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Delta Downs Racetrack, Casino and Hotel is an American thoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack in Calcasieu Parish, near Vinton, Louisiana in the southwest portion of the state. The facility is owned by Boyd Gaming .
The inaugural running of the Delta Jackpot took place in 2002. Run over a distance of one mile (1.6 km), it carried a purse of $500,000. For the following year, the race was lengthened to 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles and the purse was increased to $1 million [1] to make it the second-richest race for two-year-olds in North America behind only the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
In 1912 the executors of Captain T. W. Robinson put Delta Downs as well as Maggieville and Milgarra Stations up for auction. At this time Delta Downs had a total area of 638 square miles (1,652 km 2) and was stocked with 9,000 head of cattle and 400 horses. The tenure of the leasehold area was due to expire in 1930 with the property nearly ...
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For a complete list see also: List of pastoral leases in the Northern Territory Alexandria Station; Ambalindum; Alroy Downs; Amburla; Amungee Mungee; Andado; Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area
Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr. (born November 3, 1985 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American Eclipse Award-winning jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.He began riding professionally in 2003 and achieved his first win on November 29, 2003 at Louisiana's Delta Downs. [2]
He turned to training horses at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana. Calvin began his professional riding career at Delta Downs. Calvin began his professional riding career at Delta Downs. Over a career spanning 25 years, Borel has become known for his tireless work ethic as well as an ability to slip up the rail to save ground.
"Delta Dawn" is a song written by musician Larry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey. [a] The first notable recording of the song was in 1971 by American singer and actress Bette Midler for her debut album The Divine Miss M.