Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

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LQHBA Members Urged To Attend Commission Meeting In Opposition of Fair Grounds QH Meet Move

The upcoming Louisiana Racing Commission meeting will be held Wednesday, October 24th in the Evangeline Downs Event Center.

ALEXANDRIA, LA—OCTOBER 18, 2018—Louisiana horsemen and women are strongly urged to attend the Louisiana State Racing Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 24th in Opelousas .

LQHBA agenda for the meeting is opposition of the 2019 Fair Grounds Quarter Horse meet with a request to move their normal August/September Quarter Horse dates to late March/early April 2019.

"This change of race dates at Fair Grounds would be devastating to our Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry," LQHBA Executive Director Tony Patterson said today. "We desperately need the Fair Grounds Quarter Horse meet to remain in the August/September schedule," he added.

The commission meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 24th in the Evangeline Downs Event Center, 2235 Creswell Lane Extension, Opelousas, Louisiana 70570.

For more information visit the associations website or call the LQHBA office at 318.487.9506.

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.