Fair Grounds Blog

2010 Graded Stakes Winners that Raced or Trained at Fair Grounds Last Season

(21 horses, 27 graded stakes wins since March)

(updated 8/16/10)

Bob Fortus of The Times-Picayune is one of two turf writers awarded top honors in the inaugural Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Contest, the New York Racing Association announced Thursday.

For the upcoming year I've decided to narrow the focus of this blog to "all Louisiana Derby, all the time." This will be the place to go if you want information on our signature race, fro

Not much to share in images this morning as a result of a heavy downpour that hit shortly after training hourse began. Fortunately the system had already moved out of the area by 10 a.m.

More great images from the Fair Grounds photography corps this morning, including Louisiana Derby contenders as well as two of the most popular horses on the grounds this season, Macho Again and Rache

Tuesday morning of Louisiana Derby Week at Fair Grounds, as captured by the Fair Grounds photo corps.

Enjoy images from today's Louisiana Derby Post Position Draw, emceed by track announcer John G. Dooley with interviews by Jessica Pacheco.

The Fair Grounds photo corps will be working overtime throughout Louisiana Derby week, bringing you images of everything happening here, from breathtaking scenes of mornings in the Stable Area to a

A lot of fans never think about how the information in the Past Performances gets there in the first place.