Foreign Production

Two annual Fair Grounds sprint stakes races restricted to accredited Louisiana-breds share top billing as the headline attractions for Saturday’s 11-race program at the Crescent City oval.   Brittlyn Stable’s Good Human Bean and Southern Equine Stable’s Cajun Conference are set to match strides...Read More

Former Fair Grounds owner Louie Roussel III was not present for the 85th running of the featured $60,000 Thanksgiving Handicap on Fair Grounds’ traditional opening day, but it was still a rousing hometown victory for the New Orleans native because he owns and trains the winner, Mambo Galliano. &nbs...Read More

The nation’s third-oldest racetrack will reignite one of its historic traditions when Fair Grounds Race Course opens the 2010-2011 Thoroughbred Racing Season in New Orleans with the 85th running of the $60,000 Thanksgiving Handicap.   For many years Thanksgiving Day coincided with opening day a...Read More

Foxwood Plantation’s Foreign Production broke in full stride to make the pace and continued willingly in the late stages to win Sunday’s $46,000 six-furlong allowance sprint for accredited Louisiana-breds by a length and three-quarters.   Trained by Sweet Hodges and ridden by Carlos Gonzalez, t...Read More