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Rob Tuel Named Track Announcer At Evangeline Downs Sponsored by: Track Announcer Rob Tuel Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel has announced the hiring of Rob Tuel as its new full-time track announcer replacing Michael Chamberlain, who had spent the last six years behind the microphone in Opelousas, Louisiana. Tuels race calling experience began in 2004 at Eureka Downs in Kansas, where he called both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. Over the years he has also called races in his...

Evangeline Downs Announcer Rob Tuel joins Evangeline Downs as new announcer and handicapper. PHOTO: Courtesy Evangeline Downs April 21, 2021 | Racing , Racing | Racing , Racing Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel has announced the hiring of Rob Tuel as its new full-time track announcer repla...

Wagering Insecurity: When Doping And Gambling Are Intertwined Sponsored by: This is Part 2 of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundations (TIF) series “Wagering Insecurity.”  Faced with remarkable competitive pressure from the rise of legal sports betting, horse racing is at a crossroads.  Confidence amongst horseplayers and horse owners is essential to the future sustainability of the sport. Efforts to improve the greater North American Thoroughbred industry will fall flat if its stakeho...

Louisiana Downs Recap David Alvarez (second from right) was honored as Louisiana Downs leading jockey. PHOTO: Hodges Photography April 8, 2021 | Racing , Racing | Racing , Racing Louisiana Downs honored its leading jockey, trainer and owner for its 44-day Quarter Horse meet, which ended April 7. T...

Improvements are coming to three major intersections near the new Amazon facility in the Upper Lafayette/Carencro area. Earlier today, State representative Vincent Pierre and Chairman of the Transportation Committee and Senator Gerald Boudreaux held a public hearing at the Carencro Community Center. The stakeholder meeting was arranged to discuss traffic related to the massive new Amazon facility being constructed at the old Evangeline Downs property site. Construction on the Amazon facility ...

Improvements are coming to three major intersections near the new Amazon facility in the Upper Lafayette/Carencro area. Earlier today, State representative Vincent Pierre and Chairman of the Transportation Committee and Senator Gerald Boudreaux held a public hearing at the Carencro Community Center. The stakeholder meeting was arranged to discuss traffic related to the massive new Amazon facility being constructed at the old Evangeline Downs property site. Construction on the Amazon facility ...

The Kill Pen Economy: Why Is The Slaughter Pipeline So Hard To Shut Off? Sponsored by: Those who pay attention to such things may have noticed a familiar bay mare with a distinctive star whose picture appeared on social media in December with a post imploring readers to rescue her from a grim fate. The mare was identified as Apt To Smile, a Louisiana-bred daughter of Parading who had completed an undistinguished racing career in May 2017, and she was offered for sale by a well-known k...

Eighteen schooling races for 2-year-olds are scheduled for Friday.

The wait is nearly over as the restaurant is opening its drive-thru today. This is a bit of a surprise as new owner Tim Metcalf announced recently that the restaurant would not have its grand reopening until early February. Now, thats still true as that date is set for February 8 when the dining room will reopen. In the meantime, fans of the Acadiana landmark restaurant will be able to enjoy a limited menu through Prejeans new drive-thru window. Youll be able to enjoy boiled crawfish and shrimp...

Sponsored by: Trainer Todd Pletcher sending Fighting Force to Sam Houston to contest the $200,000 Texas Turf Mile Sam Houston Race Park will host its annual Houston Racing Festival on Sunday, January 31. A special post time of 1:45 pm (CT) has been set for the marquee day of the Houston, Texas, tracks 2021 Thoroughbred meet with six featured stakes. Two graded stakes will be contested, the Grade 3, $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic and the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf. Full...