NEW ORLEANS -- Tiztasitic galloped past three horses down the stretch to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by two lengths on Saturday, earning the Steve Asmussen-trained horse enough Kentucky Derby qualifying points to enter the opening race of the Triple Crown.

Is Tiztastic the horse to finally end the nearly three-decade-long drought, a skid that dates to 1996 when Louisiana Derby champion Grindstone won the garland of roses and made Louisianans proud. We’ll learn soon enough.

Next to last early, the Tiz the Law colt had energy in reserve for his run down the long Fair Grounds stretch Saturday and secured 100 points for the May 3 classic while earning his first graded win