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Evangeline Downs - Opelousas, LA | evangelinedowns.com. Evangeline Downs opened in 1966 and was ranked the sixth best American racetrack by the Horseplayers' Association of North America. Biggest stakes: The Evangeline Mile Handicap . Get Expert Evangeline Downs Picks every day.
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On April 28, 1966, Evangeline Downs opened for business in its original location along U.S. Highway 167 (also known as the Evangeline Thruway, and today as Interstate Highway 49) at Carencro, Louisiana, just north of the city limits of Lafayette, Louisiana. In 1982, Rodney Verret, Ted Haik, Sam Rankin, and Joe Jones bought the track for $12.4 milli...
Boxing
On November 6, 2014, Regis Prograisfought Jeff Humphries on a boxing card with Prograis winning with a KO in round 1.
Notable horse races
On September 5, 1977, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, John Henrywon his first-ever stakes race at Evangeline Downs, capturing the Lafayette Futurity. A number of notable jockeys began their professional careers at this track, including Robby Albarado, Ronald Ardoin, Calvin Borel, Curt Bourque, Eddie Delahoussaye, Kent Desormeaux, Mark Guidry, Randy Romero, Shane Sellers and Ray Sibille.
May 30, 2004 New York Times article on Evangeline Downs titled Where the Racing Is Down to Earth- 48,000 sq ft (4,500 m²)
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