New Orleans Official Visitors Guide 2008/2009 - (Page 34) SPORTS This city’s love of spectacle feeds a passion for sports that borders on delirium. Check out what’s going on this year: Seasonal NFL Saints. With the possible exception of Mardi Gras, New Orleanians’ spirits are never more exuberant than when the Saints are playing at home in the Dome. Preseason starts in August, regular season ends in December. Superdome. Saints 2008 neworleanssaints.com Home Games Horse Racing. The New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, owned by Churchill Downs, Inc., hosts a season that runs from November 14 through March 29. Through December, racing is conducted each Thursday through Sunday. Starting January, Thursday through Monday. fairgroundsracecourse.com Aug. 16 Houston (preseason) Aug. 28 Miami (preseason) Sep. 7 Tampa Bay Sep. 28 San Francisco Oct. 6 Minnesota Oct. 12 Oakland Nov. 24 Green Bay Dec. 7 Atlanta Dec. 28 Carolina N E W O R L E A N S M E T R O P O L I TA N C O N V E N T I O N & V I S I T O R S B U R E A U Photo by Donn Young Photography
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