Delta has a history of running rich stakes. In the 1980s, the gross purse for the restricted Jean Lafitte Futurity was often over $350,000, with the race usually split into two divisions. Some decent horses would come out of that race and run well in the WHAS Stakes on the Derby undercard.
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
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