Fair Grounds Blog

It is hard to believe that the end of this Fair Grounds racing season is rapidly approaching. As of today, Friday, March 19th, we've got only seven racing days left to go.

The Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund is a national organization that assists jockeys and exercise riders in their times of need.

I must admit that the day they were teaching us about Einstein's Theory of Relativity in school, I wasn't paying attention (I was probably reading the Racing Form).

After writing about the New Orleans Saints getting to and winning the Super Bowl over the past couple of weeks, I promised I'd get back to talking about racing, in particular about trainer Helen Pi

Unthinkable, Unimaginable, Unbelievable!

The wonderful thing about a blog is you can write about anything you want and do it in an informal way.

Ladies and gentlemen, in this corner wearing the blue silks with the white trim, weighing in at 117 pounds, from Lafayette, Louisiana, the seven-time Fair Grounds riding champion, this is "Roc

The action here last week was fast and furious in more ways then one.

When Hall of Famer Huratio Luro was training race horses, he was referred to as "El Gran Senor". The nickname was given to him as a show of respect and admiration.

When the racing season opened and I accepted the offer to do this Rockin' with Rick blog, I promised myself one thing.