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On September 5, 1977, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, John Henry won his first-ever stakes race at Evangeline Downs, capturing the Lafayette Futurity. A number of notable jockeys began their professional careers at this track, including Robby Albarado, Ronald Ardoin, Calvin Borel, Curt Bourque, Eddie Delahoussaye, Kent Desormeaux, Mark Guidry, Randy Romero, Shane Sellers and Ray Sibille.
Shane Jude Sellers (born September 24, 1966 in Erath, Louisiana) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs. Sellers won several national riding championships and was a leading rider at Arlington Park.
Black Tie Affair (April 1, 1986 – July 1, 2010) was a thoroughbred racehorse.Bred by American businessman Stephen D. Peskoff, he was out of the mare Hat Tab Girl and sired by Miswaki, who also sired Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Urban Sea and who was a two-time Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland.
Churchill Downs 1 June 2024 Blame Stakes: III $270,000 4&up open 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles: Dirt Churchill Downs 1 June 2024 Shawnee Stakes: III $275,000 4&up f&m 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: Dirt Churchill Downs 1 June 2024 Mint Julep Stakes: III $222,000 4&up f&m 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: Turf Churchill Downs 2 June 2024 Belmont Gold Cup Stakes [aa] II $250,000 4 ...
January 18, 2025 - At Meadowlands Racetrack, a triple dead heat in a harness race between Spirit Of Truth, Stone Cold Savage and Woodrow F Call. [60] February 5, 2025 - At Louisiana Downs, a triple dead heat in a Quarter Horse race between Tf Miss Rip Too, Five Star Chick and Tg Mount Coup. [61]
The race was won in an upset with the 39-1 longshot Glossary winning. [6] The event was set with Grade II status. It was run over 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles (1.8 km) in 1975/76 and extended to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) from 1978 to 1984, before settling at 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles from 1985 to 2018. In 1984 the event was upgraded to Grade I status. [7]
Napheesa Collier of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx took home $200,000 on Friday after she beat Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards in the final of Unrivaled's 1-on-1 tournament. The winner's ...
He began to ride professionally in 1991, and won his first race on April 19 of that year at Evangeline Downs on a horse named High Hopes Banquet. He won his first stakes race the following year in the Black Gold Stakes at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, Louisiana. Lanerie's first graded stakes race win was the Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn ...