About
December 2, 2024
The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) Breeding and Racing Program offers:
- Year Round Racing at Louisiana Downs (46 days), Delta Downs (46 days), Fairgrounds (10 days) and Evangeline Downs (46 days)
- Breeder Awards! HISTORY and a thriving industry! (mare and stallion awards) – over $38 MILLION PAID OUT SINCE 2013! Almost $5 Million per year for the last EIGHT YEARS!!
- Breeder Awards (mare awards) paid to breeders of Accredited Louisiana Bred foals finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in State Bred and Open Bred overnight Races! (25% of what the horse earns). Accredited Louisiana Bred Stakes Races are eligible for Breeder Awards. OPEN Stakes races are not eligible for Breeder Awards.
- Year End Awards – Accredited Louisiana Bred (LQHBA) Champions
- Annual Yearling Sale since 1977 (40+ years)
- Annual Membership Meeting & Awards Banquet
Accredited Louisiana Bred Futurities and Derbies handled by LQHBA
- $200,000 Added RGI LQHBA LOUISIANA MILLION - Evangeline Downs ($1,000,000 Futurity Final)
- $150,000 Added RGI Sale Futurity - Fair Grounds Fair Grounds ($400,000 Est.)
- $100,000 Added LQHBA Breeders Derby - Evangeline Downs -($275,000 Est.)
- $100,000 Added RGII Mardi Gras Futurity - Louisiana Downs ($250,000 Guaranteed)
- $50,000 Added Mardi Gras Derby - Louisiana Downs ($100,000 Est.)
- Three $100,000 Guaranteed Louisiana Champions Day Races (RGII & RGIII) at Fair Grounds Race Course
Accredited Louisiana Bred Futurities and Derbies handled by Delta Downs
- $75,000 Added RG2 Laddie Futurity – Delta Downs ($275,000 Est.)
- $75,000 Added RG2 Lassie Futurity – Delta Downs ($275,000 Est.)
- $350,000 Added RG1 Lee Berwick Futurity – Delta Downs Delta Downs ($1,000,000 Est.)
- $150,000 Added RG3 LA Bred Derby – Delta Downs ($225,000 Est.)
A Guaranteed Minimum of 148 Quarter Horse Racing Days Annually in Louisiana
- Delta Downs – Vinton (46 QH racing days)
- Evangeline Downs – Opelousas (46 QH racing days)
- Fair Grounds – New Orleans (10 QH racing days)
- Louisiana Downs – Bossier City (46 QH racing days)
2024 LQHBA BOARD MEMBERS
Central
- Karen Darling Falgoust - Opelousas, LA
- Stephen Deville - Opelousas, LA
- Richard Ortego - Ville Platte, LA
North
- D. Michael Hayes - Natchitoches, LA
South Central
- Brandon Trahan – Abbeville, LA
- Kenny Patton - New Iberia, LA
- Jerome Bellard - Kaplan, LA
South East
- Tim Rogers - Lettsworth, LA
- Major Thibaut - Pointe Coupee, LA
- Riley Blanchet - Rosedale, LA
South West
- Larry Findley, DVM - Vinton, LA
- Kirt Chaisson - Jennings, LA
- Bobbi Randle - Vinton, LA
Officers
- President - Kirt Chaisson
- 1st Vice President - Dr. Larry Findley
- 2nd Vice President - erome Bellard
- Secretary - Bobbi Randle