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Fair Grounds meet opens Friday with 12 new stakes races

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Fair Grounds meet opens Friday with 12 new stakes races

The 2022-2023 Fair Grounds racing season runs through Sunday, March 26. Theriot won the 2007-2008 jockey title but hasn't been racing since 2018. David Cohen rode last winter at Oaklawn Park. Rey Gutierrez and Jareth Loveberry finished in the top 10 their first season at Fair grounds. Adam Beschizza, Brain Hernandez Jr. and Colby Hernandez, and “Mighty” Mitchell Murrill will each vie for a spot in a jockeying colony. Evelyn Benoit’s Brittlyn Stable won owner‘s title with every one of her 22 winners being sired by Star Guitar.

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