Didia, away from the races since last August, remained unbeaten in the U.S. with a strong rally under Vincent Cheminaud to win Saturday’s $100,000 Tom Benson Memorial Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths at Fair Grounds. The Tom Benson was for fillies and mares going about 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Adventuring, the 9-5 favorite who took over the lead in upper stretch under Luis Saez, had to settle for second, 1 1/4 lengths over New Year’s Eve, who rallied from last to get third in the field of 10. The win was the seventh from 10 starts for Didia, third in as many starts since coming to the U.S. from Argentina. Last summer, Didia won an allowance and the Old Nelson Stakes at Colonial Downs. Trainer Ignacio Correas said Didia got sick last fall when he was pointing her to a stakes at Keeneland. :: Bet the races on DRF Bets! Sign up with code WINNING to get a $250 Deposit Match, $10 Free Bet, and FREE DRF Formulator.  Correas believes the key to any success Didia has this year is getting her to relax. Though Didia was a bit keen early, Cheminaud was able to get her back in sixth position early on while Gather as You Go set fractions of 24.07 seconds for the quarter and 49.90. Turning for home, a stalking Adventuring took over from Gather as You Go, but Cheminaud had Didia on the move and she ran by Adventuring in deep stretch to get the victory. Didia, an Argentine-bred daughter of Orpen, covered the about 1 1/16 miles in 1:46.37 and returned $9.40 as the third choice. Didia was given a 95 Beyer Speed Figure. “She’s good,” Correas said by phone from Kentucky. “She’s kind of a freak.” Correas said that while he usually doesn’t train his horses the morning of the race, he had Didia gallop a mile and jog some Saturday morning because his exercise rider told him Didia was rank Friday morning. Didia was “a little rank” for the first sixteenth of the Benson, Correas said. “As soon as he put her behind horses, she was good,” he said. “She was very good. This filly makes my life easier.” Correas said his major goal with Didia this year is the Grade 1, $500,000 Beverly D, which will be run Aug. 12 at Colonial Downs. How he gets her to that race is to be determined. “We’ll enjoy this and during the week we’ll figure it out,” Correas said. In stakes earlier on the card: Trainer Ron Faucheux captured both the Crescent City Derby with favored Allnight Moonlight ($3.40) and Crescent City Oaks with longshot Star Moment ($36.40). The Crescent City Derby was for Louisiana-bred 3-year-olds, and the Crescent City Oaks for Louisiana-bred 3-year-old fillies. Each race was worth $100,000. After dueling on the inside of Calibrachoa Kid in the 1 1/16-mile Crescent City Derby, Allnight Moonlight was moved to the outside of that rival by Florent Geroux down the backside. Allnight Moonlight took control approaching the top of the lane and held a late-running Late September at bay to win by 2 1/2 lengths. Allnight Moonlight, a 3-year-old son of Ransom the Moon owned by Roger Smith, covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.82. It was his third straight win, all since the addition of blinkers. In the mile and 70-yard Crescent City Oaks, Corey Lanerie put Star Moment on the lead and she led every step of the way en route to a 4 1/2-length victory. Alpine Mist got second by three-quarters of a length over Louisiana Liberty. Free Drop Maddy, the 4-5 favorite who had won all three times she raced at Fair Grounds, faded to fourth. Star Moment, a daughter of Star Guitar owned by Intrepid Thoroughbreds, covered the mile and 70 yards in 1:44.19. :: Take your handicapping to the next level and play with FREE DRF Past Performances - Formulator or Classic.  “To sweep the Oaks and derby - the Crescent City Oaks and Crescent City Derby - that’s what it’s all about to me,” Faucheux said in a post-race interview broadcast by Fair Grounds. “It’s a beautiful day.” In the $100,000 Costa Rising for statebred 3-year-olds and up going 5 1/2 furlongs on turf, Big Chopper rallied along the freshest part of the turf course, the rail, and got his nose on the wire over an outside rallying Brian’s Iron Mike. Bertie’s Galaxy, trained by Faucheux, finished third, but was disqualified and placed to sixth for interfering with Yankee Seven in the stretch. Big Chopper, a 4-year-old son of Shackleford, won his third stakes of the meet, all for owner Kendel Standlee and trainer Scott Gelner. He covered the 5 1/2 furlongs on turf in 1:05.70 and returned $9.20 to win. He was given an 87 Beyer Speed Figure. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.