Wilson continues torrid pace, stays atop Fair Grounds trainer standings

Louisiana-based trainer Shane Wilson aimed a good portion of his stable to races early in the Fair Grounds meet, before Kentucky stables fully settled in for the winter. That proved a successful plan, but Wilson hardly has slowed through late December into January. Since Dec. 15, Wilson’s 12 winners are the most among Fair Grounds trainers, and through Sunday he held a commanding lead in the trainer standings, 24 to 11 over Brad Cox. Concomitantly, Jose Guerrero through Sunday had a four-win lead over James Graham and Jareth Loveberry in the jockey standings, all 24 of Guerrero’s winners having come aboard Wilson-trained horses.

◗ A nonwinners-of-three Louisiana-bred dirt sprint for older fillies and mares, race 6, is the tepid headliner on Thursday’s 10-race program.

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