Fair Grounds Introduces Crescent City 6 for 2025–26 Meet
NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 18, 2025) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will launch a new 20-cent minimum Pick 6 wager, the Crescent City 6, when the track opens its 2025–26 Thoroughbred meet on Thursday, Nov. 20.
Modeled after the popular Derby City 6 at Churchill Downs, if multiple bettors correctly select all six winners in the Crescent City 6, 90% of that day’s pool is divided among those players and the remaining 10% is added to the carryover. If no player hits the wager, the full pool carries over to the next racing day. The entire jackpot is paid out only when there is a single winning ticket with all six winners.
Fair Grounds received approval to offer the wager to bettors during a Louisiana State Racing Commission meeting in New Orleans on Monday, Nov. 17. The Crescent City 6 replaces the previously offered traditional Pick 6.
The Crescent City 6 will be offered every live racing day, spanning the final six races on each card. With its 15% takeout, one of the lowest rates among multi-race wagers in North America, the Crescent City 6 is expected to become a major attraction for horseplayers during the Fair Grounds season.
In addition to the Crescent City 6, Fair Grounds will offer a full wagering menu that includes $1 win, place and show; $1 exactas; 50-cent trifectas and 10-cent superfectas on all qualifying races. The track will again feature rolling $1 daily doubles and 50-cent Pick 3s; 50-cent Pick 4s 50-cent Pick 5s.
Fair Grounds’ 154th meet runs Nov. 20, 2025, through March 22, 2026.