Fair Grounds Race Course
Formally established in 1872, Fair Grounds is the third-oldest racetrack in North America and joined the CDI stable in October 2004. Live racing at the historic New Orleans venue was conducted as early as 1852 when pre-Civil War Louisiana was considered the Southern center of competitive Thoroughbred racing. Like its sister track, Arlington Park in Chicago, Fair Grounds was also destroyed by a devastating fire. The blaze on Dec. 17, 1993, leveled the old grandstand. Over a four-year period, the track’s management rebuilt the facility while conducting live race meets from tents, and on Nov. 22, 1997, reopened with a new 217,000-square foot grandstand/clubhouse facility and adjacent simulcast-wagering facility. Located only minutes from the famed French Quarter, Fair Grounds is situated on 145 acres and features a one-mile dirt course and seven-furlong turf course. Fair Grounds annually offers a series of exciting Kentucky Derby prep races for 3-year-olds, which culminate in the Grade II Louisiana Derby. Fair Grounds conducts a Fall-Winter Meet that traditionally runs from Thanksgiving Day in November through late March.

Street Address:
Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70119
Web Site: www.fairgroundsracecourse.com

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Every year, thousands of seasonal employees and more than 1,200 full-time employees enjoy working at Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI") racetracks and off-track betting facilities around the country.

Because CDI is a company that is 100-percent focused on serving its customers, we’re looking for team members who exhibit three important characteristics.

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Rewards and Benefits

Churchill Downs Incorporated's most important assets are its employees, and our Company is committed to being an employer of choice, offering full-time team members competitive salary and benefits packages, including:

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Voluntary Life

401k Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Assistance Program ("EAP")

Tuition Assistance Program

Employee Discount Programs

Paid Time Off

NOTE: This summary highlights certain benefits payable under various employee benefit plans. In each case, the actual benefits available are governed by the relevant benefit plans and contracts. The descriptions herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to those plans and contracts. CDI and its subsidiaries reserve the right to amend or terminate the plans at any time. No rights accrue by reason of or rising out of, any statement made in or omitted from the summary. We are an equal opportunity employer.