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Greetings from the Fair Grounds! It's Louisiana Derby day here in the Crescent City and you couldn't ask for a more beautiful day. The track is "Fast", the turf course is very, very "Firm". In fact, take a look at the picture above and focus on lanes three and four on the turf course - the grass is nearly gone, leaving a very firm, almost dirt-like portion of the turf course. Keep that in mind for today's turf races as yesterday it appeared some horses that got caught running in that path really struggled with the footing.
Below is the schedule for this weekend's stakes action in North America. This is your weekend open thread.
| Date | Track | Race | Gr. | Age | Sex | Dist. | Surf. |
| 29-Mar | OP | Rainbow Miss Stakes | 3yo | f | 6.0 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | GP | Florida Derby | 1 | 3yo | 9.0 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | GP | Gulfstream Park Oaks | 2 | 3yo | f | 9.0 | Dirt |
| 30-Mar | FG | Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Mem. Hcp. | 2 | 4up | 9.0 | Turf | |
| 30-Mar | FG | New Orleans Handicap | 2 | 4up | 9.0 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | FG | Fair Grounds Oaks | 2 | 3yo | f | 8.5 | Dirt |
| 30-Mar | FG | Louisiana Derby | 2 | 3yo | 9.0 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | GP | Skip Away | 3 | 4up | 9.5 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | GP | Appleton | 3 | 4up | 8.0 | Turf | |
| 30-Mar | GP | Rampart | 3 | 4up | f&m | 9.0 | Dirt |
| 30-Mar | GP | Orchid | 3 | 4up | f&m | 12.0 | Turf |
| 30-Mar | SA | Echo Eddie Stakes | CA | 3yo | 6.5 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | SA | Evening Jewel Stakes | CA | 3yo | f | 6.5 | Dirt |
| 30-Mar | FG | Costa Rising Stakes | LA | 4up | 8.5 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | FG | Crescent City Oaks | LA | 3yo | f | 8+70 | Dirt |
| 30-Mar | FG | Crescent City Derby | LA | 3yo | 8.5 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | GP | Sir Shackleton | 4up | 6.5 | Dirt | ||
| 30-Mar | OP | Rainbow Stakes | 3yo | c&g | 6.0 | Dirt | |
| 30-Mar | AQU | Broadway | 3up | f&m | 6.0 | Dirt | |
| 31-Mar | FG | Bayou St. John Stakes | LA | 4up | 5.5 | Turf |
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