Derby preps heat up with Risen Star
Churchill Downs’ media department starts its weekly Derby Dispatch. Coady Photo above: Risen Star favorite Smile Happy winning the Grade 2 Kentucky JockeyRead More
Calhoun showing hot hand at Fair Grounds
A Fair Grounds news feature by Kevin Kilroy (Hodges Photography photo of Bret Calhoun) New Orleans (January 15, 2022) – When Martin Mueller,Read More
Gutierrez goes 7 for 17 – including five sta
Stakes recaps by the Fair Grounds publicity team of Joe Kristufek and Kevin Kilroy (Above: Hodges Photography photo of Excess Magic) New OrleansRead More
A look at Monday’s Fair Grounds stakes quint
Fair Grounds stakes preview by track’s publicity department (Hodges Photography photo of Excess Magic) New Orleans (December 24, 2021) – If Sunday’s “RoadRead More
Pan Zareta: Kenneally-trained Brooke Marie earns f
A Fair Grounds stakes recap (Hodges Photography photos): New Orleans (December 4, 2021) – In a field full of speed, the late turnRead More
Colonel Liam eyes G1 Old Forester after Muniz vict
A Fair Grounds Race Course stakes recap: New Orleans (March 20, 2021) – In the days leading up to the $300,000 Muniz MemorialRead More
Calhoun (Who Took the Money), Cox (Australasia), S
Fair Grounds Race Course recaps of its state-bred stakes on Louisiana Derby Day (Lou Hodges Jr. photo of Who Took the Money winningRead More
Chess Chief pulls New Orleans Classic upset in thr
A Fair Grounds Race Course press release (Hodges Photography photo): New Orleans (March 20, 2021) – The Estate of James Coleman’s Trained byRead More
Rupp Racing’s Owendale favored in G2 New Orl
A Fair Grounds Race Course press release: New Orleans (March 16, 2021) – In Rupp Racing’s multiple graded-stakes winner Owendale headlines a competitiveRead More
Could Run Classic follow Calhoun-trained By My Sta
News feature by the Fair Grounds’ media department (Hodges Photography photo of Run Classic’s Feb. 13 maiden win): New Orleans (February 19, 2021)Read More