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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
NEW ORLEANS, LA—AUGUST 23, 2016—Bullard Farms’ Fire On The Fly will risk his five-race win streak from the rail post in Saturday’s 870-yard, $30,000 Fauxborg St. John Stakes at Fair Grounds.
A homebred gray 6-year-old son of Jet Cartel trained by Tommy Bullard, Fire On The Fly will be making his first start since May 22, when the gelding scored a nose victory in the 870-yard, $50,000 AQHA Remington Distance Challenge (G3) at Remington Park. Fire On The Fly has won all five of his starts this season, all at the 870 distance, and has earned $58,616.
Donell Blake will ride Fire On The Fly on Saturday.
Oscar Rohne’s B and G Fast Dash has won both of his starts at the 870-yard distance and will face open company off of his wire-to-wire, 5 1/2-length victory against Louisiana-breds in the July 9, $50,000 Live Oak Stakes (R) at Delta Downs. B and G Fast Dash drew post 2 and will be ridden by Donald Watson for trainer Kenneth Roberts Sr.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--
- Fire On The Fly (Donell Blake)
- B and G Fast Dash (Donald Watson)
- Speed Bok (David Alvarez)
- Streak Of Music (Damian Martinez)
- Droppin Timber (Alfonso Lujan)
- Jls Book Of Psalms (Lucas Constantin)
- Dwaynes First Perry (Randy Edison)
- Game Own (Juan D. Marquez).
Exquisite Stride is one of six sprinters entered in Saturday’s 350-yard, $30,000 Esplanade Stakes.
A 4-year-old stallion by champion Carters Cartel, Exquisite Stride is trained by Bruce Bell for David and Sherry Dunn’s D & S Racing LLC. Exquisite Stride is coming off of a neck victory in the 400-yard, $50,000 Miss Polly Classic Stakes (G3) at Delta Downs on June 25.
Exquisite Stride drew post 5 and will be ridden by Joe Badilla Jr.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--
- The Golden Bowl (David Alvarez)
- Firely Fortune (Juan C. Garcia)
- Louisiana Legends (Randy Edison)
- Tf Little Bit Rowdy (John Hamilton)
- Exquisite Stride (Joe Badilla Jr.)
- Rusty Bloom (Raul Ramirez Jr.).