Fair Grounds
Guest Suite, Eagle stay on track
Lou Hodges Jr./Hodges Photography Guest Suite, winner of the Lecomte, will make his second start of the season in Saturday's Risen Star for 3-year-olds.
The 3-year-old gelding Guest Suite, who won the Lecomte Stakes and was a solid fourth in the Risen Star Stakes, had his first work since the Risen Star, going a half-mile in 49.60 seconds on Tuesday.
“It was a little maintenance half-mile,” trainer Neil Howard said. “He went nice and smooth. He’s doing fine.”
Guest Suite remains on track to make his next start April 1 in the Louisiana Derby.
Also working Tuesday for Howard was Eagle, who went a half-mile in 48.80 seconds. Eagle finished fourth Feb. 25 in the Mineshaft Handicap, his first start since July, and is set to have the second start of his 5-year-old season in the New Orleans Handicap on April 1.
“That last race looks like it did him a world of good,” said Howard.