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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.

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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.

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March Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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March 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.

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March 2

·       Black Gold Stakes, Fair Grounds

·       Edward J. Johnston Memorial S, Fair Grounds

·       Red Camellia S, Fair Grounds

March 7

·       2023 Louisiana Bred Champions results announced

March 9

·       Allen Lacombe Memorial S, Fair Grounds

March 10

·       Daylight Savings Time starts – change clocks ahead one hour

March 12-14

·       Ocala Breeders’ Sale, March Two-Year-Olds In Training Sale

March 17

·       St. Patricks Day

March 19

·       March Equinox, Spring Begins

March 23

·       Louisiana Derby Day, New Orleans Fair Grounds: Tom Benson Memorial S., Costa Rising S., Crescent City Derby, Crescent City Oaks, G2 Muniz Memorial H., G2 New Orleans H., G2 Fair Grounds Oaks, G2 Louisiana Derby

March 24

·       Palm Sunday

·       Star Guitar S., Fair Grounds

·       Shantel Lanerie Memorial S., Fair Grounds

·       Page Cortez S., Fair Grounds

March 29

·       Good Friday

March 31

·       Easter Sunday
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February Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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February 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.

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Feb 1

  • Accredited Louisiana Bred Champions Ballots to mail from LTBA office.

Feb 2

  • Groundhog Day

Feb 3

  • LTBA Board of Directors Meeting 1:30 p.m., Delta Downs clubhouse (formerly the buffet)
  • Louisiana Premier Night, Delta Downs, Vinton, 1st post 5:15
  • LTBA Scholarship two $1,000 scholarships for current college students to be drawn at the winners circle after the 5th race. Must be present to win.

Feb 9

  • Evangeline Downs Stall Application Deadline
  • Out of State Breeders Awards to mail from LTBA office

Feb 13

  • Mardi Gras
  • Mardi Gras Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds

Feb 14

  • Valentines Day
  • Ash Wednesday

Feb 17

  • Louisiana Derby Preview Day, New Orleans Fair Grounds; G3 Mineshaft H, G2 Risen Star St., G2 Rachel Alexandra S., G3 Fair Grounds S., Colonel Power S., Albert M. Stall Memorial S.

Feb 19

  • Presidents Day

Feb 24

  • Louisiana Stallion of the Year Star Guitar Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds
  • Louisiana Broodmare of the Year Lipstick Junky  Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds
  • Delta Downs final day of 2023-24 Thoroughbred Meet

Feb 29

  • Accredited Louisiana Bred Champions Ballots due in LTBA office. This is a firm deadline. Ballots received after Feb. 29 will not be counted.
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Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

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January 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.

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Dec 22-25

  • LTBA Office closed for Christmas Holidays

Dec 31

  • New Years Eve
  • Louisiana Futurity, Divisions for Fillies and for Colts and Geldings, New Orleans Fair Grounds

YEAR END REMINDER:

  • Louisiana Stallion Registrations Due
  • Louisiana Futurity Nominations Due (pregnant mares)
  • FINAL DAY to apply for accreditation of 2023 Louisiana Bred foal at weanling rate  of $75. As of January 1, 2024, 2023 foals become yearlings and the rate increases to $250.

Jan 1

  • New Years Day Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association Office Closed

Jan 5

  • Sam’s Town S., Delta Downs, Vinton, LA
  • Orleans S., Delta Downs, Vinton, LA

Jan 6

  • Bob F. Wright Memorial S., New Orleans Fair Grounds
  • Gary P. Palmisano Memorial  S., New Orleans Fair Grounds
  • Nelson J. Menard Memorial S., New Orleans Fair Grounds

Jan 20

  • Martin Luther King Day
  • Road to the Derby Day, New Orleans Fair Grounds
  • G3 Lecompte S, Silverbulletday S., Duncan F. Kenner S., G3 Louisiana S., Col. E. R. Bradley H., Marie G. Krantz Mem. S.
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December Calendar of Events from the LTBA

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DECEMBER 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.

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Dec 2

  •  Claiming Crown, New Orleans Fair Grounds
  •  Louisiana Champions Day Entry Day

Dec 8

    • LTBA Board of Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., HBPA Main Office, Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans
    • Louisiana Champions Day Gala, 7-10 p.m., Jefferson Orleans South
  • The Magic City Classic, New Orleans Fair Grounds
  • Kudzu Juvenile, New Orleans Fair Grounds

Dec 9

  •  33rd Annual Louisiana Champions Day, 9 stakes for Louisiana Bred Thoroughbreds,  New Orleans Fair Grounds, 1st Post 12:00 noon.
  • Louisiana Champions Day, Race Central, 12:00 noon through last race, New Orleans Fair Grounds, Black Gold Room. Lunch is served beginning at 1pm. No Reservations Re-quired. First come first served.
  • Scholarship Drawings; LTBA and Fair Grounds are drawing for six $1,000 scholarships for current college students. Must be present to win.

Dec 15

  • Anyone with information about Louisiana Breds winning outside of North America, please contact Roger Heitzmann (Roger@louisianabred.com)

Dec 22-25

  • LTBA Office closed for Christmas Holidays

Dec 24

  • Christmas Eve

Dec 25

  • Christmas Day

Dec 23

  • Road To The Derby Kickoff Day: Tenacious Stakes, Richard R. Scherer Memorial Stakes, Blushing KD Stakes, Gun Runner Stakes, Untapable Stakes, Buddy Diliberto Memorial Stakes, Sugar Bowl Stakes, Letellier Memorial Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds

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Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

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November 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.

