points and Aaron Epps added 14.It was a grind game for us in the second half with the way (North Florida) came back,

BOSSIER CITY, La. -- Texas Chrome was a useful horse at one turn. Hes taken his game to another level around two, which he showed Saturday when he battled Dalmore for a half-length win in the Grade 3, $400,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs.The victory was the sixth in a stakes for Texas Chrome -- and his biggest yet. He also gave his connections, Danny Keene, trainer J.R. Caldwell, and jockey C.J. McMahon, the richest win of their careers.The Super Derby was the centerpiece of the meet, and it anchored a card of five stakes that were worth a cumulative $700,000.Texas Chrome ($6.20) earned a fees-paid berth into the Super Derby with his win in last months $100,000 Prelude Stakes at Louisiana Downs. He took advantage of the full ride. Texas Chrome settled just off the pace set by Dalmore, who was up by a length through fractions of 24.59 seconds for the opening quarter and 49.13 for the half-mile.Texas Chrome advanced through six furlongs in 1:13.27 in the 1-1/8-mile race, forged toward the lead coming into the stretch, and fought with Dalmore through the lane. Texas Chrome covered the distance on a fast track in 1:49.87.Coming up to the five-sixteenths pole, I saw a hole open up and I opted to go for it and he showed me he was game to go and so was I, McMahon said. He accelerated and he finished phenomenally for me.Dalmore finished three-quarters of a length in front of third-place finisher Whateverybodywants. Mo Tom, who was favored over second choice Dalmore, finished fifth.Texas Chrome won three stakes last year at 2, including the $100,000 Gold Rush Futurity at Arapahoe Park and the $55,000 Governors Cup at Zia Park. He tried two turns for the first time in May, and rolled by more than 10 lengths in the Texas Stallion Stakes at Lone Star Park. Texas Chrome then ran third in the Grade 3 Matt Winn at Churchill and second in the Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows before landing in the Prelude.Caldwell said he had a great deal of respect for the competition heading into the Super Derby, but he also had a lot of confidence in how Texas Chrome was coming up into the race Saturday.He came out of the Prelude so well, Caldwell said. As well as he came off of his last race, and the way hes been training, and he had a trip across the track, I didnt think they could outrun him. You hate to be that confident, but I knew I had the horse. Everything went right for the horse and it was our day.Caldwell said the next stop with Texas Chrome could be the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park. The horse is based at the Oklahoma City track. 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Brandon Sampson had a field goal and two free throws in the stretch for the Tigers.This was one of those games where you keep trying to play better as the game goes along, said Blakeney, who scored 26 points in LSUs previous game against Southern Mississippi. You just try to correct the mistakes that you make. I am just happy we got the win.Blakeney was one of four LSU players to score in double figures. Duop Reath had 17 points before fouling out late in the game. Sampson scored 16 points and Aaron Epps added 14.It was a grind game for us in the second half with the way (North Florida) came back, Tigers coach Johnny Jones said. Our guys grinded it out defensively and they executed offensively. Our guys closed out the game well with plays made by Blakeney and several other guys.Four players also scored in double figures for North Florida (1-3). Chris Davenport led the Ospreys with 16 points. Banks, Aaron Bodager and Dallas Moore each had 13 points.North Florida had lost decisively to its first two power conference opponents this season -- Auburn and Miami.Were growing up, North Florida coach Matthew Driscoll said. We didnt let the lead LSU built in the second half demoralize us. We cut it to four points and