Torres said that it was agreed upon at the meeting that an ambulance will no longer follow the field during races at Evangeline. Instead, beginning on the evening of Nov. 28, there were two stationary ...

The 2025 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred season will kick off the 73-night stand on Friday, April 4 in Opelousas, La. First post each night will be scheduled for 5:30pm Central. Following the opening ...

Stewards, track management, and Jockeys' Guild representatives are scheduled to discuss new protocols which will prevent recurrence of the dangerous incident.

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — You’ll soon hear a familiar phrase echo out of Evangeline Downs Racetrack. “Et ils sont partis,” French for, “And they’re off,” becomes an anticipated phrase around these parts ...

Elio Barrera captured the first riding title of his young career at the recently concluded Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred meet. Juan Larrosa fended off a number of challengers in a tightly contested ...

Horses go off the course at Evangeline Downs after an ambulance suddenly came into their path. Horses and jockeys at Evangeline Downs in Louisiana had a scary moment when an ambulance suddenly drove ...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — An Arizona jockey has been accused of using electric shock devices on horses at Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino in Opelousas, authorities said. Martin Humberto Osuna, 29, ...

Jockeys avoided total carnage during a horse race when they had to swerve to avoid an oncoming AMBULANCE. An inquiry has been launched to find out how the incident at Evangeline Downs in the USA ...

The 2025 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred season will kick off the 73-night stand on Friday, April 4. First post each night will be scheduled for 5:30pm Central. Following the opening weekend, the ...

Shocking vision has emerged of a terrifying near miss during a horse race in the US. The vision showed a serious incident was narrowly avoided during a race at Evangeline Downs in Louisiana when an ...