It Happened Again won the Triple Sec. Stakes on Jan. 16 at Deltra Downs, defeating another starter, Code of Honour, who finished third.<\/p>\n
Indygo Mountain, another son of A. P. Indy, is the hard-luck sophomore so far this year. The Bret Calhoun trainee missed an allowance contest when it was canceled because of a freak snowstorm in New Orleans and then a hoof bruise cost him another start.<\/p>\n
His most recent outing at Fair Grounds following an impressive maiden victory last fall at Churchill Downs was a nightmare from the start when he hit the gate from the ninth and outside post. He draws post 2 Saturday and jockey Jamie Theriot returns.<\/p>\n
Au Moon wasn\u2019t so lucky. The son of Malibu Moon will break from the outside 13th post. Next door is Flying Pegasus, who ran a strong second in the Belmont Park Futurity last September finishing ahead of Friesan Fire.<\/p>\n
But since then the son of Fusaichi Pegasus has been out of action because he required surgery to repair an injured hind ankle.<\/p>\n
Trainer Steve Asmussen sends out Dumar, a first-level allowance winner last month at the track along with Uno Mas.<\/p>\n
Others in the field are Summer\u2019s Empire, an Illinois-bred stakes winner at 2; Theregoesjojo, who captured an allowance race at Gulfstream; and Nowhere to Hide, a maiden winner that was scratched from the Holy Bull.<\/p>\n
The entry going for Jones, who is retiring after the end of the year, looks like the horses to beat. He could use a little luck since his Derby horses were runner-ups two of the past three years: Hard Spun in \u201906 and Eight Belles last year when she broke down and had to be euthinized.<\/p>\n