Large fields for Louisiana Cup Day

The fields have been drawn for the six stakes making up the Louisiana Cup program Saturday at Louisiana Downs, and each race has a minimum of 12 entrants.

The Louisiana Cup was not originally scheduled to be run this meet due to the pandemic, but the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Louisiana Downs worked together to find a way to hold the races and announced earlier in the meet that the purse for each stakes would be $40,000. However, purses were able to be increased to $50,000 for each raceat .

There will be several activities on Louisiana Cup Day, including a fundraiser for the Shantel Lanerie Breast Cancer Foundation. The late wife of jockey Corey Lanerie died in 2018. There will be racing memorabilia and apparel on sale and jockeys on hand to sign items, according to a press release from Louisiana Downs.

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The LTBA will conduct a drawing for two $1,000 college scholarships between the fifth and sixth races and it will be shown via Facebook Live. Before the card starts, Louisiana Downs announcer John McGary will be joined by regional racing publicist Martha Claussen for a free seminar looking at Louisiana Cup Day.