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(From Fair Grounds)
Fair Grounds continues its increasingly exciting growth pattern when the 137th live Thoroughbred meeting at the nation’s third-oldest racetrack gets underway Nov. 14.
The 2008-2009 meet at the New Orleans facility will get underway in advance of its traditional Thanksgiving Day debut for the first time since 1979. The earlier start has allowed for six more days to be added to the schedule.
Fair Grounds will offer a record $300,000 in daily overnight purses, in addition to a $6.6 million stakes schedule headlined by the $600,000 Louisiana Derby (gr. II) March 14.
First post for opening day is 12:30 p.m. CST. The day begins at 8:30 a.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the track’s new slots facility.
Fair Grounds fans will again see a strong cast of trainers and jockeys in New Orleans for the 2008-09 season.
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