Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

News November 22, 2024

2020 Mardi Gras Derby Sustaining Payment Due January 1

TDZ Louisiana Toast, under jockey Manuel Gutierrez, winning the 2019 $120,782 Mardi Gras Derby at Louisiana Downs.

© Hodges Photography / Ann Switalski

ALEXANDRIA, LA—DECEMBER 20, 2019—A $300 sustaining payment for the 2020 $50,000-added Mardi Gras Derby is due on or before Wednesday, January 1.

The $100,000-est. derby for Louisiana-bred foals of 2017 will be contested over 400 yards at Louisiana Downs. Trials are set for February 22nd and the final will be contested March 14, 2020.

Payments should be mailed to LQHBA at 105 Carlyon Lane, Alexandria, Louisiana 71303. Please send payments via trackable mail (certified or Fed Ex).

CLICK HERE for a 2020 Mardi Gras Derby form.

For additional information or questions visit the association's website at lqhba.com or call the LQHBA office at 318-487-9506.

LQHBA is the official authorized representative of the American Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry in Louisiana, the unified voice of quarter Horse breedings in the State of Louisiana for purposes of communicatting the advantages and rewards of breeding Quarter Horses in the State and for the purposes of a conducting and coordinating activities with breeding and racing agencies.