Fair Grounds Predictions:
We are excited to announce a renewed partnership with the fine folks and handicappers at 1/ST BET. Jeremy Plonk will be sharing his expertise on a weekly basis to pass along some ponies that they like for races at various tracks around the country.
For this Thursday, November 20 article, Jeremy Plonk shares everything you need to know for the racing card for Fair Grounds.
Fair Grounds opens its 2025-’26 racing season Thursday, and once again, 1/ST BET and Xpressbet open the Cornucopia of Cash. Another Bet $100, Get $10 offer will be in play for the Fair Grounds card, which gets underway at 1:45 pm ET. Forecast is for temps nearing 80 degrees and mostly sunny skies.
Fair Grounds | Race 3 | 2:45 pm ET
#3 Butcher Holler (8-1 morning line odds) represents trainer Keith Bourgeois, who has been a tremendously fast starter to the Fair Grounds meetings the past two years. He’s won six of 19 November starts locally in 2023-’24, popping $24, $45 and $56 prices in that span. Two of those huge prices came via Delta Downs like Butcher Holler, who is in excellent form currently.
Win bet #3. Daily Double 3-12 to our next play.
Fair Grounds | Race 4 | 3:15 pm ET
#12 South Side (12-1 morning line odds) is the second of two Keith Bourgeois trainees on the card (see FG meet-opening stats above in Race 3 comments). This one runs second off the layoff and can be excused for the dirt performance last out. He’s back on the FG turf, where he won at 27-1 to open last year’s meet at a big price in a similar form cycle under Mitch Murrill and reunites.
Win-place bet #12.
Fair Grounds | Race 7 | 4:45 pm ET
#5 Quick Kiss (3-1 morning line odds) looks to continue an early tear trainer Larry Rivelli set forth at Fair Grounds last year. He won with four of his first five two-year-olds at the meet (two of three with debut runners like this). Quick Kiss is a well-meant $200,000 purchase who figures to be well put together, given the more modest pedigree for that price.
Win bet #5.
