Last Saturday's loss is this Saturday's gain at Fair Grounds Race Course.Heavy rain washed away the last four Louisiana Champions Day stakes on the Dec. 12 program in New Orleans. Those races were moved onto Saturday's card, and combine with five previously scheduled stakes for a nine-stakes extravaganza on a 13-race card.Fair Grounds is starting early (first post, noon) to accommodate the extra action, and has put up a couple additional wagering options, as well: a daily double linking races 8 and 9, the Champions Day Classic and the Daily Racing Form Stakes, plus an all-stakes pick four spanning races 6-9.

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