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Me On Whiskey Scores The Win In A Feature Allowance at Louisiana Downs
Me On Whiskey, ridden by Yaidel Rodriguez, wins the $14,500 Feature Allowance at Louisiana Downs on Wednesday.

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Me On Whiskey Scores The Win In A Feature Allowance at Louisiana Downs

BOSSIER, LA–JANUARY 31, 2025–Me On Whiskey, a three-year-old Louisiana-bred gelding, was just up by a neck for the win in race five on Wednesday, a $14,500 Feature Allowance at Louisiana Downs.

Ridden by Yaidel Rodriguez, Me On Whiskey earned his second career win in the 330-yard race by a neck over post-time favorite Zoom Train. The son of Coronas Leaving You clocked a 96-speed index against a five mph crosswind in 16.948 seconds. The effort paid $8.80 to win.

With a brief lead, Zoom Train, piloted by Juan Garcia Jr, was nipped at the wire for second. Martinis Cartel, with Jose Herbert in the irons, placed third.

The $8,700 prize money bumped his Me On Whiskey's earnings to $26,925. The gray gelding broke his maiden in December at Evangeline Downs and has lit the board four of seven starts.

Vann Haywood conditions Me On Whiskey for owner Mike Pedersen, who purchased him for $20,000 in the 2023 LQHBA Yearling Sale. Brandon Trahan bred him out of the Mr Eye Opener mare Eye Opening Attitude.

Trainer Andre Brooks saddled runner-up Zoom Train for owner Oscar Edel Moreno. Grant Farms LLC bred the three-year-old son of Freighttrain B in Louisiana. The $42,000 LQHBA Yearling Sale graduate out of Jessshazoom by Shazoom was a finalist in the LQHBA Louisiana Million Invitational. He has lit the board four of six starts with one win and $17,220 in the bank.

Tony Palermo Sr. bred third-place finisher Martines Cartel in Louisiana out of the Swinging Jess mare Jess A Martini. Ismael Solis-Guevara trains the winning son of The Louisiana Cartel, who has lit the board seven of ten starts with $26,385 in the bank.

Leaving Coyame, Dasha Cartel, Jess Taylor Made, Zoomin Tee and This Ladys Leaving round out the order of finish.

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