BIBLICAL STRENGTH, a four year old gelding owned by Racing To The Cross LLC, scored sprinting in allowance company at Evangeline Downs. He had to draw on his name as he had to fight the whole trip and needed all the strength he could muster. He is trained by Jason H. Meaux and was bred by  Coulee Croche Thor., LLC & C. F. Newman. He has been hitting the board regularly and has already earned over $75,000.

NO ONE GREATER lived up to his name as he grabbed the lead early and powered to a 5 length win in a MSW at Evangeline Downs going 6 1/2 on the dirt last year. Today he pressed the early pace and then took over to hit the wire in front by a neck to win his first condition allowance race also at Evangeline. He stretched out to a mile on the dirt and had to repell a late closer for the score. He is owned by Leo Savoy, was bred by Bill Langford and is trained by Rickey N. Castille.

BIONIC BUTTERFLY took to racing on wings! She flew out of the gate and easily distanced her field - first time out. She won by over 3 lengths sprinting 4 1/2 at Evangeline Downs. The filly is owned by Whispering Oaks Farm and was bred by Relentless Racing. She is trained by Steve Flint.

On the same card, 3 year old gelding CORK ARM broke his maiden for owners Keith and Earl Hernandez, John Duvieith and Bill Langford. He also hit the wire over 3 lenths ahead.

GSW BIG WORLD  winner of the G3 Tempted S. as a 2 year old, triumphed in a two of Louisiana-bred stakes at 3  and then scored big time in the LA Bred Premier Night Distaff S. in Feb. Delta. Off as the heavy favorite going 1 1/16 at Oaklawn in aloowance company, she pushed  the pace then moved  to the front soon after straightening for home for a 1 1/2-length win.  BIG WORLD has a juvenile full-brother named Gracida who brought $400,000 as a 2 year old in training at Gulfstream.  BIG WORLD is owned by Maggi Moss and trained by Thomas M. Amoss. Lifetime:  10-6-0-4, $428,400.

At the Fair Ground, LUCKY BAND raced like a pro in her second start. Sprinting 5 1/2 she raced just of the pace and then came wide when it counted a scored by 1/2 a length. She made ALL her connections HAPPY in one fell swoop: LUCKY BAND is owned and was bred and aslo is trained by Peter L. Orlando. And in the pipeline, the winner has a 2-year-old full-brother named Captain Kip and a yearling full-sister named Lady Carlos. Her dam foaled another Custom for Carlos colt this spring.

FONDA CARLOS liked racing at Sam Houston. She has been knocking at the door to graduation, but sprinting on the dirt, she went right to the lead and wired the field for the win. She is trained by  Karl Broberg and is owned by Love Partnership Interests LP.
 

OUR FOOLISH GIRL was not so foolish afterall, she dueled almost the entire 5 1/2 furlong sprint to out game her opposition at the wire and win by a nose in her third start. She is a homebred for Eddie & B Carlene Jackson and is trained by Alonzo Howard.

Exciting result at Fasig Tipton Gulfstream for the CUSTOM FOR CARLOS colt, The full brother to G3 SW BIG WORLD, went to Dennis O'Neill for $400,000. He was puchased for brother trainer Doug O'Neill. From the O'Neill  barn came Derby winners NYQUIST and I'LL HAVE ANOTHER to name only a couple. The pair also bought Crosscheck Carlos last year. Check out his breeze video below. He worked easily and efficiently.

 Run Away Ralph, second this past December in the Louisiana Futurity, ran away with an allowance race at the Fair Grounds at a mile on the dirt. He tracked wide and then took over the lead when he wished and won "with authority" in the words of the chart caller. He has earned  $64,170 for owner Energy Solutions Consultants, LLC, He was bred by Trey LaVoice (LA),

FAREWELL TAX BREAK likes the winner's circle so much she repeated again in allowance company - once again she scored wire to wire drawing off by over 5 lengths. FAREWELL TAX BREAK is a homebred for  Eddie Jackson & B. Carlene Jackson. She is trained by Haward Alonzo.She has earned over $100,000. KEEP WATCHING FOR THIS ONE!

