Evangeline Downs Racetrack Entries (2024)

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Known as the oldest continuously operated motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile is on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park, located in West Allis since 1891.

It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. With a one-mile oval track, the facility provides close to 1,000 horse stalls for Thoroughbred flat racing and American Quarter Horse racing.

Check out the best live racing in the region!

Evangeline downs offers ample seating in grandstands and a state-of-the-art track betting parlor.

Home of the Preakness, middle jewel of the Triple Crown, this track offers live Thoroughbred racing plus simulcast racing from across the country.

It currently consists of thirteen races held over two days with total prize-money of $28 million, with the Breeders' Cup Classic being the most prestigious. The richest horse race in the United States is the Pegasus World Cup, held in late January at Gulfstream Park in Florida since 2017.

Champion filly Go For Wand, who suffered a fatal injury during the stretch run of the 1990 Breeders Cup Distaff, is buried in the Saratoga Race Course infield.

1966 – The history of the Evangeline Downs all began on April 28, 1966, when it was opened for business in its original location along U.S. Highway 167 (also known as the Evangeline Thruway, and today as Interstate Highway 49) at Carencro, Louisiana, just north of the city limits of Lafayette, Louisiana.

Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack is home of the Super Derby, one of the premier races for three-year-old horses in North America. Enjoy thoroughbred racing May through September, quarter horse racing January through March, and year-round live simulcast. Open 7 days a week.

Meet Your Track Announcer, Rob Tuel

Tuel handicaps each live racing program at Evangeline and hosts the track's daily simulcast show.

Families will appreciate the child-friendly policy at Evangeline Downs Hotel.

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Experience the revival of the legendary Stardust, now available as an exciting social casino adventure with over 200 slot machines, video poker, and classic table games.

The speedway, which opened in 1990, is located about one hour north of Boston in Loudon, N.H.

Dover Motor Speedway. "The Monster Mile" "World's Fastest One-Mile Oval" Oval (1969–present)

The state's signature race is scheduled to move to Laurel Park in 2026 before returning to a redeveloped Pimlico as early as 2027. Plans had called for the old grandstand at Pimlico to be demolished before next year's Preakness, but that timeline is changing.

Home to Pimlico and the Preakness Stakes, Laurel Park and the Maryland Million, and a horse racing tradition dating back to 1743, Maryland's five tracks for Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds are the cradle of American racing.

Chicago Times-Herald Race of 1895. America's first auto race was held in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1895. The race was the idea of H. H. Kohlsaat, the publisher of the Chicago Times-Herald.

Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit, built it 1907, is the first purpose-built motor racing circuit in the world. It predates other equally well-known international circuits, such as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Monza.

The Mint 400 is the oldest and most prestigious off-road race in America and is held each March in the treacherous foothills of Sin City.