Broberg, Bourgeois butting heads again

OPELOUSAS, La. - This summer promises another epic battle for leading trainer at Evangeline Downs between Broberg and Keith Bourgeois.

The two powerhouse stables have continued to trade blows through the years. Since Evangeline moved from nearby Carencro in 2005, either Broberg or Bourgeois has won the training crown every year.

With more than one-third of the 2014 season in the books, it is Broberg who holds the advantage, with 27 wins to 21 for Bourgeois. Broberg has done it with numbers, having sent out 101 runners to Bourgeois’s 75.

As one might expect, both Broberg and Bourgeois do most of their work in the claiming trenches and are constantly turning over their stock. Broberg has been busier in that respect as well, having claimed 19 head compared with 11 for Bourgeois since the meeting began in early April.