Category: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

April Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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April Calendar of Events from the LTBA
Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.

Brought to you by Whispering Oaks, and Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Click images link to more information
April 1

  • Texas Two-Year-Olds In Training Breeze Show, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

April 3

  • Texas Two-Year-Olds In Training Sale, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

April 5

  • Evangeline Downs 2024 Thoroughbred Meet Opens
  • Acadiana Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
  • Spotted Horse Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas

April 6

  • Evangeline Mile, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
  • Lafayette Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas

April 13

  • Buggin Out Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas

April 15

  • Tax Day

April 16

  • Broodmare of the Year Ballots Due.
  • Louisiana Downs barn area opens for 2024 Thoroughbred meet.

April 16-19

  • OBS April Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds In Training

April 22

  • Louisiana Downs 2022 Thoroughbred meet zero date for papers.

April 23-30

  • Passover

April 25, 26, 27, 28

May 2, 3, 4, 5

  • New Orleans Jazz Fest at the Fair Grounds

No visitors will be allowed access to New Orleans Office during these days.

We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Please contact Linda 504-460-5518, linda@louisianabred.com or Roger 504-947-4676, roger@louisianabred.com for cost and availability.

Do you have a date pertaining to Louisiana-breds that you would like included in an upcoming calendar? Please contact Linda 04-460-5518, linda@louisianabred.com or Roger 504-947-4676, roger@louisianabred.com for consideration.

Any questions or need more info call

Roger A. Heitzmann III, Secretary/Treasurer

Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

504-947-4676

April Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association would like to share the following list of dates of interest to Louisiana horsemen and women.Brought to you by Whispering Oaks Farm,  Breeders Sales of Louisiana and Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Click images to link to more information

April 2

  • Palm Sunday

April 3

  • Texas Two-Year-Olds In Training Breeze Show, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

April 5

  • Texas Two-Year-Olds In Training Sale, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

April 6

  • Louisiana  Downs barn area opens for 2023 Thoroughbred meet.
  • First Day of Passover


April 7

  • Evangeline Downs 2023 Thoroughbred Meet Opens
  • Acadiana Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
  • Spotted Horse Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
  • Good Friday/LTBA Office Closed

April 8

  • Lafayette Stakes, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas
  • Evangeline Mile, Evangeline Downs, Opelousas

April 9

  • Easter Sunday

April 18

  • Tax Day

April 24

  • Louisiana Downs 2022 Thoroughbred meet zero date for papers.

April 25-28

  • OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds In Training

April 28, 29, 30
May 4, 5, 6, 7

  • New Orleans Jazz Fest at the Fair Grounds

No visitors will be allowed access to New Orleans Office during these days.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

Would you like to sponsor a newsletter? Reach @ 2,500 readers.Please contact Linda 985-386-0360, linda@louisianabred.com or Roger 504-947-4676, roger@louisianabred.com for cost and availability.

Do you have a date pertaining to Louisiana-breds that you would like included in an upcoming calendar? Please contact Linda 985-386-0360, linda@louisianabred.com or Roger 504-947-4676, roger@louisianabred.com for consideration.

 

Any questions or need more info call

Roger A. Heitzmann III, Secretary/Treasurer

Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

504-947-4676

Without Jazz Fest, Turf Ready for Fair Grounds Meet

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Jazz Fest annually leaves the Fair Grounds grass course in need of recovery.

The recent COVID-19-related cancellation of this fall’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival should leave full turf racing opportunities this fall and winter at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, according to Bernard Chatters, president of the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association.

Fair Grounds annually hosts the music festival, an event known as Jazz Fest, typically in the spring, drawing thousands onto its infield area and leaving its grass course in need of recovery. The event, a staple in New Orleans tourism, was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, and this year it was postponed until the fall before festival officials scrapped it Aug. 8, citing “exponential growth” of COVID-19 cases in the area. It is scheduled to resume next year from April 29-May 8.

 

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