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Awesome Gem, Astrology in Iowa Stakes

Awesome Gem, Astrology in Iowa Stakes

With six stakes worth more than $1 million, Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will hold its biggest racing weekend of the year June 24-25, highlighted by the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).

 Tuesday, June 21, 2011
My Pal Charlie Part of Contentious Cornhusker

My Pal Charlie Part of Contentious Cornhusker

Winless in six starts since capturing last fall's Super Derby (gr. II), My Pal Charlie is the 120-pound high weight for the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. II) on June 27.

 Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Zook, Wildwood Royal Add Another Iowa Notch

The list of big-name trainers that Jimmy Zook outruns at Prairie Meadows just keeps growing.

 Sunday, July 04, 2004

Iowa Derby Winning Number for Touch Tone

You don't ever think that you will beat them like that. That's just icing on the cake," said winning trainer Ronnie Werner at Prairie Meadows on Friday evening just moments after his trainee, Touch Tone, won the third running of the Iowa Derby for owner Tom R. Durant.

 Saturday, July 07, 2001

Royal Fair Leads Iowa Distaff Field

G. Watt's Humphrey's 5-year-old bay mare, Royal Fair, will try for her fourth win in Friday's $125,000 Iowa Distaff at Prairie Meadows.

 Thursday, July 05, 2001

No Surprise In Iowa Distaff

It may be called the Iowa Festival of Racing at Prairie Meadows, but so far it's been a Kentucky roadshow.

 Tuesday, July 04, 2000