Report: Next Level, Awesome Road will be scratched from Lecomte
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The field for Satuday's Grade 3 Lecomte at Fair Grounds is becoming more compact.
Marcus Hersch of Daily Racing Form said in an X post Wednesday that trainer Keith Desormeaux will scratch Next Level from the stakes, which offers 20-10-6-4-2 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top five finishers. Next Level, who was 30-1 on the morning line, has a record of 6: 1-1-1 and finished seventh in the Gun Runner in his last start.
Deormeaux's other entry, Tizzy Indy, also 30-1, might be scratched as well, Hersch reported. He is a maiden winner who would make his first stakes start in the Lecomte.
In a post on Tuesday, Hersch said Brad Cox will scratch Awesome Road from the race. He was listed at 8-1 on the morning line. After breaking his maiden in August, Awesome Road was seventh in the Breeders' Futurity (G1) and fifth last out in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2).
Cox also entered Nash, at 5-2, and Ethan Energy, 4-1, in the Lecomte.
| Post |
Silks |
Horse / Sire |
Rating |
Trainer / Jockey |
Last Start / Next Start |
HRN |
| 1 |
|
Next Level
Vino Rosso
|
5.54 |
J. Keith Desormeaux
David Cohen
|
7th, 2023 Gun Runner LS
|
30-1 |
|
Last Race
|
7th, 2023 Gun Runner LS
|
| 2 |
|
Nash
Medaglia d'Oro
|
6.67 |
Brad H. Cox
Florent Geroux
|
3rd, 2023 Gun Runner LS
|
5-2 |
|
Last Race
|
3rd, 2023 Gun Runner LS
|
| 3 |
|
Tizzy Indy
Take Charge Indy
|
0.00 |
J. Keith Desormeaux
James Graham
|
2nd, CD Str (11/23/23-R1)
|
30-1 |
|
Last Race
|
2nd, CD Str (11/23/23-R1)
|
| 4 |
|
Can Group
Good Samaritan
|
5.09 |
Mark E. Casse
Jareth Loveberry
|
4th, 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf G1
|
6-1 |
|
Last Race
|
4th, 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf G1
|
| 5 |
|
Ethan Energy
Uncle Mo
|
5.73 |
Brad H. Cox
Luis Saez
|
1st, FG MSW (12/23/23-R2)
|
4-1 |
|
Last Race
|
1st, FG MSW (12/23/23-R2)
|
| 6 |
|
Lat Long
Liam's Map
|
4.45 |
Kenneth G. McPeek
Brian J. Hernandez, Jr.
|
1st, OP MSW (12/17/23-R6)
|
8-1 |
|
Last Race
|
1st, OP MSW (12/17/23-R6)
|
| 7 |
|
Track Phantom
Quality Road
|
6.23 |
Steven M. Asmussen
Joel Rosario
|
1st, 2023 Gun Runner LS
|
9-5 |
|
Last Race
|
1st, 2023 Gun Runner LS
|
| 8 |
|
Awesome Road
Quality Road
|
5.79 |
Brad H. Cox
Axel Concepcion
|
5th, 2023 Kentucky Jockey Club G2
|
8-1 |
|
Last Race
|
5th, 2023 Kentucky Jockey Club G2
|
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