* I used to go to Delta when I lived in Houston circa 1980.
* Home track of Hallowed Dreams a LA bred who won 16 straight races.
* In 1990, Sylvester Carmouche finished first in a two-turn race started at the 1/8 pole which was run in very heavy fog. Only problem was that he stopped his horse just out of the gate and started "riding" when the rest of the field was coming around the stretch turn. Ole Sly got a 10 year vacation for that ride and served eight years. He was, ironically, Hallowed Dreams regular jock.
Here's a link to the fog race.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...57C0A966958260