LUYV WINS THE ORLEANS STAKES AT DELTA DOWNS

The Orleans field was full of early speed and the Garland Goins owned and trained mare Luyv used that to her advantage as she closed ground late to tally the victory and reward her backers with a win payoff of $33.40. The early pacesetter in the race was Jumpin Judy, who clicked off split times of 21.98 seconds for the opening quarter and 45.80 for the half before the hot pace got to her in deep stretch and she was overtaken.

At the wire Luyv notched a ¾ length win over Makeup. Jumpin Judy settled for third, another neck behind the top pair. Luyv stopped the timer in 59.22 seconds.

Luyv has now won five times from 20 career starts. She put another $45,000 into her earnings column Friday night and has now made a total of $245,970.

Bred in Louisiana by John R. Cunningham & Chad White, Luyv is a 5-year-old dark bay or brown mare by Yockey’s Warrior, out of the Laabity mare Southpine.