Fair Grounds horses to watch: Week of Dec. 21

LEXI’S LOVE
Trainer: Alan Klanfer
Last race: Dec. 14, 4th
Finish: 1st by head
Beyer: 56
She won the Champs Day Lassie – but she sure should have won by more. Runner-up came out into her path when she tried to pass outside before the eighth pole, then blocked her when she came again on the inside after the eighth pole. Appeared to improve switching from Delta to full-sized Fair Grounds oval.

THE WOLF IS BACK
Trainer: Emile Schwandt
Last race: Dec. 14, 12th
Finish: 2nd by 15 1/2
Beyer: 75
Ran late on La. Champions Day when the track appeared to heavily promote speed horses like the runaway front-end winner of his race. Eligible to move forward next time in any case, and relative strength of this showing will be obscured by margin of defeat.