Owner Keith Plaisance, trainer Brad Cox and jockey Florent Geroux won the championship titles at the 2016-17 Fair Grounds winter meet. 14 victories propelled Keith Plaisance to his first meet title at the Fair Grounds, just nosing out defending champion Midwest Thoroughbreds by one victory. After finishing fourth last season with 28 wins, the Brad Cox barn went on a tear during the 2016-17 meet, winning 43 races and finishing eight clear of Joe Sharp. Meanwhile, Geroux won his second consecutive meet title at the New Orleans oval with 98 victories and $2,856,618 in earnings. David Ross' DARRS Inc.'s Honorable Duty (Distorted Humor) was named Horse of the Meet, capturing three stakes, including the GIII Mineshaft H. and Saturday's GII New Orleans H.
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