Louisiana Downs Opens 46-Day Quarter Horse Meet on Saturday

Louisiana Downs is set to kick off it's 2015 Quarter Horse Meet on Saturday afternoon.

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BOSSIER CITY, LA�JANUARY 5, 2015�Louisiana Downs will open its 46-day Quarter Horse meet with a seven-race program on Saturday. Post time for the first race is scheduled for 1 p.m. (CST).

Located in Bossier City, near Shreveport, Louisiana Downs will offer a Quarter Horse stakes schedule topped by lucrative state-bred and open races. The track�s stakes slate is topped by the $275,000-est. Mardi Gras Futurity (RG2) and $85,000-est. Mardi Gras Derby (R), both for Louisiana-breds, on March 14, and the $200,000-est. Harrah�s Futurity (G3) on March 15.

The track opened for training on January 2.

Louisiana Downs will present live Quarter Horse racing primarily on a Saturday-through-Tuesday schedule, with Wednesday racing added on March 18 and closing day, March 25.

2015 LOUISIANA DOWNS QH STAKES SCHEDULE

• January 10 � Harrah�s Dash
  $ 15,000 � 4 Y.O. & Up � 250 Yards
  
• January 10 � Marathon Stakes
  $ 15,000 � 4 Y.O. & Up � 870 Yards
  
• January 17 � Billy Montgomery Stakes
  25,000 � 3 Y.O. LA-Bred � 350 Yards
  
• January 17 � Louisiana Downs Maiden Stake (trials)
  
• January 31 � Swift Stakes
  $ 15,000 � 4 Y.O & Up � 350 Yards
  
• January 31 � Party Girl Stakes
  $ 25,000 � 4 Y.O. & Up F&M LA-Bred � 350 Yards
  
• February 7 � Magnolia Stakes
  $ 25,000 � 3 Y.O. & Up LA-Bred � 870 Yards
  
• February 7 � Louisiana Downs Maiden Stake
  $ 15,000-a. � 3, 4 & 5 Year Old LA-Bred � 350 Yards
  
• February 21 � Mardi Gras Futurity (trials)
  
• February 22 � Mardi Gras Derby (trials)
  
• February 28 � Mr. Jess Perry Stakes
  $ 25,000 � 4 Y.O. & Up LA-Bred . � 350 Yards
  
• March 1 � Harrah's Entertainment Futurity (trials)
  
• March 14 � Mardi Gras Futurity
  $100,000-a. � 2 Y.O. LA-Bred � 300 Yards
  
• March 14 � Mardi Gras Derby
  $ 50,000-a. � 3 Y.O. LA-Bred. � 400 Yards
  
• March 21 � Streakin La Jolla
  $ 15,000 � 3 Y.O. & Up � 400 Yards
  
• March 21 � Harrah's Entertainment Futurity
  $ 75,000-a. � 2 Y.O. � 300 Yards

All Louisiana Downs races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.