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Faucheux, Graham, Brittlyn Lock Up Fair Grounds Titles

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Faucheux, Graham, Brittlyn Lock Up Fair Grounds Titles

Ron Faucheux, James Graham and Evelyn Benoit's Brittlyn Stable won the championship for leading trainer, jockey and owner at the Fair Grounds. The 2021-2022 season concluded on Sunday, Mar. 27. JamesGraham won 72 races to become champion jockeying for the third straight season and fourth time overall. Mitchell Murrill won 62 races and had his 1,000th career winner in February. Beniot's stable had 22 winners at meet with a win rate of 33%. Chester Thomas's Allied Racing Stables came second with 14 victories.

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