Stakes Selections for Saturday, September 20

Vosburgh: Kodiak Kowboy.

Turf Classic: Dancing Forever.

Jockey Club Gold Cup: Stones River.

Turf Amazon (Pha): Weeks.

Gallant Bob: Lantana Mob.

Indian Maid (Haw): Ciao.

Robert Carey Hcp (Haw): Galantas.

Kentucky Cup Sprint: Nautical Storm.

Kentucky Cup Juvenile: West Side Bernie.

Fair Grounds Stakes Schedule for 2008-2009 meet

The stakes schedule released today shows significant reductions to the purses of some of the more important stakes at Fair Grounds. Hopefully the racing office is simply being overly conservative when it comes to stakes purses.

Here are some of the stakes with reduced purses, with last year's purse in parentheses.

Esplanade: $60,000 ($100,000)
Bonapaw: $60,000 ($100,000)
Letellier: $60,000 ($100,000)
Sugar Bowl: $60,000 ($100,000)

Leggio: $75,000 ($100,000)
Gaudin: $75,000 ($100,000)
Louisiana Hcp: $75,000 ($100,000)
Tiffany Lass: $75,000 ($100,000)

Pan Zareta: $75,000 ($100,000)
Colonel Power: $75,000 ($100,000)
Mineshaft: $125,000 ($150,000)
Silverbulletday: $150,000 ($200,000)
Risen Star: $200,000 ($300,000)

Selections for Saturday, September 20

Happy Ticket: Splash of Roses.

(Not so) Super Derby: Golden Yank.

Unbridled: Knockout Artist.

Mass' Cap: Won Awesome Dude.

Selections for Saturday, Sept. 13

Arlington-Washington Futurity: Terrain.

Monmouth Stakes: Proudinsky.

KY Cup Turf Dash: Hold The Salt.

KY Cup Ladies Turf: Meribel.

KY Cup Turf: Stream of Gold.