horse racing

It's not very often the stars line up to tell you exactly who will win horse racing's biggest prize.

A day at the races takes an unexpected turn when a 15-foot snake decides to cross the track in front of the field.

A horse racing investment where you can't lose and everybody wins? It's happening in New Orleans and you can be a part of it.

An outbreak of equine herpes has several hundred horses sidelined at the Fair Grounds Racecourse in New Orleans.

Undefeated Nyquist held off Exaggerator and won the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday by 1 1/4 lengths.

The lady at the gas station just shook her head said "we don't take that". You don't take American money? The curse of the $100 bill.

A state audit shows that Louisiana's racing industry has shortchanged higher education millions of dollars over the past two decades.

Evangeline Downs celebrates the Fourth with the Louisiana Legends Festival of racing tonight.

You think American Pharoah deserves to be mentioned in the same company as Secretariat? Watch the video and then you can either quit talking or stop breathing.

American Pharoah won horse racing’s first Triple Crown in 37 years when he broke away from the field and won the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday.

After a deluge cancelled last Saturday's richest day of racing at the track, officials at Evangeline Downs have rescheduled three of the stakes races for this Saturday's racing card.

There is a lot of money on the line Saturday afternoon and evening at Evangeline Downs Richest Day of Racing.

A Lafayette native and local rider at Evangeline Downs earns national honors for his unbelievable week of racing.

Race favorite American Pharoah ran through a driving rain to win the 140th Preakness Stakes on a muddy track at Pimlico Race Course near Baltimore on Saturday.

American Pharoah beat Firing Line by a length and won the 141st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Kentucky on Saturday. Dortmund finished third.

This year marks the 50th season of racing at Acadiana's home track, Evangeline Downs. Live racing begins tonight in Opelousas.

The hall of fame horse trainer will saddle two in Delta Downs biggest racing weekend of the year.

It's amazing what $2 will sometimes get you at Evangeline Downs. Last night some players got a whole lot for their longshot wager.

The annual D.S. "Shine" Young Memorial Futurity highlights the card tonight at Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel in Opelousas. Louisiana-breds will take center stage in the two divisions of this $100,000 race as the fillies will run in the 8th race and the colts and geldings in the 10th race.

The annual D.S. "Shine" Young Futurity means big money and full fields for Saturday night at Acadiana's hometown racetrack.