progress at Evangeline Downs.

5F, Turf, $15,000 Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $17,500

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 3: The top selection is #5 Expect Ours the 7/2 third choice on the morning line, trained by Brett A. Brinkman and Thomas L. Pompell. A five-year-old daughter of Half Ours has just enough of a combined high ranking in a variety of categories to give a look in this spot. Get Evangeline Downs Picks for all of today's races.

  • There's potential for a very fast pace in this race with all the speed. Get the Pace Report for advanced analysis of the pace in every race today.
# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Firingtothefront

Firing Line

Shane Wilson

Jose Andres Guerrero

5/2

2 2

Tapit Right

Laurie's Rocket

Chasey Deville Pomier

Timothy Thornton

12/1

3 3

La Tress Gray

Wimbledon

Eduardo Ramirez

Vicente Del-Cid

8/1

4 4

Isolation

Guilt Trip

Keith G. Bourgeois

Jose Luis Rodriguez

15/1

5 5 Picks Report

Expect Ours

Half Ours

Brett A. Brinkman

Thomas L. Pompell

7/2

6 6

Charlie's Peak

My Pal Charlie

Lee Thomas

Elio J. Barrera

10/1

7 7

Amardine

Biondetti

Rylee Magnon

Devin H. Magnon

3/1

8 8

Condesa's Handmaid

Speed Limit

Randy Shamsie, Sr.

Emanuel Nieves

9/2

Runner Win Place Show
Firingtothefront  1 $6.20 $3.20 $2.60
Expect Ours  5 - $3.40 $2.80
Tapit Right  2 - - $6.00
Amardine  7 - - -
Also rans: La Tress Gray, Charlie's Peak, Condesa's Handmaid, Isolation
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 1-5 $19.80 $24,024.00
Daily Double 5-1 $10.00 $2,480.00
Pick 3 1-5-1 $36.20 $7,734.00
Trifecta 1-5-2 $218.80 $16,392.00
Superfecta 1-5-2-7 $1,014.20 $10,912.00
Fractions and final time: :21.9, :45.16, :57.16
Winning Owner: Wayne T. Davis
Winning Breeder: Clearsky Farms
FIRINGTOTHEFRONT in the second flight toward the inside early, raced in the two path when still pursuing the lead group through the turn, tipped out three wide when straightened for home, rallied with determination to be up in time.

5 1/2F, Dirt, $4,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $10,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) Pick 5 (Races 4-5-6-7-8)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Reece's Priority

Apriority

Lee Thomas

Carlos L. Marquez

12/1

2 2

Galaxy Builder

Time Bandit

Chasey Deville Pomier

Juan P. Vargas

3/1

3 3

I'm Looking Up

Speightstown

Shelton J. Zenon, Sr.

Thomas L. Pompell

15/1

4 4

Cajun Up

Sum of the Parts

Brent Delahoussaye

Chris R. Rosier

20/1

5 5

Curtin's Up

Big Drama

Isai V. Gonzalez

Jose Andres Guerrero

9/2

6 6

Set Hut

Daaher

Aaron Savoy

Coby J. Bourque

15/1

7 7

Pray Ide Sing

Flashy Wise Cat

Juan C. Sanchez

Vicente Del-Cid

6/1

8 8

Fluffpoint

Flashpoint

Scott Gelner

Elio J. Barrera

15/1

9 9

Ten Silver Pins

Tenpins

Dwayne Jackson

Josean Rivera

20/1

10 10

Why Joey Why

Joe's Son Joey

Brent Delahoussaye

Casey Fusilier

5/2

11 11

Gracida

Custom for Carlos

Karl Broberg

Timothy Thornton

10/1

Runner Win Place Show
Why Joey Why 10 $12.60 $6.60 $4.40
Galaxy Builder  2 - $4.60 $3.60
Pray Ide Sing  7 - - $5.00
Fluffpoint  8 - - -
Also rans: Curtin's Up, Gracida, I'm Looking Up, Set Hut, Reece's Priority
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 1-10 $54.40 $2,734.00
Exacta 10-2 $51.20 $29,052.00
Superfecta 10-2-7-8 $1,112.40 $12,614.00
Trifecta 10-2-7 $215.00 $19,478.00
Pick 3 5-1-10 $113.00 $3,827.00
Fractions and final time: :22.41, :46.37, :59.25, 1:05.84
Winning Owner: William Whitley
Winning Breeder: Billy W. Cuevas
WHY JOEY WHY in the main body while racing outside, four wide into the lane, kept coming late to be up in time.

Slow Down Andy takes them all the way in Awesome Again

Slow Down Andy leads gate to wire, wins Awesome Again, qualifies for Breeders’ Cup Classic.

