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The Louisiana Derby is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Run in late March, the race is open to horses, age three, willing to race miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $1,000,000.
Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC. The Carrollton Race Course was completed in 1837 and advertised in The Picayune, holding two races on March 14, 1837, under The Louisiana ...
Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame. The Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame was created in 1971 by the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana, to honor the horses and people who have played a significant part in the history of the racecourse. [1] [2]
The Louisiana Derby (6:42 p.m. EDT post time) will offer 200 qualifying points toward the May 4 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, including 100 to the winner and 50 to the runner-up.
February 15, 2024 at 5:28 AM. The road to the 2024 Kentucky Derby will kick into gear this weekend with the first major prep race in New Orleans. Several low-point prep races already have taken ...
Former horse racing tracks in the New Orleans area include Eclipse Race Course (opened 1837), Metairie Course (1838–1872), Bingaman Race Track, City Park Race Track (1905–1920), Jefferson Park Race Track (1918–1934) and Jefferson Downs Racetrack (1959–1992).
Louis J. Roussel III, known as Louie Roussel (born January 13, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana ), is an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer who owned Fair Grounds Race Course and who won the final two legs of the 1988 U.S. Triple Crown series with Risen Star, a colt later voted the Eclipse Award as the American ...
Super Derby. The Super Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually in September at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana. Inaugurated in 1980, the Super Derby is open to three-year-olds and the distance is miles on the dirt. It is the richest race held at Louisiana Downs. In its history, the Super Derby has attracted some of ...