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KY HBPA Donates $25K to Hurricane Relief

The Kentucky HBPA is donating $25,000 to the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund set up by Governor Andy Beshear's office. The fund is assisting those impacted by the devastating tornadoes that ripped through eight southwestern Kentucky counties Dec. 11-12, killing at least 77 people and demolishing entire towns.

“Our mission since inception has been helping those in need,” said Rick Hiles, President of the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent & Protective Association. “Our motto is 'horsemen helping horsemen,' but we're also Kentuckians helping Kentuckians. It's just hard to fathom the extent of the needs facing the tens of thousands of people whose world has been upended.”

HBPA members are encouraged to donate or volunteer for the overall relief effort. Donations to the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund can be made here.

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Fair Grounds Continuing To Assess Property Damage Sustained During Hurricane Ida

The Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, La. was in the path of the storm when Hurricane Ida hit the coast on Aug. 29, reports bloodhorse.com. No injuries were reported, but the track sustained damage to the tote board, multiple barns, and a lighting pole.

“The team at Fair Grounds continues to assess the extensive damage to the property as a result of the impact of Hurricane Ida,” track president Doug Shipley said in a statement to bloodhorse.com. “While there will be much necessary repair in preparation for our Thoroughbred racing season in November, we are most grateful that our Quarter Horse meet had been relocated this year and therefore there were no horses were on property.

“In the interest of safety, we were able to close operations and send our team members home. As you can imagine, with the current conditions and in the absence of power in the area, it may take some time to get an accurate understanding of the damage and to estimate a timeline for repair.”

Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, La. shut down on early Sunday morning, but did not sustain any damage as a result of the storm. Evangeline and Delta Downs, both owned by Boyd Gaming, are reported to be fully operational. Delta in Vinton, La. was outside the path of the storm.

Read more at bloodhorse.com.

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Hurricane Aftermath: ‘A Lot Of Damage’ Will Delay Opening Of Delta Downs’ Thoroughbred Meet

Significant damage from Hurricane Laura will force Delta Downs to delay the start of its Thoroughbred meet, scheduled to begin Oct. 6, director of racing operations Chris Warren told the Thoroughbred Daily News. The Vinton, La. track was part of the mandatory evacuation order issued Tuesday, but nearly 600 Quarter Horses and a number of workers remained on property with nowhere else to go.

No horses or people were reported injured in the hurricane, which made landfall around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, but the facility itself was a different story.

“There's debris and sheet metal everywhere,” Warren told the TDN. “The tote board got demolished. It collapsed and is completely gone. Our camera towers are gone, so is our holding barn. The starting gates got completely turned over and the light poles are torn up. The whole backside rail is pretty much ruined. There's just a lot of damage and it is everywhere.”

Track announcer Don Stevens posted several photos of the damage on social media:

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Hurricane Forces Evacuation Of Delta Downs, Cancellation Of Racing At Evangeline

Expected to hit coastlines of Louisiana and Texas late Wednesday night, Hurricane Laura has forced the evacuation of Delta Downs in Vinton, La. and the cancellation of both workouts and racing at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, La.

According to the Daily Racing Form, racing and training at Evangeline has been cancelled on both Wednesday and Thursday for precautionary measures.

There's a mandatory evacuation of all citizens in Vinton, said Chris Warren, Delta Downs' director of racing.

Read more at the Daily Racing Form.

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