LOUISIANA DOWNS · WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 4 — Race 4 — Entries, Odds & Picks

CLAIMING 6 Furlongs Dirt Fast 3 Year Olds And Up $12,100

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Dixie Strong 2-1

Weather

Chance Rain Showers · 98°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Dixie Strong

M/L 2-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 2-1 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Parole Drama

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Ocean Voyager

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

Race 4 · Louisiana Downs · Wednesday 16 September 2026 · Post TBD

Race 4 — Odds & Pool Movement

Live tote odds and pool amounts from the racing data feed. US racing is pari-mutuel — odds are set by the pool at post time and reflect the same pool across all ADW operators. AmWager (horse.bet partner) offers 6–8% rebates on every wager. 21+. 1‑800‑GAMBLER.

Runner	Morning Line	Live Odds	Movement	Win Pool ($)	Pool Share	Bet at AmWager →
1 Ocean Voyager J: Hernandez J A · T: John Ney	+600	—	—	$1,142	8%	—
2 Parole Drama J: Lozada C · T: Chasey Pomier	+350	—	—	$1,733	12%	—
3 Stray Lightning J: Alvarez M · T: Gomez Rafael	+1500	—	—	$740	5%	—
4 Palace Alex J: Castillo I · T: Jonathan Wong	+600	—	—	$1,382	10%	—
5 Code of Parapluie J: Baez J M · T: Melancon Donald	+2000	—	—	$530	4%	—
6 Dixie Strong J: Hernandez H · T: Brinkman Brett	+200	—	—	$3,947	28%	—
7 Zong's Favor J: Barrera E J · T: Antwine Michael	+800	—	—	$1,895	13%	—
8 Happy Season J: Ramirez J Jr · T: Charles Zenon	+3000	—	—	$358	3%	—
9 I Bet You Wont J: Vargas J P · T: Schmidt Denise	+450	—	—	$2,481	18%	—

Shortest live odds (market favorite) · AmWager (tap live odds to bet) · American odds format

# Field of 9

1 post 1

Ocean Voyager

Hernandez J A · John Ney · 119 lb

by Ocean Knight out of Sara Bon Adeau

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

2 post 2

Parole Drama

Lozada C · Chasey Pomier · 121 lb

by No Parole out of Mum

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

3 post 3

Stray Lightning

Alvarez M · Gomez Rafael · 116 lb

by Interactif out of Ashley Astray

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

4 post 4

Palace Alex

Castillo I · Jonathan Wong · 121 lb

by Palace Malice out of Smart Alex

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

5 post 5

Code of Parapluie

Baez J M · Melancon Donald · 121 lb

by Code of Honor out of Parapluie

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

6 post 6

Dixie Strong M/L FAV

Hernandez H · Brinkman Brett · 124 lb

by Iron Fist out of Dixie Sue

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 2-1

M/L

2-1

7 post 7

Zong's Favor

Barrera E J · Antwine Michael · 124 lb

by Zong out of Sweetsweetcaroline

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

8 post 8

Happy Season

Ramirez J Jr · Charles Zenon · 124 lb

by Mean Season out of Blue Dixie Queen

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 30-1

M/L

30-1

9 post 9

I Bet You Wont

Vargas J P · Schmidt Denise · 124 lb

by Cloud Computing out of Muffaletta

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

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