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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11 | Hastings H | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6f | |
| May 18 | Governor's H | $50,000g | 3&up, | 6.5f | |
| May 25 | Auburn H | $50,000g | 3yo, c/g | 6.5f |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
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| June 1 | Seattle H | $50,000g | 3yo, f | 6.5f | |
| June 8 | Washington State Legislators S | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6.5f | |
| June 15 | Budweiser H | $50,000g | 3&up, | 8f | |
| June 22 | Coca-Cola H | $50,000g | 3yo, c/g | 8f | |
| June 29 | Irish Day H | $50,000g | 3yo, f | 8f |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Boeing H | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8f | |
| July 13 | Seattle Slew H | $50,000g | 3yo, c/g | 8.5f | |
| July 19 | Kent H | $50,000g | 3yo, f | 8.5f | |
| July 20 | Emerald Express S | $50,000e | 2yo, c/g | 6f | |
| July 20 | Mt. Rainier H | $50,000g | 3&up, | 8.5f | |
| July 27 | Angie C. S | $50,000e | 2yo, f | 6f |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
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| August 9 | Washington Oaks | $65,000g | 3yo, f | 9f | |
| August 10 | Emerald Downs Derby | $65,000g | 3yo, | 9f | |
| August 16 | W.T.B.O.A. Lads S | $50,000e | 2yo, c/g | 6.5f | |
| August 17 | Barbara Shinpoch S | $50,000e | 2yo, f | 6.5f | |
| August 24 | Emerald Distaff | $65,000g | 3&up, f/m | 9f | |
| August 24 | Longacres Mile | $200,000g | 3&up, | 8f |
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
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| September 7 | Pegasus Training Center S R | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f | |
| September 7 | Jim Beam S R | $50,000g | 3yo, c/g | 8f | |
| September 7 | Daily Racing Form Dennis Dodge S R | $50,000g | 2yo, c/g | 6f | |
| September 7 | Northwest Farms S R | $50,000g | 2yo, f | 6f | |
| September 7 | Comcast Sportsnet S R | $50,000g | 3yo, f | 8f | |
| September 7 | Muckleshoot Tribal Classic R | $50,000g | 3&up, | 8.5f | |
| September 28 | Gottstein Futurity | $65,000e | 2yo, | 8.5f | |
| September 28 | NWSS Cahill Road S | $50,000e | 2yo, | 6f |
Bruce and Cass Maller's Highlander Racing Stables mare E Z Kitty took home 2013 Horse of the Year honors at the Washington champions annual awards banquet held Feb. 22 at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash.
A 29-race stakes schedule featuring the 79th renewal of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (gr. III), three stakes double-headers, and Washington Cup XII highlights the 2014 season at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Wash.
Emerald Downs president Ron Crockett was recognized with the 2013 Paul Allen Sports Citizen Award, one of Seattle's most prestigious honors, on the evening of Jan. 22.
Emerald Downs will offer 75 live racing programs this year from April 12-Sept. 28, primarily on a Friday-through-Sunday schedule.
Racetracks are finding ways to improve the on-track experience for younger fans through social gaming.
Dr. Michael Mason will receive the 2013 White Horse Award for his effort to protect a loose horse and others at Emerald Downs, the Race Track Chaplaincy of America announced Sept. 27.
Jockeys Juan Gutierrez and Anne Sanguinetti, involved in a spill in the 10th and final race at Emerald Downs Sept. 15, are now resting comfortably after sustaining separate injuries resulting from the accident.
Washington's Thoroughbred Showcase--featuring more than 30 former racehorses to prospective new owners--will be held Aug. 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the WTBOA Sales Pavilion at Emerald Downs.
Average yearling prices at the 2013 Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association's Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale Aug. 20 increased 33.6% over 2012.
The 5-year-old British Columbia-bred gelding wins his first graded stakes in the Emerald Downs feature. He has now won 10 races in 13 lifetime starts.
A full field of 12 is entered in the 78th renewal of the Northwest's most prestigious race, the $200,000 Longacres Mile (gr. III) at Emerald Downs Aug. 18.
Multiple stakes winner Nationhood celebrated his first winner when 2-year-old Zafari Nation bested her five rivals in a 4 1/2 furlong maiden claiming sprint for juvenile fillies at Emerald Downs July 13.
Jockey Ricky Frazier and 7-year-old gelding Noosa Beach -- who combined for a dominating victory in the 2010 Longacres Mile Handicap (gr. III) -- retired simultaneously in a winner's circle ceremony July 3.
Two-time grade I-placed Dunkirk had his first winner in the U.S. with Kendini, when the gelding captured a 4 1/2 furlong maiden claiming race at Emerald Downs June 16 in his career debut.
A fundraiser for Gallyn Mitchell June 15 raised nearly $23,000 as the Washington racing community rallied around Emerald Down's all-time leading rider who suffered a heart attack in April.
Two of Emerald Downs' all-time greats--Noosa Beach and jockey Ricky Frazier--will be honored in a joint retirement ceremony at the Seattle-area track July 3.
Longtime Washington Thoroughbred owner and renowned businessman/politician Harley H. Hoppe died May 13 at his home on Mercer Island.
If you've ever dreamed about training a Thoroughbred, the Prodigious Fund at Emerald Downs in Washington state might make that dream come true.
Veteran Jockey Gallyn Mitchell is recuperating from a heart attack suffered Monday, April 22, at his home near Enumclaw, Wash. Mitchell remains at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center.
Emerald Downs, the Northwest's premier racing venue near Seattle, Wash., springs back into action for its 18th season on the evening of April 19.
