Dec 7

• Louisiana Champions Day Entry Day

Dec 13

• LTBA Board of Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., HBPA Main Office, Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans 
• Louisiana Champions Day Gala , 7:00 p.m., New Orleans Fair Grounds
• The Magic City Classic, New Orleans Fair Grounds

Dec 14

• 34^th Annual Louisiana Champions Day, 7 stakes for Louisiana Bred Thoroughbreds, New Orleans Fair Grounds, 1^st Post 12:45 p.m.
• Louisiana Champions Day, Race Central, 12:00 noon through last race, New Orleans Fair Grounds, Fifth Floor Clubhouse. Lunch is served from 1 - 3pm. No Reservations Required. First come first served. 
• LTBA/Fair Grounds Scholarship Drawings; six $1,000 scholarships for current college students. 

Dec 15

• Anyone with information about Louisiana Breds winning outside of North America, please contact Roger Heitzmann (Roger@louisianabred.com)

Dec 21

• Road To The Derby Kickoff Day
• Tenacious Stakes, Richard R. Scherer Memorial Stakes, Blushing KD Stakes, Gun Runner Stakes, Untapable Stakes, Buddy Diliberto Memorial Stakes, Sugar Bowl Stakes, Letellier Memorial Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds

Dec 24-25

• LTBA Office closed for Christmas Holidays

Dec 24

• Christmas Eve 

Dec 25

• Christmas Day

Dec 26

• Nelson J. Menard Memorial Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds
• Joseph “Spanky” Broussard Memorial Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds

Dec 27

• Rosewater Stakes, Delta Downs, Vinton
• Boyd Rewards Stakes, Delta Downs, Vinton

Dec 28

• Pago Hop Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds
• Woodchopper Stakes, New Orleans Fair Grounds

Dec 29

• Louisiana Futurities, Divisions for Fillies and for Colts and Geldings, New Orleans Fair Grounds

Dec 31

• New Years Eve
• Louisiana Stallion Registrations Due
• Louisiana Futurity Nominations Due (pregnant mares)
• FINAL DAY to apply for accreditation of 2024 Louisiana Bred foal at weanling rate of $85. As of January 1, 2025, 2024 foals become yearlings and the rate increases to $250.