VINTON, LA. - - Delta Downs' racing office saw a flurry of activity on Monday morning as final entries and post positions were drawn for Saturday's $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot (Gr. III). The 2-1 morning line favorite for the 13th running of the track's signature event is this year's Saratoga Special (Gr. II) winner Exaggerator, from the barn of J. Keith Desormeaux. A total of 10 talented 2-year-olds were entered for the 1-1/16 mile race.

The 7-2 second choice in the morning line for Saturday's showdown is Sunny Ridge, who is trained by Jason Servis. The son of Holy Bull won the Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park before finishing second to Greenpointcrusader in the Champagne Stakes (Gr. I) at Belmont Park in his most recent start.

2015 Delta Downs Jackpot Race Favorite Entries

The $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot is the centerpiece of an 11-race program that will feature eight stakes races, two graded stakes, and over $2.3 million in total purse money.

Delta Downs Jackpot 2015 Entire Field

The entire field for the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot is listed below along with morning line odds for each horse.

1. Forevamo (Colby Hernandez / Al Stall Jr.) - 4/1
2. Memories of Winter (Patrick Valenzuela / Anthony Margotta Jr.) - 10/1
3. Sunny Ridge (Irad Ortiz Jr. / Jason Servis) - 7/2
4. Whitmore (Robby Albarado / Ron Moquett) - 8/1
5. Harlan Punch (Gerard Melancon / Tom Amoss) - 10/1
6. Texas Jambalaya (Eddie Martin Jr. / Terry Eoff) - 20/1
7. Found Money (Mario Gutierrez / Doug O'Neill) - 6/1
8. Cowboy Classic (Junior Inirio / Heidi Crane) - 30/1
9. Exaggerator (Kent Desormeaux / Keith Desormeaux) - 2/1
10. Iron Dome (Steve Bourque / Kenneth Marshall) - 20/1

The winner of Saturday's main event will earn a $600,000 paycheck and 10 points toward a possible starting position in next year's Kentucky Derby by way of the `Road to the Kentucky Derby' series. Since 2002, a total of twelve horses have participated in the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot before going on to compete in the Kentucky Derby as 3-year-olds. There have been six horses make it to the Kentucky Derby after running in the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot since 2013.

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Saturday's program will also feature the $400,000 Delta Downs Princess (Gr. III). The one-mile race for 2-year-old fillies is headed by 3-5 morning line favorite La Appassionata, who won the My Trusty Cat Stakes at Delta Downs on October 23. La Appassionata hails from the barn of Steve Asmussen and will have the riding services of two-time $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot winning jockey Gerard Melancon.

Delta Downs will offer a special guaranteed $200,000 all stakes Pick 4 on Jackpot Day. The wager has been available during each of the 12 previous editions of the Jackpot Day program. The record payoff for a $2 winning ticket was $22,225.80 in 2006. The minimum wager amount for the Jackpot Day Pick 4 is .50 cents.

There is a special early post time for the Jackpot Day program Saturday of 1:15 p.m. CT. Listed below is the entire Jackpot Day Pick 4 sequence of races, along with their scheduled post times.

Majestic Heat - Barry Adams trained filly makes her stakes debut Saturday having posted two wins and a second place finish in five career starts. She enters off an Allowance Optional Claiming score here August 9 and a second in an Allowance on this track July 26 - in decent form ahead of her stakes bow. Corey Nakatani has been tabbed to ride in Majestic Heat's huge step up in competition - from the rail.