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Featured Prospect Gets Nod Over Apolitical Train in $30,000 Winners Circle Church Stakes at LAD
Featured Prospect (#5) gets the nod over Apolitical Train (#6) in the $30,000 Winners Circle Church Stakes at Louisiana Downs Friday afternoon.

© Ann Switalski Photography
Featured Prospect Gets Nod Over Apolitical Train in $30,000 Winners Circle Church Stakes at LAD

BOSSIER CITY, LA–MARCH 28, 2025–Featured Prospect got her first career stakes win on Friday when she got a nose bob over Apolitical Train in the $30,000 Winners Circle Church Stakes at Louisiana Downs.

Yaidel Rodriguez rode the  7-year-old mare by multiple stakes sire Prospect To The Top for owner-breeder Mark Langford. The Louisiana-bred covered 250 yards in 13.363 seconds, equaling a 94-speed index into a 10 mph headwind.

Trainer Janessa Muniz saddled the bay mare to her sixth career win in 29 starts. Bred from the Separatist Baby mare Sheza Fast Feature, Featured Prospect picked up $18,000 today to move her earnings total to $106,185.

The winning connections of Feature Prospect accept Winners Circle Church Stakes trophy on Friday at Louisiana Downs. © Ann Switalski Photography

Runner-up Apolitical Train earned $6,000 for his second-place effort under jockey Ricardo Hernandez, Jr. Patrick Clemons trains the Freighttrain B gelding for owner Vicente Velasquez. Chad Hart and Bobby D. Cox bred the $41,817 earner from the Apollitical Jess mare Apollitical Regard.

Venus Tlc and jockey Leonardo Rodriguez finished half-a-length back to earn $3,300 for third. Francisco Campos, Sr., conditions the 4-year-old daughter of The Louisiana Cartel for owner Carlos Campos.  Jorge Haddad and Jorge Haddad Mestre bred Venus Tlc from the First Moonflash mare Pamplonna. She has earned $70,387 in 18 starts.

The field was completed by Lonestar Runner, Tac It Blood, Kp Paintmeasymphony, and India de La Nieve.

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About Louisiana Downs
Located near Shreveport in Bossier City, Louisiana, Louisiana Downs opened in 1974 and is owned by Rubico Acquisition Corporation. With annual Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing seasons, the track is committed to presenting the highest quality racing programs paired with its 150,000 square foot entertainment complex offering casino gambling, dining and plasma screen televisions for sports and simulcast racing.

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