Inajiffy's maiden win points her out in turf sprint

Early week rain in New Orleans is forecast to give way to dry, sunny weather Wednesday and Thursday, so the two allowance races carded for turf on the Thursday program should remain on grass.

Race 9, for older fillies and mares, is a second-level allowance with a $40,000 claiming option set for about one mile. Race 5, restricted to 3-year-old fillies, is a sprint over about 5 1/2 furlongs open to first-level allowance horses or $50,000 claimers.

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Among the entrants in the sprint is Inajiffy, who turned in one of the more memorable performances of the Fair Grounds season winning her career debut, a grass sprint, on Jan. 18. Lagging at the rear of the field and seemingly running in place at odds of 31-1, Inajiffy rallied from last of 12, 14 lengths behind the leader turning for home, to win by three-quarters of a length while running like a wild horse up the fence. Her race was more visually impressive than fast, and Inajiffy earned a 68 Beyer Speed Figure.

Inajiffy is by Street Boss, a candidate for the best turf-sprint sire in North America, as is Lady Edith, one of her Thursday opponents. Lady Edith, among a handful of horses based at Fair Grounds for trainer Tommy Drury, is scheduled to race on Lasix for the first time. She won her debut over the Ellis Park grass last summer well enough to rate a solid win chance Thursday. Off We Go, from the family of the great Curlin, drops in class from the Rachel Alexandra Stakes.