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Louisiana Downs' 2025 Live Race Meet Starts Thursday, January 9
Louisiana Downs announces their 2025 stakes schedule for their live meet that starts January 9 and runs through March 30.

Louisiana Downs' 2025 Live Race Meet Starts Thursday, January 9

BOSSIER CITY, LA–JANUARY 7, 2025–The 2025 Quarter Horse live racing season at Louisiana Downs will begin on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the Bossier City racetrack. The season will run through Saturday, March 29, 2025.

Live racing will be held Thursday through Saturday from January 9 to January 25. Starting on January 29, racing will take place Wednesday through Saturday until the end of the season on March 29, with the exception of live racing on Sunday, March 9.

Louisiana Downs announces their stakes trials and finals schedule for the 2025 racing season as follows:

2025 Quarter Horse Stakes Finals Dates:
February 15 - Billy Montgomery Stakes ($30,000g)
March 15 - Mr Jess Perry Stakes-RG3 ($30,000g)
March 22 - Louisiana Downs Maiden Classic Stakes ($150,000e)
March 27 - Lip Chip LLC Stakes ($30,000g)
March 28 - Winners Circle Church Stakes ($30,000g)
March 28 - Mardi Gras Derby ($100,000e)
March 28 - Mardi Gras Oaks ($100,000e)
March 29 - Louisiana Downs Open Futurity-G2 ($350,000e)
March 29 - Mardi Gras Futurity-RG2 ($425,000e)

2025 Quarter Horse Trial Dates:
March 6-7 - Louisiana Downs Open Futurity Trials
March 8-9 - Mardi Gras Futurity Trials
March 25 - Mardi Gras Derby Trials
March 25 - Mardi Gras Oaks Trials
March 1 - Louisiana Downs Maiden Classic Stakes Trials

2025 Schooling Race Dates
February 3 - Louisiana Downs Open Futurity Schooling Race
February 4 - Mardi Gras Futurity Schooling Race

*NEGATIVE HAIR TEST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL STAKES AND FINALS* *2-YEAR-OLDS COMPETING IN SCHOOLING RACES MUST BE MICROCHIPPED FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES*

In addition to live Quarter Horse racing, Louisiana Downs will offer fans several promotions in 2025 and live entertainment on Fridays and Saturdays. For information on special events, visit laddowns.com.

About Louisiana Downs
Located on 280 acres near Shreveport in Bossier City, Louisiana, it opened on October 30, 1974, with approximately 15,000 fans in attendance for the first day of its inaugural meet. Built by the late shopping center magnate Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., the track was a success, setting numerous national records for handling and attendance throughout the 1970s and ’80s. In 1980, plans were announced for the first running of the Super Derby, a 1-1/4 mile race to be run in the fall with the hope of attracting the best three-year-olds in the country and impacting the end-of-the-year championships. With a $500,000 purse, the race was the richest ever for three-year-old Thoroughbreds.

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