1M, Dirt, $5,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $11,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) Pick 4 (Races 5-6-7-8)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Mean Cruiser

Mean Season

Kearney Segura

Joe Stokes

5/2

2 2

Tin Delay

Algorithms

Roland L. Bruno

Theodrick Ledet

12/1

3 3

Graham 's Cruiser

Hard Aces

Antonio Alberto

Juan P. Vargas

2/1

4 4

Courageous Timmy

Klimt

Corale A. Richards

Timothy Thornton

10/1

5 5

Michael's Bad Boy

Noble Mission (GB)

Houston Cormier

Casey Fusilier

9/2

6 6

Hope for Change

Matzoh Toga

Katina Milburn

Gerard Melancon

15/1

7 7

Carries Man

Artie Schiller

Shelton J. Zenon, Sr.

Louis A. Stokes

8/1

8 8

General Eisenhower

Normandy Invasion

Jonah Fuselier

Jose Luis Rodriguez

6/1

Runner Win Place Show
Mean Cruiser  1 $12.00 $4.60 $2.60
Michael's Bad Boy  5 - $4.40 $2.60
Graham 's Cruiser  3 - - $2.10
General Eisenhower  8 - - -
Also rans: Tin Delay, Courageous Timmy, Hope for Change, Carries Man
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 10-1 $62.40 $2,349.00
Exacta 1-5 $84.80 $35,420.00
Superfecta 1-5-3-8 $449.60 $14,204.00
Trifecta 1-5-3 $159.80 $23,489.00
Pick 3 1-10-1 $170.40 $3,126.00
Pick 4 5-1-10-1 $446.20 $9,594.00
Pick 5 1-5-1-10-1 $747.60 $7,845.00
Fractions and final time: :24.62, :49.63, 1:15.55, 1:28.96, 1:42.76
Winning Owner: Phyllis Comeaux
Winning Breeder: Phyllis Comeaux
MEAN CRUISER prominent early along the inside, fell steadily back, moved out and came five wide for the drive, engaged the leader inside the furlong grounds and wore that rival down under firm handling in a determined effort. MICHAEL'

6F, Dirt, $20,000 Maiden Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $18,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Pintora

Paynter

Robertino Diodoro

C.J. McMahon

7/2

2 2

Courting Randi

Court Vision

Kearney Segura

Joe Stokes

15/1

3 3

Baltimore Babe

Baltimore Bob

Walter Trahan

Treylon S Albert

20/1

4 4

Highway Sixty One

Greenpointcrusader

W. Bret Calhoun

Timothy Thornton

4/1

5 5

Jax's Starry Bride

Star Guitar

Ronnie Averett

Vicente Del-Cid

20/1

6 6

Last Penalty

Brody's Cause

Juan A. Larrosa

Juan P. Vargas

6/1

7 7

She's My Louie V.

Violence

Steven B. Flint

Jansen Melancon

15/1

8 8

Mean Dreamer

Mean Season

Benjamin Zeno

Casey Fusilier

12/1

9 9

She'smysmokeshow

Tapwrit

Shane Wilson

Jose Andres Guerrero

8/1

10 10

California Belle

California Chrome

Nicholas Latour

Elio J. Barrera

5/2

11 11

Sense of Heart

Goldencents

Dane Noel

Jared Balthazar

20/1

Runner Win Place Show
California Belle 10 $8.40 $3.80 $3.00
She's My Louie V.  7 - $6.20 $4.60
Last Penalty  6 - - $4.00
Pintora  1 - - -
Also rans: She'smysmokeshow, Highway Sixty One, Sense of Heart, Courting Randi, Mean Dreamer, Baltimore Babe
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 1-10 $48.80 $3,463.00
Exacta 10-7 $41.80 $89,089.00
Superfecta 10-7-6-1 $1,153.60 $39,384.00
Trifecta 10-7-6 $231.20 $49,485.00
Pick 3 10-1-10 $315.20 $4,659.00
Fractions and final time: :22.67, :47.1, 1:00.16, 1:13.84
Winning Owner: Nicholas James Latour
Winning Breeder: California Chrome Syndicate &Dr.Charles S. Giles
CALIFORNIA BELLE in the main body early outside, ranged up to challenge late in the turn while four wide, vied into the lane, set down firmly, drove clear the final furlong. SHE'

Churchill Downs: Zozos wins Ack Ack, may not go to Breeders’ Cup

Zozos wins Ack Ack, but connections might not take invitation to Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

5F, Turf, Allowance
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $35,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Building Home

Time Bandit

Eduardo Ramirez

Joel Dominguez

3/1

2 2

Debbies Passage

Custom for Carlos

Juan A. Larrosa

Elio J. Barrera

15/1

3 3

For Real Alice

My Pal Charlie

Floyd D. Pitzer

Vicente Del-Cid

8/1

4 4

Two Jet

Daaher

Jerry Delhomme

Timothy Thornton

6/1

5 5

Be a Bandit

Greeley's Galaxy

Shelton J. Zenon, Sr.

