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Mojo’s Stakes Attracts Rosouti
Evangeline Downs will host the Mojo’s Stakes (R) for Louisiana-bred sprinters on Saturday's race card.

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Mojo’s Stakes Attracts Rosouti

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

OPELOUSAS, LA—NOVEMBER 27, 2014—Rosouti, a stakes-placed 4-year-old mare by Agouti racing for Rogelio Marquez Jr., is one of eight Louisiana-bred sprinters entered in Saturday’s Mojo’s Stakes (R) at Evangeline Downs.

Conditioned by Martin Trejo, Rosouti is coming off of a second-place finish to FDD Going Grand in the November 8, 220-yard Evangeline Downs Dash. The mare has won two of 10 outs and has banked $44,140 this season.

Rosouti is the 5-2 morning-line favorite. David Alvarez will ride the mare from post 7 on Saturday.

The Mojo’s Stakes is restricted to Louisiana-breds who have not won a stakes. The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey and weight assignments and morning-line odds--

  1. Bammies Leaving You (Dale Beaty, 124), 15-1
  2. First Dashin Perry (Raul Ramirez Jr., 126), 4-1
  3. Chale Viejo (Filiberto Maldonado, 124), 7-2
  4. Smart Comment (Jose Vega, 126), 9-2
  5. TF Eyes R Struttin (Eddi Martinez, 124), 6-1
  6. Jess A Martini (Gilbert Ortiz, 124), 15-1
  7. Rosouti (David Alvarez, 126), 5-2
  8. LD Streakin N Leavin (John Hamilton, 124), 8-1.

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