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Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino is a racetrack in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, just east of Opelousas. It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming . With a one-mile oval track, the facility provides close to 1,000 horse stalls for Thoroughbred flat racing and American Quarter Horse racing.
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.
April 11, 2014 – at Evangeline Downs, between All In The Art, Chessie Slew, and Memories Of Trina; a triple dead heat. [48] May 31, 2014 – in the Grand Cup at York, between Clever Cookie and Ralston Road. [49] October 18, 2014 – in the Caulfield Sprint at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, between Miracles of Life and Bel Sprinter. [50]
Randy Paul Romero (December 22, 1957 – August 29, 2019) was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.. Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J. Romero was a Louisiana state trooper who trained American Quarter Horses and later, after a drunk driver crashed into his police car and permanently disabled him, he began training Thoroughbreds for flat racing.
Pages in category "Horse racing venues in Louisiana" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Evangeline Downs; J. Jefferson Downs Racetrack;
The horse racing track Evangeline Downs relocated to Opelousas from its former home in Carencro, Louisiana, in 2003. It employs over 600 workers. [27] Opelousas is also home to Tony Chachere, a Louisiana spice company with a worldwide reach. The company makes a variety of seasoning blends, sauces, marinades, and other products. [28]
James Eugene Avant (December 7, 1963, in LaGrange, Georgia – October 30, 2018) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Riding almost exclusively in Louisiana, during his career he has won more than 2,500 races. At Evangeline Downs, he shares the record with Curt Bourque of having ridden six winners on a single racecard, in 1988 ...
Horse racing in Ireland is organised on an All-Ireland basis by Horse Racing Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland: Ballinrobe Racecourse (mixed) Bellewstown Racecourse (mixed) Clonmel races (mixed) Cork races (mixed) The Curragh races, County Kildare (site of Irish Derby) (flat) Dundalk races (all-weather) (flat) Fairyhouse races (mixed) Galway ...