The geographic footprint of horse racing is shrinking. That could be taken one step further as Churchill Downs Inc. sets the wheels in motion to shutter the second-oldest racetrack in America.

City and state lawmakers on Thursday passed measures to ensure the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots remains what it has been for nearly two centuries: a horseracing facility.

Churchill Downs Inc. will continue racing at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans after reaching an agreement with ...

Fair Grounds parent company Churchill Downs had threatened in May to pull out of Louisiana, where it also owns a dozen ...

Horse racing will take place at the New Orleans Fair Grounds this season from Nov. 20, 2025, through March 22, 2026, following a deal approved Tuesday between Churchill Downs and the Louisiana Racing ...

Churchill Downs told the Louisiana racing commissioners and lawmakers that the company plans to relinquish its license to ...

The discussions mark a potential shift after the Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. had threatened to surrender its horse racing and video poker licenses.

Churchill Downs acquired the Fair Grounds out of bankruptcy in 2004. For 21 years, CDI has operated both the racetrack and its on-site casino. The Gentilly site has been the home to New Orleans horse ...

Churchill Downs Inc., which owns and operates Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, has reached an agreement with Louisiana ...

Horse racing at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans will return in November after Churchill Downs reversed course under pressure from officials.

Amendment to Senate Bill designates New Orleans track as "historic site," says "demolition, structural alteration, sale or ...

WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS, the business attitude of Bunker Bill Carstanjen and Churchill Downs Inc. has some of the ...