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Fair Grounds To Allow Ship-Ins Again Beginning Wednesday

Tags: Racing News, Dallas Stewart, equine herpes virus, Eric Halstrom, Fair Grounds, Neil Howard, ship-ins by Anonymous | December 29, 2008
NEW ORLEANS, La. (December 29, 2008) - While a barn in Fair Grounds' stable area remains under a Louisiana State Racing Commission quarantine, the commission will again allow hor

Fair Grounds to Host Bank of America Challenge Championships November 19

Tags: AQHA, Bank of America Challenge Championships, Eric Halstrom, Track News by Jim Mulvihill | May 20, 2010
The fastest horses in the world will meet in New Orleans for the first time when Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots hosts the Bank of America Challenge Championships with four Grade I race

March 13 Race Named "New Orleans Ladies"

Tags: Eric Halstrom, New Orleans Ladies, Rachel Alexandra, Track News by Jim Mulvihill | December 08, 2009
A $200,000 stakes race for fillies and mares at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots on March 13 has been named the New Orleans Ladies, the track announced today.

Louisiana Derby Purse Boosted to $1 Million

Tags: Donnie Richardson, Eric Halstrom, Jason Boulet, Louisiana Derby, Track News by Jim Mulvihill | August 10, 2010
The Louisiana Derby will be worth $1 million when it is run at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for the 98th time on March 26, 2011.

FG Receives NTRA Safety and Integrity Accreditation

Tags: Alex Waldrop, Celeste Kunz, Eric Halstrom, Mike Zeigler, ntra, NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance, Richard Lewis, Tommy G. Thompson, Track News by Jim Mulvihill | December 17, 2009
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans has been fully accredited by the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance following a c

A Grand Day: FG to Open Slots Facility, Racing Season

Tags: Austin Miller, Eric Halstrom, Fair Grounds, Jason Boulet, opening day, slots, Track News by Anonymous | November 12, 2008
NEW ORLEANS, La (November 12, 2008) - They've been racing horses on this site for a century and a half, but Friday will rank among the biggest days in the storied history of Fair Grou

Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra Pointing to March 13 New Orleans Ladies

Tags: Racing News, Eric Halstrom, Jess Jackson, Rachel Alexandra, Steve Asmussen, Stonestreet Stables by Jim Mulvihill | February 11, 2010
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra will make her 4-year-old debut in the March 13 New Orleans Ladies, assuming she continues to progress as expected, owner Jess Jackson of Stonestreet St

CDI Promotes Miller to President, Names Halstrom Head of Racing

Tags: Austin Miller, Eric Halstrom, Fair Grounds, Track News by Anonymous | October 27, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Oct 27, 2008) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) ("CDI" or "Company") today announced that Austin Miller has been named president of Fair Grou

Three Stakes Reduced By $100k Each

Tags: Eric Halstrom, Fair Grounds Oaks, Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap, Mineshaft Handicap, Track News by Jim Mulvihill | March 08, 2010
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will reduce the purses of three stakes races still to be run this season—the Grade II Fair Grounds Oaks, the Grade II Mervin H. Muniz Jr.

Fair Grounds Concludes 137th Season

Tags: Racing News, Austin Miller, Eric Halstrom, Heiligbrodt Racing, Jason Boulet, Robby Albarado, Steve Asmussen by grahamr | March 29, 2009
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 29, 2009) - Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots concluded its 137th season Sunday, a winter that provided a mixture of new and old.

Zavala Named New Track Superintendent

Tags: Eric Halstrom, Pedro Zavala, Track News by Jim Mulvihill | July 12, 2010
Pedro Zavala has been named as the new track superintendent at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

Sunday's Racing Cancelled

Tags: Racing News, Eric Halstrom by Jim Mulvihill | December 13, 2009
Sunday’s live racing program at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has been cancelled due to unsafe track conditions. The state and track stewards made the final decision about 10:30 a.m.

Angus Lind Book Signing to Benefit Disabled Jockeys Nov. 14

Tags: Angus Lind, Eric Halstrom, Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Track News by Jim Mulvihill | November 07, 2009
Angus Lind, the beloved Times-Picayune columnist and horseracing aficionado, will sign copies of his new book, Prime Angus, at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots during the race

FG to Reduce Purses Starting Sunday

Tags: Austin Miller, Eric Halstrom, Track News by Jim Mulvihill | January 26, 2010
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will reduce purses of overnight races by nine-percent, effective Sunday, January 31, and trim the value of 12 stakes events.

Rachel Alexandra Drills in Drizzling Rain Friday

Tags: Billy Pettingill, Eric Halstrom, Jess Jackson, Rachel Alexandra, Scott Blasi, Steve Asmussen, Stonestreet Stables, Barn Notes by Graham Ross | February 12, 2010
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, aiming once again for an anticipated confrontation with her older rival Zenyatta in Oaklawn’s Grade I Apple Blossom April 9, worked Friday morning a