Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

News April 25, 2024

LQHBA Louisiana Million Futurity and Breeder's Derby Televised Saturday on Cowboy Channel

The Cowboy Channel will host a one-hour telecast of the LQHBA Million Futurity and LQHBA Breeders' Derby Saturday night from Evangeline Downs.

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OPELOUSAS, LA–DECEMBER 13, 2022–The Cowboy Chanel, the official network of ProRodeo and the first 24-hour television network totally dedicated to western sports and the western lifestyle, will telecast the $1 million LQHBA Louisiana Million Futurity(RG1) and the $179,806 LQHBA Breeders' Derby (RG3) Saturday night (Dec. 17) from Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, Louisiana.

Jeff Medders and Dave Appleton will be in the Cowboy Channel studio in Fort Worth, Texas and longtime horseracing commentator Tom Dawson will be on site at Evangeline Downs for live commentary and interviews of largest state-bred futurity for Quarter Horses in the nation.

The one-hour show will air at 8:00 pm. (CST). Estimated post for the LQHBA Breeders Derby will be 8:12 p.m. and the Louisiana Million is expected to go at 8:42.pm.

The Cowboy Channel can be found on AT&T (Channel 566), Charter Spectrum, Cox, DirecTV (channel 603), DISH (Channel 232), Mediacom, Suddenlink, Sling TV's Heartland Package, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T (Channel 568 & 1568). Check your local listings.

The live telecast is sponsored by the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders' Association (LQHBA), Cox Stallion Station, Robicheaux Ranch, Spring Hill Farms, TRACK Magazine, Louisiana Center for Equine Reproduction and Blanchet Farms.

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.