A text message sent out to horsemen on Thursday indicated that the Fair Grounds will decrease overnight purses by 10 percent ...
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots announced a 10% purse cut beginning with its Feb. 13 program, citing bad weather as the ...
New Orleans native, whose father started as a photographer at the New Orleans track in 1948, will pass the baton to daughter ...
From boxing to baseball to basketball, New Orleans sports history has a lot more going for it than just football, columnist Ron Faucheux writes.
As the snowstorm was moving toward New Orleans, the temperatures quickly dropped to record levels which caused mechanical issues to our entire fleet of track maintenance tractors,” Fair Grounds’ ...
THAT’S TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. I COULD EVEN HAVE WIND CHILLS AS LOW A First post for all cards this upcoming racing week (Friday through Monday) remains 12:45 p.m. ET.
Vice President Cathy Beeding says wearing your absolute snazziest is part of New Orleans tradition, but it isn’t part of the Fairgrounds’ dress code. “Racing has become a lot more accessible ...
A relatively quiet midwinter weekend on the racing front nonetheless has another important stop on the "Road to the Kentucky Derby-- Saturday's Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans ...
On Saturday evening, Feb. 8, the Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots hosts Twilight Tailgate racing. This rare night-time ...
One man died and three were injured following a crash in the Fairgrounds neighborhood Wednesday, the New Orleans Police Department said. NOPD responded to a report of a vehicle crash with injury ...