Sunday, December 5, 2010

Race Recap: Flat Out Clearly Best in Sunday Feature

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Contact: Graham Ross, Staff Writer, 504.948.1255, graham.ross@fgno.com

 

FLAT OUT CLEARLY BEST SUNDAY AT FAIR GROUNDS

 

By Graham Ross, Staff Writer

 

NEW ORLEANS (Sunday, December 05, 2010) – Preston Stables’ Flat Out, allowed to settle early, angled sharply outside the leaders in upper stretch under left-handed whipping and drew off for a two-length tally in Sunday’s featured $49,000 allowance optional claiming race at Fair Grounds.

 

The winner, trained by Charles Dickey and ridden by Corey Lanerie, toured the mile and 70-yard distance in 1:42.76, increased his career earnings to $116,200 with his third victory in six lifetime starts and returned mutuels of $11.20 $6.20 and $4.60.

 

D&G Racing, Diamond Racing and 4-Star Thunder’s Max Me Out, who pressed the pace, continued willingly late to best Millennium Farms and James Covello’s Tone It Down by a head for the runner-up position. Max Me Out paid $4.40 and $3.20 in the second spot, and Tone It Down paid $4.40 for finishing third.

 

Racing resumes for the first Monday of the Fair Grounds 2010-2011 meeting with a 10-race program with post time for the first race set for 12:40 p.m.

 

About Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, the nation’s third-oldest racetrack, has been in operation since 1872. Located in New Orleans, Fair Grounds is owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CHDN); it also operates a slot-machine gaming facility and 10 off-track betting parlors throughout southeast Louisiana. The 139th Thoroughbred Racing Season will run Nov. 25, 2010-March 27, 2011, highlighted by the 98th Grade II Louisiana Derby on March 26. Information about Fair Grounds can be found online at www.FairGroundsRaceCourse.com.

                                                                                                                   

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James J. Mulvihill
Communications & Pari-Mutuel Marketing Manager
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
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