Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, La., will conclude the 2022-2023 racing meet this week with a full slate of horse racing and special events.
Racing resumes on Wednesday, March 22, and Thursday, March 23 is New Vocations Day where Joe Kristufek will be joined on-air by Rosie Napravnik to raise money for the Thoroughbred aftercare foundation.
Fifteen races are carded for both Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26, eleven of which are stakes races, including 8 stakes on Saturday's Louisiana Derby Day program. Saturday's betting menu is jam-packed with four Pick 4s, one Pick 6 (15% takeout), and five Pick 5 opportunities (15% takeout), including the first-ever Bayou Bluegrass 5. Teaming up with Turfway Park, a new all-stakes multi-track Pick 5 wager (15% takeout) will be offered, concluding with the Louisiana Derby.
MyRacehorse will be on-site Saturday, providing an on-site VR activation that allows attendees to experience what it's like to be a jockey and ride a horse in a virtual reality horse race.
First post on Sunday is 11:00 a.m. (all times Central), and the 15-race card concludes with three stakes, followed by The Shantel Lanerie Breast Cancer Survivors Second Line.
On Thursday, March 23, retired jockey and horse advocate Rosie Napravnik will be on-site at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots to spearhead the third annual “New Vocations Day at the Races.”
A four-time local riding champion who was instrumental in the opening of the New Vocations facility in Covington, Louisiana, Napravnik will join host Joe Kristufek on the live feed during the racing day to help build awareness, promote success stories and inspire donations for Thoroughbred aftercare.
For the first time this year, owners, jockeys, and trainers can contribute a financial donation to the Louisiana chapter of New Vocations directly through the horsemen's bookkeeper. Contact Emily Miller or Diana Bosco at 504-948-1254. In addition, contributions are welcome through the New Vocations website — visit https://horseadoption.org/donate and click the button with Rosie's picture on it in the top row to complete the process.
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