Since 1973, the race has been run as a Grade 2, with the exceptions of the years between 19 when it was a Grade 3 race. It was also not held in 1945, when the United States government suspended racing because of World War II, and again in 2006, when Hurricane Katrina caused the cancellation of the Fair Grounds meet. The race has not been held consecutively during that stretch it was not contested from 1895-'97, 1909-'19, 1921-'22, and 1940-'42. The Louisiana Derby is one of the oldest Derby prep races, first held back in 1894. The field will travel 1 3/16 miles on dirt in this race, making the Louisiana Derby the longest Derby prep. Fair Grounds’ path to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve reaches its end Saturday with the $1 million, Grade 2 Louisiana Derby.
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