Fair Grounds announces 76-day schedule for 2020-21 racing season
The “Louisiana Derby Day” card on March 20 will feature eight stakes worth a total of $2.425 million.
view moreDelta Downs works toward revised schedule for 2020-21 thoroughbred season
Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel today announced that it is working toward a revised start date for its 2020-21 Thoroughbred season, following delays caused by heavy damage to the track from Hurricane Laura on Aug. 27.
view moreOrleans court strikes down Fair Grounds’ restraining order
Fair Grounds had received the TRO last Friday afternoon, barely 24 hours after the commission voted 9-1 to issue the emergency order.
view moreLooking back at an unprecedented Kentucky Oaks and Derby weekend
The first weekend of September is normally reserved for pennant races in baseball, fantasy football drafts in the quick approach of the NFL and the first opening full weekend of College football.
view moreFair Grounds gets temporary restraining order against racing commission
Fair Grounds received a temporary restraining order from Orleans Parish Civil District Court late Friday, less than 24 hours after the Louisiana State Racing Commission had ordered the track to house as many as 500 Thoroughbreds in the wake of Hurricane Laura.
view moreRacing Commission orders Fair Grounds to take in horses in wake of hurricane
The Louisiana State Racing Commission voted 9-1 Thursday night to approve a request from the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association to force Fair Grounds to take in as many as 500 Thoroughbreds from Evangeline Downs.
view moreState racing commission to meet Thursday over horse relocation dispute
While Louisianians have been in a giving mood to help victims of Hurricane Laura, there appears to be a different story in the horse racing industry.
view moreAllstate Sugar Bowl’s Sports Awards Show to air on Cox Sports TV starting Wednesday
The show will debut this Wednesday, September 2 on Cox Sports Television and then will be re-broadcast seven times throughout the month of September.
view moreLouisiana Legends Night at Evangeline Downs proves successful once again
Evangeline Downs hosted Louisiana Legends Night, its annual celebration of the Louisiana-bred Thoroughbred, on Saturday night. There were six stakes races on the 10-race program, each with a $60,000 purse.
view moreSix $60,000 stakes for Louisiana-breds highlight Saturday’s action at Evangeline Downs
Evangeline Downs is hosting its annual celebration of the Louisiana-bred Thoroughbred this Saturday night with six $60,000 stakes races making up Louisiana Legends Night.
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