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Delta Downs Kicks Off 46-Night Meet on Friday, Stakes Schedule Worth $2.8 Million
Delta Downs opens its 2016 American Quarter Horse meet with a 10-race program on Friday.

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Delta Downs Kicks Off 46-Night Meet on Friday, Stakes Schedule Worth $2.8 Million

VINTON, LA—APRIL 18, 2016—Delta Downs will kickoff a 46-night Quarter Horse season on Friday with a 10-race program, featuring the 350-yard, $50,000 John Alleman Memorial Stakes (RG3) (see related story) for Louisiana-breds.

Post time for the first race is set for 6:15 p.m. (CDT).

Delta’s stakes schedule will be topped by the 350-yard, $625,000-est. Lee Berwick Memorial Futurity (RG2) for Louisiana-bred 2-year-olds on closing night, July 9.

The Lee Berwick is the centerpiece of Delta’s Louisiana Showcase Night, featuring eight stakes for state-bred sprinters, including the 400-yard, $225,000 Delta Downs Derby (RG3) for 3-year-olds, and the 440-yard, $100,000 Louisiana Classic Stakes (RG2) for aged runners.

For the complete Delta Downs Quarter Horse Stakes schedule CLICK HERE.

Delta Downs will present live racing on Wednesday-through-Saturday. For more information vist the tracks website at deltadownsracing.com.