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N.O. Woman Wins Big in "Ride Into Summer" Giveaway

Geraldine Epps of New Orleans was the lucky winner in the second 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.

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.

Much Obliged Much the Best in Opening Day Blushing K.D.

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Fair Grounds Connections Prominent in Nov. 6-7 Breeders' Cup

For the first time, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will open its racing season on the same weekend as the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships, November 6 and 7, allowing patrons to wager on live racing in New Orleans as well as the simulcast of the sport’s richest event. 

Fair Grounds to be Showcased on HorseplayerPRO.com Chats

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has partnered with www.HorseplayerPRO.com to provide interactive online discussions between horse racing fans and a panel of experts each race day beginning Sunday, November 8, and continuing throughout Fair Grounds’ upcoming Thoroughbred meet. The 138th Racing Season will begin its five-month run on Friday, Nov. 6 and continue through Sunday, March 28.

Fair Grounds to Offer HD Simulcast Signal

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will offer high definition (“HD”) simulcasts of all of its races when the historic New Orleans track opens its 2009-2010 Thoroughbred meet on Nov. 6. In doing so, Fair Grounds will become the second Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) track, and only the third in North America, to offer a high-definition simulcast signal to on-track and simulcast patrons. 

Grade II Louisiana Derby Jumps To $750,000 And Will Be Run At 1 1/8 Miles On March 27

Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots has raised the purse of the Grade II Louisiana Derby to $750,000, increased the distance to 1 1/8 miles and moved the 3-year-old fixture to Saturday, March 27 – five weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby.