Photos: A day of horses and hats on Thanksgiving at the New Orleans Fairgrounds season opener
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Michael Reynolds leans on the second floor railing as he watches horses walk through the paddock on Thanksgiving Day at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Horse racing on Thanksgiving Day at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Turf and horses on a hat as spectators watch the horses go around the track for Thanksgiving Day at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Wade Kodrin wears a fancy flamingo hat on Thanksgiving Day at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Margaret Walker said she has been going to the racetrack for Thanksgiving Day for the past ten years. Over the years she has changed hat styles, but always kept her lucky horse on the front of it for the races at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Horses enter the paddock on Thanksgiving Day at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Turkey-themed hats on Thanksgiving Day at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Barry Rubin wears a crawfish-themed hat as he hangs out on Thanksgiving Day at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Dreux Morvant smokes a cigar with a turkey label on it as he watches racing on Thanksgiving Day at the New Orleans Fairgrounds on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)