FAREWELL TAX BREAK has only been off the board once in 7 starts. She figured out the game in her 6th start, graduating at th Fair Grounds MSW in wire to wire fashion last month. It seems she liked the winner's circle so she repeated today in allowance company with another wire to wire win - this time ridden out by 10 lenghts! FAREWELL TAX BREAK is a homebred for  Eddie Jackson & B. Carlene Jackson. She is trained by Haward Alonzo.WATCH FOR THIS ONE!

Courtesy of the TDN
By Bill Finley

Johnson & Crosscheck Carlos

The photo shows All Star Hockey player Erik Johnson with his CUSTOM FOR CARLOS Stakes Winner CROSSCHECK CARLOS

FAIRWELL TAX BREAK, a homebred 3 year odl filly for Eddie Jackson & B. Carlene Jackson wired the field to break her maiden at the Fair Grounds by over 3 lengths. She has been knocking at the door, so she already has almost $46,000 in earnings.

CUSTOM CLOVER sprinted to graduate at Evangeline in his third start. He figured out the game fast and won back in allowance company at Delta Downs dueling throughout a 5 furlong sprint to get the nod at the wire.  He is trained by Victor Arceneaux owned Eric Rasmussen and was bred by Wayne Simpson & Tom Curtis.

At Retama Park, CUSTOM FOR CHLOE added win number 3 to her resume. She raced some what erratically in the stretch, but won by a nose. She is owned by Mike H Carson and was bred by  5 B Farm.

CROSSCHECK CARLOS, is well traveled for a 2 year old colt. He won at Santa Anita, arrived in Louisiana to capture the D S Shine Young Futurity,  returned to RNA at Barretts and has now added to his resume by running second in the Gold Rush Futurity  at Arapahe Park, Most recently he ran a very strong second in the Barretts Juvenile S at Los Alamitos. He has earned just over  $117,000 for his owners  ERJ Racing, LLC, Slam Dunk Racing and Neil Haymes. He was bred in Louisiana by Allen Guillotte Jr and is now trained by Doug O`Neill.

IVANA'S WISH, a 2 year old filly owned by Troy Collins and bred by  BCS Thoroughbreds LLC, came wide and then cleared the field in the stretch to win her first start by 2 lengths.  She raced 5 1/2 furlongs at Evangeline Downs on a wet track.

It was a family affair when 2 year old gelding MADE TO FIT wired the field to graduate in a MSW at Presque Isle Downs. He was ridden by Taylor B. Rice trained by  Kevin Rice and his owner is Clyde D. Rice. Only his breeders  Terry Gabriel & Lisa Meaux were not part of the family.

Love  Partnership Interests L.P.'s, two year old filly CUSTOM "got" the racing game right away, winning at Louisiana Downs in her first start. She dueled throughout, sprinting 5 furlongs, and prevailed at the wire to win by 3/4 of a length.

Three year old filly CHINAWOOD broke her maiden earlier this year. Today she overcame traffic problems and steered clear for a win in her first allowance condition at Evangeline Downs. She has earned better than $50,000 for her owner John Duvieilh and Keith & Earl Hernandez. She is trained by Frank Leggio and was bred by Alston Thoroughbreds LLC. 

Three year old gelding CUSTOMIZER shook clear and won his second race for owner Set-Hut LLC. He was sprinting 5 furlongs on the turf at Evangeline. CUSTOMIZER was bred by Perry Segura.

Also at Evangine, first time starter three year old gelding, CALEB HAWK, had an exciting trip. He was off slow but figured it out FAST and won by over 8 lengths. He is a homebred for John Duvieilh (who had a lot of excitment today) & Bill Langford. Keep and eye on this one. 

Going a mile on the turf, three year old filly HIGH HEELED waited mid pack and the swung out to clear the field for the win. Shee has been knocking on the door for  owner George J. Kerr. She is trained by J. David Braddy and was bred by Lynne Boutte & Thomas Hopkins.

CARLIENTITA broke her maiden with dispatch at the Fair Grounds last out. Sent to Arlington she went off the favorite and won again this time by over 6 lengths. She won both wire to wire. The three year old filly is owned and was bred by Homewrecker Racing LLC & Dr. Carlos Riveria.

