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With the future of horse racing at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in doubt, the New Orleans City Council on Thursday is ...
City and state lawmakers on Thursday passed measures to ensure the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots remains what it has been ...
Horse racing has been held at the New Orleans Fair Grounds in the Gentilly neighborhood for more than 150 years. The historic ...
The future of horse racing in New Orleans is in doubt as Churchill Downs reportedly begins the process of surrendering its ...
Churchill Downs may surrender its Fair Grounds license, citing court rulings, new legislation, and stalled talks with ...
Sources report that discussions between the major stakeholders are nearing resolution that will allow racing to proceed in ...
Amendment to Senate Bill designates New Orleans track as "historic site," says "demolition, structural alteration, sale or ...
NEW ORLEANS – Churchill Downs Inc. (CHDN) has agreed to buy the bankrupt New Orleans Fair Grounds (search) in a $47 million deal that requires federal bankruptcy court approval, the New Orleans ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Churchill Downs Inc. is moving to shut down Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans — one of the oldest racetracks in America and the cornerstone of Louisiana horse racing — ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The decision by Churchill Downs to pull out of the Fair Grounds is already rattling nerves in the surrounding community, where small businesses say they depend on the fall ...
A letter sent by CDI's Bill Carstanjen to the Louisiana Racing Commission and state political leaders, noting CDI's intention ...
SOURCES AT THE STATE CAPITOL SAY THAT CHURCHILL DOWNS MAY NOT SEEK A RACING PERMIT TO RUN HORSES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE 2025 2026 SEASON. A SHOCKING MOVE TO MANY, OF COURSE, ACROSS THE HORSE ...