OPELOUSAS, LA—SEPTEMBER 20, 2017—Live racing will return to Evangeline Downs in a scant two weeks with the start of the American Quarter Horse season on Wednesday, October 4. The 46-day meeting will run through December 19 and racing will be conducted on a mostly Wednesday throughSaturday schedule. There will be two special days of racing on Monday, December 18 and Tuesday, December 19 to conclude the season with an early post time of 3:15 pm Central Time.

Saturday, December 16 will be the richest night of the season with four stakes races that evening featuring combined purses of over $1.5 million dollars. The $1,000,000 Louis