Grounds Oaks Louisiana Derby Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap New Orleans Handicap Rachel Alexandra Stakes Risen Star Stakes Grade III: Lecomte Stakes Fair Grounds Handicap Mineshaft Handicap Also on the card are several important ungraded races including: Bayou Handicap Black Gold Stakes Bonapaw Stakes Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap Crescent City Derby Crescent City Oaks Dixie Poker Ace Stakes Duncan F. Kenner Stakes Louisiana Champions Day Classic Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile Stakes Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Stakes Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Sprint Stakes Louisiana Handicap Mardi Gras Stakes Marie G. Krantz Memorial Handicap Pan Zareta Stakes Silverbulletday Stakes Sugar Bowl Stakes Tenacious Stakes Thanksgiving Classic Tiffany Lass Stakes Woodchopper Stakes Other events The Fair Grounds is also the location of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, held each year over a consecutive three-day and four-day weekend - generally the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May. See also List of music venues References External links Fair Grounds Race Course official site Featured in the inaugural issue of Stride Magazine Churchill Downs Incorporated Music venues in Louisiana Economy of New Orleans 1852 establishments in Louisiana Tayloe family of Virginia