Delta Downs Horse Racing

Delta Downs Racing

Address: 2717 Delta Downs Dr, Vinton, LA 70668, United States

Delta Downs is an American thoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack in Calcasieu Parish, near Vinton, Louisiana in the southwest portion of the state. The track opened in September, 1973. The track hosts racing from November until July with the Thoroughbred meet beginning in November and the Quarter Horse meet starting in April. Delta Downs hosts the Grade III, $1,000,000 Delta Jackpot Stakes for 2-year-olds, the Grade III, $500,000 Delta Princess Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, the Restricted Grade I Lee Burwick Futurity, and the Grade II Firecracker Futurity.

The track usually holds races from November to mid-July, with the Thoroughbred meet beginning in November and the Quarter Horse meet commencing in April.

Delta Downs Racetrack Information:

Main track dimensions: 6 furlong oval with two chutes–a 550-yard (QH) 1 1/16-mile (TB) chute and a 5-furlong chute

Track Surface: a mixture of sand (from the Sabine river) and clay with a limestone base

Length of stretch: 660 feet

Width of stretch: 80 feet

Width of backstretch and turns: 70 feet

Track type: banked with a 5% rise down the straight-a-way and 10% incline on turns

Maximum field size: 10

Stakes Races at Delta Downs

Delta Jackpot Stakes for 2-year-olds (Grade III)

Delta Princess Stakes for 2-year-old fillies (Grade III)

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