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bigantlers pays $228.80 at fg sunday
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NEW ORLEANS (Sunday, January 20, 2013) – B G Havari’s Bigantlers paid big at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in Sunday’s second race – lighting up the tote board with a $228.80 win price. It was the largest straight payoff so far in Fair Grounds’ 2012-2013 racing season – in fact, eight dollars more than Raut LLC’s Hero of Order paid when winning the $1 million
Unhurried early on Sunday, Bigantlers rallied strongly when set down for the drive and drew off for a 4 1/4-length score at the wire.
Trained by Ioannis Kolibos, who was saddling his first winner of the season, Bigantlers was ridden by
“I thought the horse had a good shot last time,” said Kolibos of Bigantlers’ previous start where he finished 10th, “but then he
Racing resumes Monday at Fair Grounds with a special nine-race holiday program. First post is 1 p.m.
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