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Graded Stakes Winner Jess Toast Winner Tops Fair Grounds’ De Saix Stakes
Jess Toast Winner will face a full field in Saturday's e Saix Stakes at Fair Grounds Racecourse.

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Graded Stakes Winner Jess Toast Winner Tops Fair Grounds’ De Saix Stakes

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

NEW ORLEANS, LA—AUGUST 27, 2014—Maria Guadalupe Araiza’s Jess Toast Winner is one of 10 2-year-olds entered in Saturday’s 330-yard, $40,000 De Saix Stakes at Fair Grounds Racecourse.

Jess Toast Winner will be making his first start since June 28, when the gelded son of champion Toast To Dash scored a head victory in the 350-yard, $103,000 TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity (RG2) at Retama Park. Martin Rubalcava has been named to ride Jess Toast Winner from post 9 for trainer Rodolfo Sanchez.

Jess Toast Winner’s nine opponents include Buzzinga, a graded stakes-placed Jet Black Patriot colt racing for Jose E. Flores from the barn of Justin Dehart. Buzzinga has won one of four outs and has earned $67,798, and his resume includes a second-place finish to Game in the 330-yard, $265,000 Louisiana Breeders’ Lassie Futurity (RG2) at Delta Downs in May.

Lucas Constantin will ride Buzzinga from post 6 in the De Saix.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments--

  1. Zoomin For Bugs (Gilbert Ortiz)
  2. A Genuine Tornado (Randy Edison)
  3. Good Seis (Jorge Linares)
  4. Zihuatanejo (John Hamilton)
  5. Gagastoasttobliss (Patrick Watson)
  6. Buzzinga (Lucas Constantin)
  7. Jetta Loves To Dash (Alfonso Lujan)
  8. Miss Special Laveaux (Antonio Alberto)
  9. Jess Toast Winner (Martin Rubalcava)
  10. Little Blue Dove (David Alvarez).

The De Saix Stakes, and all Fair Grounds races, can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.