A trio of Louisiana-bred fillies worked an eighth-mile in :10 1/5 on Sunday to tie for the fastest time during the under tack show for the Equine Sales Company 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale in Opelousas, Louisiana. Two of them were from Clear Creek stallions:

Consigned by Pike Racing, agent, hip #28 is from the second crop of Custom for Carlos out of the winning Pollard’s Vision mare Stellar Vision, who is a half sister to Grade 3-placed runner Scarlet Starlet. Stellar Vision has one foal of racing age who has yet to race. WATCH VIDEO

Hip #76, named Shamrock Star and consigned by Benchmark Training Center Inc., agent, is from the first crop of four-time Louisiana Horse of the Year Star Guitar out of the winning Eugene’s Third Son mare Indian Treaty, who also has one foal of racing age that has yet to race. Indian Treaty is a half sister to Texas champion and three-time stakes winner There Goes Rocket. WATCH VIDEO

All graduates of the sale are eligible for the Equine Sales Derby and Equine Sales Oaks, which will be run next spring at Evangeline Downs for $75,000 apiece at 1 1/16 miles. The inaugural runnings of those races were held this past Friday and Saturday with Jerry Namy’s Couche Couche taking the Derby and Chance Yelverton’s Lil Allie Dancer winning the Oa

CRAZY CARLOS pressed the pace and then sailed on for the win to break his maiden by over 2 lengths going 6 furlongs on the dirt at Mountaineer. He is owned by Pendleton W. Larsen, Jr., trained by Brent Angelle and was bred by Kara Gael Baggett & Val C. Murrell.

CHINAWOOD cleared the field late in a MSW on a sloppy sealed track at Evangeline Downs going a mile. She won by 3 1/4 lengths. She is a homebred for Alston Thoroughbreds LLC and has earned $29,200.

Three year old filly Custom for Corales (cleverly named for her owner)  has been knocking at the door and she opened it today wiring the field going a mile on the dirt at the Fair Grounds. She is owned by Corale A. Richards and was bred Corale Richards & Roseanna Griffith

FOR YU MICHELLE won second time out of the gate at the Fair Grounds. She chased outside around the turn and then turned on the after burners to clear her rivals. She is trained by her co-owner Merrill R. Scherer and was bred by Brehon Farm. Her proud co-owners are Daniel Lynch and Ken Sentel. 
 

Courageous Dave broke his maiden at first asking at Los Alamitos Race Course and won today at Del Mar, He stalked the pace several lanes out from the rail and cleared the field at the top of the stretch to go on for the win. He has not been off the board in 4 starts. Courageous Dave  was bred by the Coteau Grove Farm of Ginger and Keith Myers and was a $55,000 OBS June 2 YO purchase. He was claimed out of this race and we wish his new connections continued raing luck. .

Another winner for Custom for Carlos: 2 year old gelding, Yo Phat wired the field to take a MSW at Mountaineer. He is owned and trained by John W. Baird and was bred Avalon Farms, Inc.

2 year old filly BIG WORLD won a hard-fought victory over OBS Sales record-setting $1.9 million OBSAPR purchase Inheritance (Tapit) in a MSW at Saratoga. Big World had 2 thirds coming into the race, one in the wake of yesterday’s GI Spinaway S. victress Rachel’s Valentina. Tabbed as the favorite in this event loaded with regal pedigrees, she tracked the pace and bid for the lead turning for home. She has earned $65,600 for owner Maggi Moss. She was bred by Curt Leake & Elm Tree Farm, LLC (LA).

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Freshman sire Custom For Carlos had his first Two-Year-Old winner Thursday night at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas when his son Customizer led from start to finish and widened on the field in the stretch to cross the finish line ten and quarter lengths ahead of his nearest rival. His time for the five furlong event was a respectable 58:56. Customizer was bred in Louisiana by Perry Segura, who is the only living original incorporator of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Mr. Segura sold Customizer to Set-Hut, LLC (Jake Delhomme) at the Breeders' Sales Company of Louisiana Annual Yearling Sale in West Monroe, La last year. He is trained by Jake's father, Jerry Delhomme.

Custom for Carlos two year colt old brings $125,000 at OBS March. We wish his new connections the best of racing luck. 

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