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Fair Grounds, Pan Zareta and Black Gold

• By: Bryan Krantz

Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Sports Awards Show to air on Cox Sports TV starting Wednesday

• August 31, 2020
• By John Sudsbury

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.

Louisiana Legends Night at Evangeline Downs proves successful once again

• July 5, 2020
• By Press Release

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.

Six $60,000 stakes for Louisiana-breds highlight Saturday’s action at Evangeline Downs

• July 1, 2020
• By Press Release

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.

Tom’s d’Etat impressive in Stephen Foster romp

• June 27, 2020
• By Lenny Vangilder

Gayle Benson has a Super Bowl contender and a young basketball team hoping a trip to the playoffs this year can start their path to an NBA title contender. Now she may also have a Horse of the Year contender in her GMB Racing stable.

Tom’s d’Etat favored in Stephen Foster

• June 25, 2020
• By Press Release

Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson sends out one of the stars of her racing operation Saturday.

Louisiana-bred wins Grade I race on Belmont undercard

• June 20, 2020
• By Lenny Vangilder

No Parole is trained by New Orleans native Tom Amoss and owned by Maggi Moss and New Orleanian Greg Tramontin.

Interview: Craig Perret selected for Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame

• June 5, 2020
• By John Sudsbury

His success as a jockey took him from the starting gate – his childhood home in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans – to the finish line at the most prestigious races in horse racing.

Baffert baffles challengers with Arkansas Daily Double as Secretariat casts huge shadow

• May 3, 2020
• By Ken Trahan

Live sports are hard to come by these days but Oaklwan Park provided some Saturday.

LTBA 2019 Champions: Chimney Rock named 2019 Louisiana Horse of the Year

• April 11, 2020
• By Press Release

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association is pleased to announce the selection of Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint [G2] contender, Chimney Rock as 2019 Louisiana Horse of the Year.

Tom’s d’Etat favored at Oaklawn Park Saturday

• April 11, 2020
• By Lenny Vangilder

There may be no games for the Saints or Pelicans in the foreseeable future, but Gayle Benson’s sports enterprises aren’t completely silent.