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By Joe Kristufek —- Napravnik Returns to Fair Grounds on Saturday for Fifth Annual New Vocations Day at The Races Donations encouraged, but raising awareness very much emphasized New Orleans, La (Feb. 18, 2025) – On Saturday, Feb. 22, retired jockey and horse advocate Rosie...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Lou and Amanda Fair Grounds Track Photographer Lou Hodges Jr. Announces Retirement Third-generation Amanda Hodges Weir set to take over New Orleans, La (Feb. 1, 2025) – Since 1976, second-generation track photographer Lou Hodges Jr. has captured horse...

NTRA —- White Abarrio defeats 10 others in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park. Coglianese Photo/Nicole Thomas NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – January 27, 2025 Week 1 of the 2025 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National...

By Joe Kristufek —- Fair Grounds’ Track Crew Wins the Battle Against Historic Winter Storm Management adjusts racing schedule as track maintenance crew works overtime New Orleans, La (Jan. 24, 2025) – Before Tuesday it is highly likely that most New Orleanians believed...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Speed King races to Southwest win TRINITY, Fla. – The demolition derby that was run as the Southwest Stakes on Jan. 25 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., saw the three top betting favorites basically eliminated at the start. The...

NTRA —- 2024 Eclipse Award Winners Are Announced, Thorpedo Anna Voted 2024 Horse of the Year Sierra Leone Voted Champion Three-Year-Old Male; Chad Brown wins Fifth Outstanding Trainer Title; Flavien Prat Named Outstanding Jockey PALM BEACH, Fla. (January 23, 2025) – The...