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Churchill Downs Inc. played hardball in a war of words. They balked in a game of chicken, keeping horse racing alive in Louisiana for at least another year at Fair Grounds Race Course. Churchill ...
The future of Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is “dire,” an attorney for owner Churchill Downs, Inc. told the Louisiana State Racing Commission on Tuesday, and if economic circumstances do ...
Since 1976, second-generation track photographer Lou Hodges Jr. has captured horse racing at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, and at age 76, he has decided to retire.
The Louisville, Kentucky-based company operates its Fair Grounds slots business and 12 other off-track betting outlets under a license linked to its commitment to run a horse racing season ...
Churchill Downs acquired the Fair Grounds out of bankruptcy in 2004. For 21 years, CDI has operated both the racetrack and its on-site casino. The Gentilly site has been the home to New Orleans horse ...
Churchill Downs Inc. said it has reached an agreement with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and horsemen to continue operations at its Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans City Council has taken decisive action to protect the historic Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, following Churchill Downs Incorporated's announcement that it may ...
On Feb. 22, retired jockey and horse advocate Rosie Napravnik will be on-site at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots to spearhead the fifth annual "New Vocations Day at the Races." ...
Sources say revenue from those machines, which were deemed illegal years ago, and the slots at the track help to generate revenue for the Fair Grounds. The Fair Grounds is one of the nation’s ...
The Fair Grounds Race Course, where the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is held, is notorious for collecting mud. After heavy rain earlier in the week, here's what things look like now.
On Saturday, Feb. 22, retired jockey and horse advocate Rosie Napravnik will be on site at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, La., to spearhead the fifth annual “New Vocations Day ...