Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

News November 22, 2024

Evangeline Downs Announces Closure Due To Hurricane Delta

Evangeline Downs announced this morning they will close today (Oct. 8) through Saturday, October 10th due to impending weather expected from Hurricane Delta.

OPELOUSAS, LA—OCTOBER 8, 2020—In a tweet this morning from track announcer Michael Chamberlin, living racing at Evangeline Downs has been canceled for today (Oct. 8) thru Saturday, October 10th due to the impending weather expected from Hurricane Delta.

The $25,000 Fauborg St John Stakes was on Saturday's card for the 9th race.

Racing is scheduled to resume on Thursday, October 15th.

According to the Weather Channel Hurricane Delta has strengthened back into a Category 2 as it heads for a Friday landfall on the Gulf Coast with storm surge flooding, damaging winds and rainfall flooding from Louisiana and east Texas to Mississippi.

A hurricane warning is in effect from east of Sabine Pass, Texas, to Morgan City, Louisiana, including Lake Charles and Lafayette in Louisiana. This means hurricane conditions are expected within 36 hours.

For additional information visit the track's website at evdracing.com.

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.