Ambulance Seen Driving Through Active Race at Evangeline Downs; Officials Launch Investigation

Ambulance seen driving through active race at Evangeline Downs; Officials launch investigation

A video circulating on social media is raising serious safety concerns at Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino, after it appears to show an ambulance driving onto the track during an active horse race.The video shows eight jockeys racing down the track when an Acadian Ambulance suddenly enters their path. One jockey can be seen steering his horse away to avoid a possible collision.KATC has not aired the video, as we must receive permission from…

Louisiana Horse Race Derailed After Jockeys Narrowly Avoid Being Hit By Ambulance Driving The Wrong Way On The Track

jockeys during horse race Being a horse jockey is not an occupation for the faint of heart, as those riders deal with plenty of potential hazards while doing their job. That includes “encountering an ambulance driving the wrong way down the track in the middle of a race,” which was the scary situation that unfolded in Louisiana over the weekend. Anyone who has the skills required to ride race horses for a living knows a thing or two about contro…

Race declared no contest after horses evade moving ambulance

A quarter-horse race at Evangeline Downs was declared a no-contest after an ambulance was driving the wrong way around the inner rail on the far turn, causing several horses to alter course. Multiple horses had to check or sharply alter course in order to avoid the ambulance. No horses or riders collided with the vehicle, and all finished the race. But several jockeys did not persist with their horses through the middle and late stages of the ra…

Video of Wrong-Way Ambulance Goes Viral At Evangeline Downs in Opelousas

Racegoers at Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino in Opelousas watched a routine Saturday night card turn into a viral “near disaster.”

Jockeys narrowly avoid wrong-way ambulance on La. race track

A jockeys’ ambulance at Evangeline Downs nearly caused a serious collision when it entered the track in the wrong direction