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Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack is a horse racing track and racino located in Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana. It opened in 1974. The casino features over 800 slot machines. The track specification is a dirt track of 1 mi (1.609 km) & turf course of 0.875 mi (1.408 km).
The track was purchased by Churchill Downs Incorporated in 2004. Fair Grounds was heavily damaged in Hurricane Katrina , and was closed for over a year, until re-opening on Thanksgiving Day 2006. The track conducted a 37-day meet at Louisiana Downs in replacement of the scheduled 2005-2006 meet.
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The 2024 CenterPoint Energy Red River Balloon Rally will feature up to 25 of the nation's top balloon pilots at Louisiana Downs. 2024 CenterPoint Energy Red River Balloon Rally starts Friday. What ...
Located on 280 acres in Bossier City, Louisiana Downs has ushered in thousands of attendees for more than 49 years. On Nov. 1, 2021, Rubico Acquisition Corporation took ownership of the once ...
The Super Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually in September at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana. Inaugurated in 1980, the Super Derby is open to three-year-olds and the distance is 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles on the dirt. It is the richest race held at Louisiana Downs.
He also competed at Louisiana Downs (Shreveport, Louisiana) as well as in Chicago, New York and Kentucky. Howard was the leading rider at Louisiana Downs for several consecutive years in the late 1980s. As is the case with most jockeys, Don Howard experienced several serious injuries.
This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".