Track News

Thoroughbred Dates Approved: 141st Meet to Open Thanksgiving Day

NEW ORLEANS (Wednesday, April 25, 2012) – The 141st Thoroughbred Racing Season atFair Grounds Race Course & Slots will encompass 84 live racing days

Tastings at the Track: Wine Tasting Series Returns to Fair Grounds May 17

NEW ORLEANS (Tuesday, April 17, 2012) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, located at 1751 Gentilly Blvd., kicks off its 2012 “Tastings at the Track” wine tasting series on May

100th Louisiana Derby Set for March 30, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (Friday, April 6, 2012) – The 100th Louisiana Derby will be run on March 30, 2013, five weeks out from the 139th

Meet Honors: Nates Mineshaft Named Horse of the Meet

NEW ORLEANS (Thursday, April 5, 2012) – Windy Hill Farms’ Nates Mineshaft, winner of the $400,000 New Orleans Handicap (Gr.

Owner Zayat on Nehro Scratch

Owner Ahmed Zayat on the scratch of Nehro:“He came back tied up (from his exercise Saturday morning). He’s fine right now.

Pick 18 Pays $4,667

NEW ORLEANS(Friday, March 30, 2012) – The first-ever Pick 18 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots returned $4,667.05 to a single bettor who had

Take the Streetcar to Fair Grounds from the French Quarter

On a day when the weather is mild there is no more enjoyable way for out-of-town visitors to reach Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots than on New Orleans’ historic streetcar line, which has been

Video: Katie Mikolay Weekend Preview

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Fair Grounds to Offer Pick 18 Friday

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will offer a one-time-only Pick 18 on Friday’s gargantuan 18-race card that kicks off at 12:40 p.m. CDT and continues well into the evening.

Fillies, Fashion & Fizz Presented by Macy's Returns On Louisiana Derby Day, April 1

The arrival of spring means it’s time to dust off your hats and seersuckers.