Ova Charged did to her Louisiana-bred rivals in the Page Cortez Stakes on Sunday at Fair Grounds what her trainer, Shane Wilson, did to the entire 2023-24 Fair Grounds meet: Crushed ‘em.  Beating up on horses several classes below her, Ova Charged took an early lead in the Page Cortez, a turf sprint, and ran away to a 12 1/2-length win over her stablemate, Rue Lala. Ova Charged’s winning time of 1:01.90 was the fastest in at least three years recorded at the true 5 1/2-furlong grass trip with the temporary inner rail down. The clocking translated to a 113 Beyer Speed Figure, the highest of 2024 thus far and the best since Flightline's victory in the  2022 Breeders' Cup Classic. Fair Grounds grass races are contested at “about” distances when the temporary rail is up.  The Page Cortez further suggested that 6-year-old Ova Charged, an accomplished dirt sprinter, could be graded-stakes class on turf. Her first turf sprint, in the 2022 Page Cortez, produced a seven-length victory, and Ova Charged only got back to grass racing Feb. 13, winning the Mardi Gras, an open turf sprint for fillies and mares, by more than five lengths with a 102 Beyer Speed Figure.  :: Bet the races with a $200 First Deposit Match + FREE All Access PPs! Join DRF Bets. Ova Charged is by Star Guitar out of the Dehere mare Charged Cotton, a homebred campaigned by Evelyn Benoit’s Brittyln Stable. Jose Guerrero rode Ova Charged and a race later won the Star Guitar Stakes for Brittlyn and Wilson aboard Behemah Star, whose chances were boosted when the fastest horses entered, Touchuponastar and Jack Hammer, were scratched.  Guerrero won three races on Sunday’s 15-race closing day marathon to narrowly capture his first Fair Grounds riding title, booting home 52 winners, one more than Jareth Loveberry and three more than Corey Lanerie. Guerrero would have been nowhere near the top without the Wilson barn, which provided a remarkable 47 of those winners. Loveberry, by contrast, rode no more than seven winners for a single outfit, and his biggest supporter, trainer Larry Rivelli, pulled his horses out of Fair Grounds several weeks before meet’s end.  Wilson had more training winners, 50, more than all the riders at the meet except the top two, and his total was 22 more than Tom Amoss, who finished second in the trainer standings. Brittyln was leading owner with 14 winners, two more than Wayne Davis, another Wilson client. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.