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Much Obliged Much the Best in Opening Day Blushing K.D. by Graham Ross on November 06, 2009

Favorite players could say “Thank You” to Pin Oak Stable’s Much Obliged when she prevailed by a half-length in Friday’s featured second running of the $60,000 Blushing K. D.

Asmussen Active in Saturday's Old Hickory, Pontalba Stakes by Graham Ross on November 04, 2009

Eclipse Award-winning conditioner Steve Asmussen – also Fair Grounds’ defending trainer champion last season – will be prominently represented in both stakes on Saturday’s opening weekend prog
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Much Obliged Heads Opening Day Blushing K.D. Handicap by Jim Mulvihill on November 02, 2009

Pin Oak Stable’s Much Obliged, third by a head to Princess Haya and champion Forever Together in the Grade II Canadian Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack in her last race, is the l

Grade II Louisiana Derby Jumps To $750,000 And Will Be Run At 1 1/8 Miles On March 27 by Mark Conner on August 14, 2009

BIG EVENT SCHEDULE CHANGES & TWO NEW RACES FOR FILLIES & MARES HIGHLIGHT FAIR GROUNDS’ RECORD $7.24 million, 66-RACE STAKES MENU 
Friesan Fire - La Derby

FG, Louisiana Connections Plentiful on Oaks, Derby Cards by Anonymous on April 30, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, La (April 30, 2009) - Led by Grade II Louisiana Derby winner Friesan Fire, three horses who raced at Fair Grounds last winter were entered Wednesday for Kentucky Derb
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Breeders' Cup Simulcast Highlights Opening Weekend by Jim Mulvihill on October 29, 2009

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 wa

Mulvihill Named Communications and Pari-mutuel Marketing Manager by Mark Conner on October 27, 2009

Jim Mulvihill, a New Orleans native, has been named Communications and Pari-mutuel Marketing Manager at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

Fair Grounds to be Showcased on HorseplayerPRO.com Chats by Jim Mulvihill on October 27, 2009

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

Fair Grounds to Offer High-Definition Simulcast Signal by Jim Mulvihill on October 26, 2009

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.
Ride Into Summer Giveaway Winner #2

NOLA Woman Wins Big in "Ride Into Summer" Giveaway by Anonymous on July 08, 2009

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
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Robby Albarado

Robby Reflects on Cusp of Rider Record by GRAHAM ROSS on March 27, 2009

Headlines for Friday, March 27, 2009

Louisiana Derby Runner-Up Papa Clem an Arkansas Derby Traveler by GRAHAM ROSS on March 20, 2009

Headlines for Friday, March 20, 2009
Friesan Fire - La Derby UR

Friesan Fire's Barn Crew All Aglow Sunday Morning by GRAHAM ROSS on March 15, 2009

Headlines for Sunday, March 15, 2009
Rachel Alexandra

Can ‘Rachel’ Rule Over Fair Grounds Oaks-Kentucky Oaks Double? by Graham Ross on March 13, 2009

Headlines for Friday, March 13, 2009 · Can ‘Rachel’ Rule Over Fair Grounds Oaks-Kentucky Oaks Double?
Giant Oak Workout 3-7-09

Nowhere to Hide Will Scratch From Louisiana Derby by Lenny Vangilder on March 12, 2009

Headlines for Thursday, March 12, 2009 ·         Nowhere to Hide Will Scratch From Louisiana Derby
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