A look at some of the best Fair Grounds-related stories posted online in the past week or so:
Rachel Alexandra at Fair Grounds by Bob Fortus:
Rachel Alexandra to Spend Winter at Fair Grounds (The Times-Picayune/nola.com, 11/27/09)
Rachel at Fair Grounds by Abram Himelstein:
Rachel arrives at Fair Grounds (DRF via ESPN.com, 11/27/09)
Video: Fortus interviews jockey Jamie Theriot and trainer Michelle Lovell:
SportsWeek: Horse racing at the Fair Grounds (nola.com, 11/27/09)
Greg Hall on Fair Grounds and Churchill overlap:
Fair Grounds overlap hasn't hurt Churchill field size (Louisville Courier-Journal, 11/27/09)
Mario Tama/Getty Images photo of Thanksgiving Day fans at Fair Grounds:
Day in photos (WashingtonPost.com, 11/26/09)
Gary West on giving thanks:
Thanksgiving is season to count horse racing's blessings (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11/26/09)
Woodchopper Stakes coverage by Fortus:
Evolutionist romps to victory in Woodchopper (The Times-Picayune/nola.com, 11/28/09)
Anna Roberts Fair Grounds diary:
Being an apprentice jockey is hard work (nola.com, 11/23/09)
Photos of Thanksgiving Day fashion along the apron by Malory from Miss Malaprop:
Thanksgiving at the Races! (MischiefMyDear.com, 11/28/09)
I also highly recommend all of Daily Racing Form's coverage of Fair Grounds by Marcus Hersh and Abram Himelstein. The only reason I don't link to those stories is that they require registration to access, but you can find them all in the Fair Grounds section at www.DRF.com.