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Raced at 1 mile, Fair Grounds’s Lecomte Stakes field of horses with jockeys and weight:
Friesan Fire ridden by jockey Gabriel Saez carries 116 lbs.
Au Moon ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 116 lbs.
Citizen ridden by jockey Francisco Torres, 120 lbs.
Patena ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, 122 lbs.
Big Push ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, 120 lbs.
Dynamic Force ridden by jockey Jessie Campbell, 120 lbs.
Professor Z ridden by jockey Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr., 120 lbs.
Uno Mas ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 120 lbs.
Indygo Mountain ridden by jockey Jamie Theriot, 116 lbs.
Indygo Mountain is the 3-1 morning-line favorite among the Lecomte field of nine 3-year-olds. In his last start last November 19, the son of A. P. Indy, Indy Mountain, won by a 6 1/4-length margin at Churchill Downs. He was second in his first career start in October at Keeneland.
Trained by Bret Calhoun, Indygo Mountain had a 5-furlong breeze Monday morning at Fair Grounds in 1:03.40 over sloppy going. Indygo Mountain will be ridden by jockey Jamie Theriot this Saturday.
The Lecomte Stakes is the ninth race in the January 10 Fair Grounds “Road to the Derby” Kickoff Day horse racing program. Lecomte post time is 4:29 pm. Included in its stakes filled undercard are:
$75,000 F. W. Gaudin Memorial Stakes at 6 furlongs for 4-year-olds and up
$100,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley Handicap (gr. III) at 1 1/16 miles on turf for 4-year-olds and up
$75,000 Louisiana Handicap at 1 1/16 miles for 4-year-olds and up
$75,000 Dr. A. B. Leggio Memorial Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs on turf for 4-year-old and up fillies and mares
$75,000 Tiffany Lass Stakes at 1 mile for 3-year-old fillies
First post time at Fair Grounds January 10 starts 12:30.
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