The Lecomte Stakes is the twelfth and final race on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at Fair Grounds in LA. This Grade III, one and 1/16th mile dirt, race is worth 20-10-6-4-2 KY Derby prep points to the first five finishers in respective order. The purse, for this stakes dating back to 1943, is set at $250,000. The Lecomte, for 3 year-old thoroughbreds, posts at 6:30 PM ET.
The Lecomte field is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and Kentucky Derby prep points to date:
- Innovator/Jaime Torres/D. Wayne Lukas/BC Stables, LLC./10-1
- Maximum Promise/Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr./Kenny McPeek/Back Racing, LLC. and Run for LaRoses, LLC./10-1
- Admiral Dennis/Joel Rosario/Brad Cox/Albaugh Family Stables/8-1/two points from fourth in the Gun Runner gives him spot 41 on the leaderboard
- Magnitude/Jose Ortiz/Steve Asmussen/Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC./6-1/five points on the leaderboard with a second place finish in the Gun Runner leaves him at 24th on the leaderboard
- Optical/James Graham/Keith Desormeaux/Don’t Tell My Wife Stables 2023, LLC./20-1
- Golden Afternoon/Axel Concepcion/Nicholas Vaccarezza/Eddie Greco, Pat Grecco, Scott Jaffe, Michael P. Cloonan and Vaccarezza Racing, LLC./20-1
- Calling Card/Frankie Dettori/Mike Maker/Three Diamnonds Farm/12-1
- Tough Catch/Luis Saez/Dallas Stewart/S.O.K. Racing, Gervais Racing, LLC., On Our Own Stable, LLC., Zak Stables and Dallas Stewart/10-1
- Dapper Moon/Edgar Morales/Dallas Stewart/Valene Farms, LLC./12-1/seventeenth on the leaderboard with 6 points from fourth in 3 races, the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, the Street Sense and the Kentucky Jockey Club
- Mobetterthangood/Colby Hernandez/Kenny McPeek/Harold Lerner, LLC., AWC Stables and Nehoc Stables/20-1
- Disco Time/Florent Geroux/Brad Cox/Juddmonte/9-2
- Jolly Samurai/Rene Diaz/Danny Pish/Jake Brown/20-1/one point from fifth in the Remington Springboard Mile earned him 42nd on the leaderboard
- Built/Jareth Loveberry/Wayne Catalano/Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners/3-1/thirteenth on the leaderboard with 10 points from a win in the Gun Runner
- Seattle Road/Marcelino Pedroza, Jr./Tom Amoss/Green well Thoroughbreds, LLC./20-1
The Lecomte is loaded with lots of competition looking to level up on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. Let’s see who gets lucky in Louisiana? Thank you for reading and please, share with your racing friends.
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