Churchill Downs, which acquired the Fair Grounds Racecourse out of bankruptcy in 2004, said it has invested nearly $200 million in the race track, slot floor and 13 off-track betting sites over ...

Churchill Downs has reached an agreement to continue horse racing at the historic Fair Grounds in New Orleans. According to sources, the agreement will be finalized at a Racing Commission ...

In the waning hours of the 2025 regular session ending June 12, state legislators in Louisiana advanced a bill designed to prevent Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI), the owner of Fair Grounds Race ...

The future of Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is “dire,” an attorney for owner Churchill Downs, Inc. told the Louisiana State Racing Commission on Tuesday, and if economic circumstances do ...

Benson issued a public statement via Saints and Pelicans executive Greg Bensel: “With the recent news generated by Churchill Downs concerning their continued racing at Fair Grounds, we have had ...

Churchill Downs acquired the Fair Grounds in 2004. The track itself, which opened in 1837, is the third-oldest operating racetrack in the United States. It’s been a centerpiece of New Orleans ...

Longtime Louisiana horseman Harry Bruns said he remains concerned about Churchill Downs Inc., the company that owns the Fair Grounds. “The problem has gotten ironed out tentatively,” Bruns said.

Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) said purses at the next live race meet at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La., will see an approximate purse cut of 25 percent as a result of a state Supreme Court ruling ...

Churchill Downs has argued that it has invested $200 million in its Louisiana operations since it bought Fair Grounds in 2004 and has paid the lion's share of purses, taxes and wages to support ...

The world of Louisiana horse racing got a major scare in May when Kentucky-based Churchill Downs threatened to surrender its New Orleans Fair Grounds license and pull out of Louisiana.   The company ...

Longtime Louisiana horseman Harry Bruns said he remains concerned about Churchill Downs Inc., the company that owns the Fair Grounds. “The problem has gotten ironed out tentatively,” Bruns said.