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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.

Rachel Alexandra Draws Post Two for Saturday's New Orleans Ladies

Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra drew post position No. 2 in a five-horse field for her 2010 debut in Saturday’s $200,000 New Orleans Ladies. Regular rider Calvin Borel will be aboard, tacking 123 pounds, the maximum weight as the conditions are written.

Kentucky Derby Live Chat With John Asher Friday Evening, 6-8 pm

John Asher, Churchill Downs Senior Vice President of Communications and Louisville's most trusted voice on all things Derby, is the special guest on Friday's Brisnet.com Live Kentucky Derby Chat, from 6-8 p.m. CST. Access the chat by clicking the headline above.

Rachel Alexandra Breezes an Easy Half-Mile in Final Work for New Orleans Ladies

Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, with regular exercise rider Dominic Terry aboard, put in her final timed workout in advance of Saturday’s $200,000 New Orleans Ladies this morning, going four furlongs in :49, breezing, over the fast main track at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

Tensas Cat Wins Gentilly to Top Five-Win Day for Jockey Jacinto

If the wide way around Fair Grounds’ Stall-Wilson turf course listed as “good” worked once, why not try it again? That’s what red-hot jockey John Jacinto thought as he guided Steve Garber’s Tensas Cat to a mostly front-running score by two lengths in the 25th renewal of the $60,000 Gentilly Stakes as Saturday’s finale at the New Orleans oval.

Rachel Alexandra Schools in Paddock During Saturday's Races

Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, preparing for her first start of the year in the March 13 New Orleans Ladies, schooled in the paddock during Saturday's races to the delight of fans who were not expecting a surprise appearance by the superstar filly. In this photo, Rachel Alexandra stands calmly in a stall with assistant trainer Scott Blasi.