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The world of Louisiana horse racing got a major scare in May when Kentucky-based Churchill Downs threatened to surrender its New Orleans Fair Grounds license and pull out of Louisiana.   The company ...
At 79 years of age, local harness racing legend Art Jones became the oldest driver to win a race at the 163rd annual Wayne ...
The final Saturday of the 2025 Chaffee County Fair was filled with a variety of events for attendees of all ages. The Kid ...
Part of a week of Indigenous-led events happening in conjunction with the Western Montana Fair, attend a community discussion ...
Fans through generations gathered to watch one of the most iconic events at the Kutztown Fair Wednesday night.
The investment might seem counter-intuitive. It has been many years since the fairgrounds’ summer horse racing meet at Fair Meadows Race Track drew more than a few hundred spectators.
The 156th Kane County Fair, running Wednesday through Sunday, is featuring women’s barrel racing in addition to the usual fair fare.
Horse racing at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans will return in November after Churchill Downs reversed course under pressure from officials.
With the state as the Fair Grounds property’s new legal owner, any new track operator/tenant would be relieved of CDI’s current costs of ownership, property taxes and related capital expenses.
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 ...
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 ...
The engines will roar and the grandstands will rumble as the 2025 season kicks into high gear next week with a Friday night quarter-mile special at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, launching an ...