Fair Grounds: Destiny Calls takes Red Camelia

Destiny Calls continued her mastery in the Louisiana-bred filly and mare division, posting an easy win in the $100,000 Red Camelia Handicap, the closing-day feature.

While Destiny Calls ran well, she had little to beat. Only four horses were entered against her, and Prized Amberpro was scratched during the warm-up period. The win by Destiny Calls, a 1-9 favorite, created a significant minus show pool.

Leading all the way, Destiny Calls ran a mile on very firm turf in 1:37.05 while beating Fuse It by 3 3/4 lengths. K Brown finished third, and Autobesarah was fourth. Destiny Calls earned $60,000 for owner Vickie Krantz. Shane Sellers rode Destiny Calls to victory for his 4,000th career winner.

Destiny Calls is a Louisiana-bred, but she has a Kentucky pedigree. A fairly slight 4-year-old trained by Gary Palmisano, Destiny Calls has beaten statebred stakes horses on turf and on dirt, in routes and in sprints. Her next start could come in a turf stakes at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard.