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A Night At The Races: Starlight Racing at the New Orleans Fairgrounds

By Tony Leggio
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          The New Orleans Fairgrounds Race Course and Slots have given new meaning to “A Night At The Races.”  On Friday, January 17, they held their monthly nighttime Starlight Racing series to a record-breaking crowd. 

Every month during race season, the Fairgrounds combines evening races with top-notch entertainment.  This evening the band Groovy Seven had people dancing the night away in between watching the horses run.  Admission to the clubhouse is $10, but that also allows you access to the tent downstairs where a DJ spins.  

          The libations flowed freely as guests cheered their horses onto victory.  There is also plenty of gourmet delicacies on sales in the tent as well as dining in the Clubhouse; so this makes for a perfect night of dinner, dancing and gaming either with the races or the slots. 

Between the rhythmic beats of the band and the excitement of the races, the atmosphere was exhilarating.  Go-go dancers dressed as jockeys punctuated the tent to add to the ambiance of the party scene. The last two Starlight Races will be on February 7th with the Topcats in the Clubhouse and DJ San-D in the Miller Time Beer Garden and March 14th with the Mixed Nuts in the Clubhouse and DJ Kemistry in the Miller Time Beer Garden.  For information on private parties and corporate events at Starlight Racing, contact Group Sales at (504) 948-1285.  To purchase tickets in advance to any Starlight Racing Event visit; fgno.com/tickets.

Tony Leggio

Tony Leggio

Tony Leggio is a born and raised New Orleanian. He has over 20 years of event management experience having produced over 5,000 events locally and nationally. Tony has received numerous awards for his outstanding achievements in the hospitality industry. Besides his professional career, Anthony has played an active role in the community.He has served Event Chair of Art Against AIDS for the No/Aids Task Force for the past ten years and was honored as Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the organization. He is also a freelance writer who has written for USA Today, as well as several local publications.He also writes a column regularly In Ambush Magazine, plus is part of Gambit’s Big Easy Theatre Committee.Tony is a social butterfly of New Orleans that not only knows how to put on a great event but also knows how to enjoy one.
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Tony Leggio is a born and raised New Orleanian. He has over 20 years of event management experience having produced over 5,000 events locally and nationally. Tony has received numerous awards for his outstanding achievements in the hospitality industry. Besides his professional career, Anthony has played an active role in the community. He has served Event Chair of Art Against AIDS for the No/Aids Task Force for the past ten years and was honored as Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the organization. He is also a freelance writer who has written for USA Today, as well as several local publications. He also writes a column regularly In Ambush Magazine, plus is part of Gambit’s Big Easy Theatre Committee. Tony is a social butterfly of New Orleans that not only knows how to put on a great event but also knows how to enjoy one.

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