Josean Rivera

12/1

6 6

Cced for Steph

Half Ours

Shane Wilson

Jose Andres Guerrero

4/1

7 7

My Kiki

Not This Time

Karl Broberg

Juan P. Vargas

10/1

8 8

Country Lady

Country Day

Lee Thomas

C.J. McMahon

2/1

Runner Win Place Show
Country Lady  8 $4.60 $3.80 $2.60
For Real Alice  3 - $9.20 $5.00
Building Home  1 - - $5.00
Two Jet  4 - - -
Also rans: Be a Bandit, Debbies Passage, Cced for Steph, My Kiki
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 1-10-8 $160.20 $5,794.00
Trifecta 8-3-1 $207.80 $42,811.00
Superfecta 8-3-1-4 $1,421.40 $25,176.00
Exacta 8-3 $37.20 $56,168.00
Daily Double 10-8 $29.00 $6,955.00
Fractions and final time: :21.8, :45.03, :57.22
Winning Owner: Elite Thoroughbred Racing LLC and Respect the Valleys, LLC
Winning Breeder: Respect the Valleys LLC
COUNTRY LADY moved up outside to join the leaders before two furlongs, dueled in the two path through the turn, kicked clear in upper stretch and maintained daylight to the finish under steady handling.

5F, Dirt, $5,000 Maiden Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $10,000

Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Flash of Rain

Flashpoint

Martin M. Meza

Jared Balthazar

20/1

2 2

Midge's Time

Time Bandit

Donald Rubin

Vicente Del-Cid

12/1

3 3

Runaway Jim

D'wildcat

Isai V. Gonzalez

Jose Andres Guerrero

8/1

4 4

Wicked Tough

Wicked Strong

Henry West, Jr.

Elio J. Barrera

7/2

5 5

Tyler's Sensation

Unbridledsensation

Tommy J. Delahoussaye

Treylon S Albert

20/1

6 6

Wildcats's Meow

Tale of Ekati

Edith A. Mojica

Emanuel Nieves

20/1

7 7

Roll On Out

Reload

Robertino Diodoro

C.J. McMahon

9/2

8 8

Arkansas Zong

Zong

Phillip Mark Dison

Louis A. Stokes

15/1

9 9

Marvins' Warrior

Poseidon's Warrior

Scott Gelner

Jansen Melancon

12/1

10 10

Pallaton

Whence

Shelton J. Zenon, Sr.

Juan P. Vargas

15/1

11 11

Crafty One

Violence

Edward L. Cox

Casey Fusilier

10/1

12 12

Awesome Cajun

Awesome Slew

Henry West, Jr.

Josean Rivera

5/2

Runner Win Place Show
Roll On Out  7 $7.80 $3.80 $3.20
Awesome Cajun 12 - $3.00 $2.40
Pallaton 10 - - $32.80
Arkansas Zong  8 - - -
Also rans: Marvins' Warrior, Wildcats's Meow, Crafty One, Midge's Time, Runaway Jim, Tyler's Sensation
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 4 1-10-8-7 $600.00 $30,625.00
Pick 5 10-1-10-8-7 $2,455.80 $22,103.00
Daily Double 8-7 $14.20 $14,116.00
Exacta 7-12 $18.80 $54,314.00
Superfecta 7-12-10-8 $5,477.00 $33,230.00
Trifecta 7-12-10 $1,018.20 $42,650.00
Consolation Double 8-1 $4.20 $0.00
Pick 3 10-8-7 $110.40 $24,496.00
Consolation Pick 3 10-8-1 $27.80 $0.00
Fractions and final time: :22.7, :47.17, 1:00.54
Winning Owner: Brian Weatherill
Winning Breeder: Brian Weatherill
ROLL ON OUT broke on top, angled in while narrowly showing the way up the backstretch, continued to hold a narrow advantage while inside a pair of rivals through the turn, shrugged them off to be clear when straightened for home, enough left to hold off the runner up.

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Slow Down Andy takes them all the way in Awesome Again

Slow Down Andy leads gate to wire, wins Awesome Again, qualifies for Breeders’ Cup Classic.

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Zozos wins Ack Ack, but connections might not take invitation to Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

Santa Anita: Dr. Schivel, Hong Kong Harry, Lane Way win stakes

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