Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted January 23, 2022 Journalists Posted January 23, 2022 They engaged in as good a battle on the infield tote as they did on the track, but at the end of the 8 1/2 furlongs of Satuday's GIII Louisiana S. at the Fair Grounds, it was 9-10 favorite and 'TDN Rising Star' Mandaloun (Into Mischief–Brooch, by Empire Maker) who outbattled an alibi-free 6-5 second choice Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow) to make a victorious return to the races. Midnight Bourbon, last seen finishing third in the GI Clark S. at Churchill in November, hit the ground running and had the superior early foot, as Mandaloun–whose last trip to the races resulted in a promoted victory in the GI TVG.com Haskell S. last July–scratched down onto the fence was content to take a trail and skim the rail from third. The pace was moderate for horse of this quality–the quarter was in :24.39 and the half in :48.25–and Mandaloun edged into second as they raced into the final 3 1/2 furlongs. Poised to strike at the five-sixteenths, Mandaloun was floated a bit wide by Joel Rosario and Midnight Bourbon, but the Juddmonte homebred was in for the fight, engaged the pacesetter in earnest at the eighth pole and methodically work that one down to take it by a measured 3/4 of a length. It was a distance back to Warrant (Constitution) in third. Winning trainer Brad Cox confirmed that a start in the G1 Saudi Cup over a one-turn mile and an eighth would be under serious consideration for Mandaloun. O/B-Juddmonte (KY); T-Brad Cox. The post Mandaloun Outbattles Midnight Bourbon in Louisiana S. appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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