Probation Ready finishes fast

Probation Ready ($4.40) circled the field strongly under Dominic Terry to win Saturday night's $48,500 Inaugural Stakes at Evangeline Downs by 1 3/4 lengths over Heelbolt.

The final time was 1:11.92 over a sealed track labeled fast.

Trained by Steve Asmussen for Vinery Stables, Probation Ready has now won 4 of 8 starts, including two stakes. His winner's share of $30,000 boosted the 3-year-old Probation Ready's career bankroll to more than $141,000.