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Nov 1

  • All Saints Day

Nov 5

  • Daylight Savings Time Ends

Nov 7

  • Election Day

Nov 10

  • My Trusty Cat S., Delta Downs, Vinton, Louisiana
  • Jean Lafitte S., Delta Downs, Vinton, Louisiana

Nov 11

  • Veterans Day

Nov 13

  • Fair Grounds, final day to enter papers for zero date

Nov 17

  • Fair Grounds 152nd Season Opens
  • Doris Hebert Mem. S. (Noms close on Nov 11), Fair Grounds, New Orleans
  • John Valene Mem. S. (Noms close on Nov 11),, Fair Grounds, New Orleans
  • Donovan L. Ferguson S. (Noms close on Nov 11),, Fair Grounds, New Orleans

Nov 18

  • Larry D. Robideaux Mem. S. (Noms close on Nov 11),, Fair Grounds, New Orleans
  • Jacob V. Morreale Mem. S. (Noms close on Nov 11),, Fair Grounds, New Orleans
  • Joseph R. Peluso Mem. S. (Noms close on Nov 11),, Fair Grounds, New Orleans

Nov 23

  • Thanksgiving
  • Thanksgiving Classic (Noms close on Nov 11),, Fair Grounds, New Orleans

Nov 25

  • Pan Zareta S. (Noms close on Nov 11),, Fair Grounds, New Orleans
  • All Louisiana Champions Day Stakes Nominations Due to Fair Grounds

Nov 30

  • Louisiana Futurity Nomination Forms to mail from LTBA office
  • Stallion Registration Forms (covered in ‘23 for foals of ‘24) to mail from LTBA office

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Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

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G3SW Colonelsdarktemper enters stud at Whispering Oaks for 2024

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Grade 3 stakes winning millionaire Colonelsdarktemper  is entering stud for 2024 at Whispering Oaks Farm in Carencro, Louisiana. The 2014 son of Colonel John out of the Stormy Atlantic mare Sweet Temper won the G3 West Virginia Derby and placed in three additional graded stakes as a 3-year-old. Running in the money every year through age eight, he ended his race career with 9 firsts, 4 seconds and 4 thirds with $1,042,390 in earnings.

Colonelsdarktemper will stand in 2024 for $3,500 live foal or $2,500 payable by September 1st. He joins Tapit son, Iron Fist, a leading 3rd crop Louisiana sire; One Liner, a son of Into Mischief with his second crop just coming to the track, and Louisiana Champion, No Parole whose first crop hit the ground this year. For booking information contact Whispering Oaks Farm 337-896-5102. 

October 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.

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Oct. 2

  • LTBA Board of Directors ballots to mail.

Oct. 6

  • Delta Downs 2022-23 Thoroughbred Meet opens.
  • Gold Cup, Delta Downs
  • Magnolia S., Delta Downs

Oct.  9

  • Fair Grounds, Deadline for Stall Application
  • Columbus Day

Oct. 13

  • Louisiana Jewel S., Delta Downs
  • Louisiana Legacy S., Delta Downs

Oct 16

  • Louisiana Horse Stallion Register Stallion Submissions are due
  • Louisiana Horse Stallion Register Farm and Service Directory submissions are due along with payment

Oct. 28

  • Sweet Home Alabama Special, Delta Downs

Oct 31

  • Halloween
  • LTBA Board of Directors Election Ballots to be counted. Ballots must be received  by MK Election Services in New Haven, CT on or BEFORE Oct. 31st, to be counted. Please allow time for mail to reach MK Election Services.

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Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

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September 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.

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September 2

  • Super Derby, Louisiana Downs

 

September 4

  • Labor Day

 

September 9

  • National Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Assoc. (TOBA) Awards ceremony.  Allied Racing Stable to be honored as the recipients of the 2022 TOBA Award for the State of Louisiana.

 

September 11

  • Patriot Day

 

September 12

  • Louisiana Downs, final day of 2023 Thoroughbred Meet

 

September 23

  • Fall Equinox

 

September 27

  • Pre-Sale Party and LTBA PAC Fundraiser, 5:30 p.m. Equine Sales Facility, Opelousas, Louisiana

 

September 28

  • Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana 2023 Yearling Sale followed by Mixed Session 10:00 a.m., Equine Sales Facility, Opelousas, Louisiana

 

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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.comor Roger 504-947-4676, roger@louisianabred.com for consideration.

 

Any questions or need more info call

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Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association

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August 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.

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August 1

  • Jockey Club Report of Mares Bred Due 
  • Breeders’ Cup Early Foal Nomination Deadline

August 5

  • Louisiana Cup Day six stakes races for Accredited Louisiana Breds, Louisiana Downs, Bossier City.
  • LTBA Scholarship Drawings; two $1,000 scholarships for current college students. (Registration between 12:05-1:05 p.m. Drawings for two scholarships will occur at the winners circle after the 5th race. Must be present at winners circle to win.)

August 8

  • LTBA Board of Directors Meeting 11:00 a.m., Prejeans Lafayette

August 11

  • Stallion Awards to be Mailed

August 12

  • Delta Downs stall applications due for 2023-24 Thoroughbred Meet
  • Evangeline Downs Closing Day of 2023 Thoroughbred Meet

August 15

  • LTBA Board of Directors election nomination letters, resumes and photos due.

August 19

  • Cotton State Stakes, Louisiana Downs, Bossier City

August 28

  • Texas Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

August 31

  • Accreditation Applications Due