New Orleans Man Wins Big In Ride Into Summer Giveaway

Ernest Fulco of New Orleans was the big winner in the first of two drawings for a 2009 Toyota Yaris as part of the $65,000 "Ride into Summer" Car Giveaway promotion at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.  "Ride into Summer" continues through June 27.

Win A Toyota Yaris!

Two lucky customers can win a 2009 Toyota Yaris as part of the $65,000 Ride into Summer Car Giveaway promotion now through June 27 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

New Orleans' New Home For Slots

Not only did Fair Grounds open its racing season on Nov. 14, but it also marked the grand opening of New Orleans' new home for slots. Fair Grounds' slots facility features more than 600 of the newest video and reel games on the market. Slots are open every day until midnight.

Big Bucks! $547,821 Slot Jackpot Winner At Fair Grounds

Jimmy Burse, a New Orleans-area construction worker, became the biggest winner in the history of Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots when he hit a $547,821 statewide progressive MegaJackpot® on the Wheel of Fortune® quarters slot machine Friday night, July 11.

FG, Louisiana Connections Aplenty At Churchill

Led by Grade II Louisiana Derby winner Friesan Fire, three horses who raced at Fair Grounds last winter were entered Wednesday for Kentucky Derby 135 Saturday at Churchill Downs. Racing fans in southeast Louisiana can catch the Derby at any of the nine Fair Grounds OTB locations in southeast Louisiana.

Fair Grounds To Get Earliest Start Ever In 2009-10

Fair Grounds will move up the start of its racing season by one week in 2009-10, marking the earliest start to a racing season in the track's history. The Louisiana State Racing Commission approved Fair Grounds' request for an 85-day meet in 2009-10. Click here to view the calendar (PDF).

Friesan Fire Crowned Fair Grounds Horse of the Meeting

Vinery Stable and Fox Hill Farm's Friesan Fire, who captured the Grade II Louisiana Derby by the largest margin in 46 years, was an overwhelming choice as Fair Grounds' Horse of the Meeting for the track's 137th season that concluded Sunday.

Fair Grounds Concludes 137th Season

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots concluded its 137th season Sunday, a winter that provided a mixture of new and old.

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Friesan Fire Burns Rivals Once Again in 96th Louisiana Derby

Vinery Stable and Fox Hill Farm’s Friesan Fire has stood in the shadow of his stable mate Old Fashioned all winter, but may have emerged from behind the curtain with his dominant 7 1/4-length win in the 96th running of the $600,000 Grade II Louisiana Derby Saturday at Fair Grounds.