Fair Grounds parent company Churchill Downs had threatened in May to pull out of Louisiana, where it also owns a dozen ...

New Orleans Fair Grounds owner Churchill Downs and Louisiana horsemen have agreed to run at least one more year at the ...

The Louisiana State Racing Commission held an emergency meeting in New Orleans on Tuesday, where the commission approved ...

Horse racing will take place at the New Orleans Fair Grounds this season from Nov. 20, 2025, through March 22, 2026, following a deal approved Tuesday between Churchill Downs and the Louisiana Racing ...

Two weeks after Churchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) threatened to pull out of racing at Fair Grounds in New Orleans and one week ...

The Louisiana commission also issued a notice of "intent to fine" track owner CDI if renovations to the Fair Grounds paddock ...

Churchill Downs Inc., which owns and operates Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, has reached an agreement with Louisiana horsemen for racing to continue at Fair Grounds from around Thanksgiving until ...

In the waning hours of the 2025 regular session ending June 12, state legislators in Louisiana advanced a bill designed to prevent Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI), the owner of Fair Grounds Race & Slots in ...

NEW ORLEANS — Horse racing at the New Orleans Fair Grounds is now in jeopardy. Churchill Downs, which owns the racetrack, sent a letter to the Louisiana State Racing Commission stating its ...

After signaling last month that it planned to walk away from its racing and gaming operations at Fair Grounds entirely, ...

Churchill Downs said it now has “no choice” but to begin relinquishing its license to operate live racing at the Fair Grounds. In the letter, Churchill Downs requests an appearance before the ...

Churchill Downs acquired the Fair Grounds out of bankruptcy in 2004. For 21 years, CDI has operated both the racetrack and its on-site casino. The Gentilly site has been the home to New Orleans horse ...