Water Main Break Cancels Racing Dec. 5 at Fair Grounds
Due to an ongoing interruption of water service, the Dec. 5 racing card at Fair Grounds is canceled. The water main break in the neighborhood of the track is being addressed.
Freshman Sire Charlatan Gets First Stakes Winner
Coteau Grove Farms' Little Miss Curlin dueled on the front end and drew away late to win the $100,000 Donovan L. Ferguson Memorial Stakes Nov. 21 at Fair Grounds Race Course, giving freshman sire Charlatan his first black-type stakes winner.
Second-Crop Stallion Mr. Money Gets First Stakes Winner
Second-crop stallion Mr. Money registered his first black-type stakes winner when his 2-year-old son Mr Mo Money won the Joseph R. Peluso Memorial Stakes Nov. 20 at Fair Grounds.
Suspended by HISA, Lopez Continues Riding in Louisiana
Jockey Paco Lopez, suspended six months by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority in September for what it said were riding violations of a conditional reinstatement, is named to ride in six races at Fair Grounds Nov. 20.
Paddock Renovated Before Upcoming Fair Grounds Meet
Racing returns to Fair Grounds Nov. 20, launching its 154th Thoroughbred racing season. The nation's second-oldest racetrack will unveil a series of venue improvements, including the completion of its paddock renovation.
Louisiana-Bred Stakes Day Purses to Rise This Winter
The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association announces that stakes purses for Louisiana Champions Day Stakes at Fair Grounds in December and Louisiana Premier Night at Delta Downs in February are increasing by a total of $250,000.
Torres Earns Jockey of the Week With Three Stakes Wins
Jaime Torres usually rides between Kentucky tracks and Fair Grounds but a trip to Colonial Downs in Virginia on Old Dominion Derby Day proved to be worthwhile with three mounts leading to three stakes wins including the Gr. III Old…
Louisiana Derby Tops Fair Grounds’ Stakes Schedule
After an increase last season, Fair Grounds' Road to the Kentucky Derby remains valued at $1.875 million. The track's 154th racing season will offer 56 stakes worth $8.65 million.
Sharp Hopes to Keep Momentum Rolling into Saratoga Meet
After winning leading trainer titles at both Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and Churchill Downs, trainer Joe Sharp hopes to keep the momentum rolling into the Saratoga Race Course summer meet.
Fair Grounds Meet to Move Forward After Dates Approved
Meeting June 24 in New Orleans, the Louisiana Racing Commission formally approved customary race dates for Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, during which the track will race Nov. 22 - March 22.