The final day of the 2025 Louisiana Downs Quarter Horse racing season proved to be memorable for both Quarter Horse Champions and Louisiana students. Celebrations were plentiful on Saturday, March 29 as the Bossier City racetrack closed out their annual racing season with the $399,104 Mardi Gras Futurity (RG2) and $340,566 Louisiana Downs Futurity(G2) for 2-year-olds.
The afternoon also offered the first opportunity of the year for eligible Louisiana students to receive $2,000 scholarships courtesy of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA), generously matched, once again, by Louisiana Downs.
Bruce Salard, LQHBA executive director and LQHBA board members assisted with the drawings enabling the following students to further their education: Kellie Hebert (Kisatchie, LA), Parker Lowrie (Haughton, LA), Bonnie Curtis(Mooringsport, LA), Jada Johnson (Bossier City, LA) and Emma P Salas C Alanis (Bossier City, LA).
While the primary goal of LQHBA is to promote breeding and racing in the state, the association remains dedicated to furthering higher education for Louisiana youth. Since its inception in 2001, the LQHBA scholarship program has greatly supported Louisiana students with drawings at each of the Louisiana racetracks.
“We are very grateful to Louisiana Downs for their generosity in matching funds for the scholarship drawings again this year,” said Salard. “Furthermore, by the end 2025, the amount of assistance to our Louisiana students will reach $925,000.”
The next LQHBA Scholarship Drawing will take place at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana on Saturday, July 12. For more information on the program, visit LQHBA.com or call the LQHBA office in Alexandria at (318) 487-9506.
