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Delta Downs has been something of a hot spot for trainer Mark Casse through the years. Tepin won the first stakes race of her career in the tracks Grade 3 Princess in 2013, and Turf War dead-heated for the win in its signature event, the Grade 3, $1 million Jackpot, in 2007.There have been other Delta stakes wins for the barn, too, and Casse will attempt to add to his numbers Saturday when he sends out Thirstforlife and Our Stormin Norman in the Jackpot.The 1-1/16-mile race for 2-year-olds will anchor a card of eight stakes worth $2.3 million. The program is the richest of the season at Delta, which is located just across the border from Texas in the small town of Vinton, La.They always kind of lure me in, Casse said of Delta. Its a nice place. They give away a lot of money. Whats the old story? If you build it, they will come. If they put the money up, they will come.Thirstforlife enters the Jackpot off a wire-to-wire win in a first-level allowance Oct. 20 at Keeneland.Last race, we werent planning on being on the lead, but he was on the lead and he showed a lot of gameness, Casse said.The race is better than it looks on paper.Thirstforlife earned a modest Beyer Speed Figure of 69, but Casse noted that the runner-up, Just Move On, returned in his next start to win a first-level allowance at Churchill Downs with a Beyer of 81.We thought he deserved a chance, Casse said of targeting the Jackpot with Thirstforlife.Thirstforlife, who is by the stallion Stay Thirsty, has long been well regarded by Casse.Hes a horse with a huge pedigree, said Casse. Hes a half to Cavorting.Cavorting, a multiple Grade 1 winner, has compiled career earnings of more than $2 million.Our Stormin Norman enters the Jackpot off a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 88, earned for his wire-to-wire win in a maiden special weight at seven furlongs Oct. 23 at Keeneland. Its the best Beyer Figure in the Jackpot.Our Stormin Norman will be looking for his first two-turn win on Saturday.His last race was huge, Casse said. Were hoping his speed will carry down there. We know speed normally is pretty important [at Delta].Julien Leparoux has the mount on Our Stormin Norman, while Florent Geroux will be aboard Thirstforlife.The Jackpot will be a final leg of an all-stakes pick four that runs on races 4-7. There will be a minimum guaranteed pool of $200,000. Other races making up the sequence are the Delta Mile, the Sams Town, and the Grade 3, $400,000 Delta Downs Princess. There will be a reduced takeout of 12 percent on the pick four. 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The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. EUGENE, Ore. -- Carl Lewis has said recently that the long jump is now the worst event in track and field, but he wouldnt have found a lot of support from the long jumpers at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Saturday. Especially regarding the women.The womens side is better now than it used to be, Tianna Bartoletta said. Its not the days of Jackie Joyner-Kersee, but were getting back there. Brittney Reese jumped great today. Its going to change. Everyones expectations of what theyre capable of is going up.Not only did Reese jump great, she surpassed the U.S. Olympic trials mark Joyner-Kersee set back at the 1988 trials. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist leaped 7.31 meters, or 23 feet, 11? inches, to win Saturday and qualify for Rio. Thats still nearly nine inches short of the world record, but it was the longest jump in 12 years and Reeses personal best.Im just honored, Reese said. I look up to [Joyner-Kersee] -- shes a mentor to me. Just to have her in my corner and to break records of hers. She just told me that I have a lot more left in me, and I feel like I agree with her. To break records that shes broken is just a testament to my training.Bartoletta, who won the title at the 2015 world championships, finished second with a leap of 7.02 even though she also had to compete in Saturdays 100-meter qualifiers (she advanced to Sundays semis). Janay DeLoach finished third to complete the long jump trio the U.S. will send to Rio.The womens world record of 7.52 was set by Galina Chistyakova in 1988, with JJoyner-Kersee posting the second-best mark of 7.dddddddddddd49 in 1994. Reese won in London with a leap of 7.12. She bettered that leap by seven inches Saturday. Can she come close to the world mark?Everything has to be in place to break that world record, Reese said. I know thats pretty far, but Im proud of where Im at. It might not come this year, but I feel like if I stay on the track I am now, by next year it might be a little easier.Buffalo Bills receiver Marquise Goodwin competed in the long jump at the 2012 Olympics and will try to qualify for Rio in Sundays mens finals. Goodwin said he doesnt take Lewis view of the long jump personally.I think Im pretty damn good at what I do, he said. But all respect to him. Hes an older guy and hes definitely done a lot for this sport and you can never take that away from him. People are allowed to say whatever they want. Thats just how he feels. Its just an opinion of his. It doesnt make or break the sport.Reese says she doesnt agree with Lewis, either.A lot of the people I train with -- Will Claye, Michael Hartfield -- theyre jumping and Im impressed at what theyre doing, she said. I feel like theyre going to prove him wrong tomorrow [at the trial finals].And the womens side is strong. The U.S. can sweep it in Rio. Tianna is the reigning champion from last year. Janay came through. Were there. We just have to go in and do our thing. ' ' '