Iowa Regulator Approves Prairie Meadows Race Days
Prairie Meadows approved to run 67 Thoroughbred race dates in 2018.
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
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| April 2018 | |||||
| Goldfinch S. | $50,000 | 3yos, Fillies | 6f | ||
| May 2018 | |||||
| Golden Circle S | $50,000 | 3yo, | 6f | ||
| Mamie Eisenhower S | $60,000 | 3&up, f/m | 6f | ||
| John Wayne S | $60,000 | 3&up, c/g | 6f | ||
| Prairie Rose S | $50,000 | 3&up, f/m | 6f | ||
| Jack Bishop S | $50,000 | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f | ||
| Ed Skinner Memorial | $65,000 | 3&up, | 6f | ||
| Jim Rasmussen | $65,000 | 3&up, | 8.5f | ||
| June 2018 | |||||
| Bob Bryant S | $60,000 | 3yo, f | 6f | ||
| Gray's Lake S | $60,000 | 3yo, c/g | 6f | ||
| Panthers S | $65,000 | 3yo, f | 8f | ||
| Prairie Mile | $65,000 | 3yo, | 8f | ||
| Hawkeyes H | $65,000 | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f | ||
| Cyclones H | $65,000 | 3&up, c/g | 8.5f | ||
| July 2018 | |||||
| Saylorville S | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 6f | ||
| Iowa Oaks | $200,000 | 3yo, f | 8.5f | ||
| Iowa Distaff | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f | ||
| Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H | $300,000 | 3&up, | 9f | ||
| Iowa Stallion Futurity | $70,000 | 2yo, | 5.5f | ||
| Iowa Sprint H | $100,000 | 3&up, | 6f | ||
| Iowa Derby | $250,000 | 3yo, | 8.5f | ||
| Iowa Stallion S | $70,000 | 3yo, | 8.32f | ||
| Iowa Stallion Filly S | $70,000 | 3yo, f | 8.32f | ||
| Prairie Gold Lassie S | $65,000 | 2yo, f | 6f | ||
| Prairie Gold Juvenile S | $65,000 | 2yo, | 6f | ||
| August 2018 | |||||
| Prairie Meadows Juvenile | $65,000 | 2yo, | 8.32f | ||
| Iowa Sorority | $90,000 | 2yo, f | 6f | ||
| Iowa Cradle S | $90,000 | 2yo, c/g | 6f | ||
| Dan Johnson Sprint | $85,000 | 3&up, | 6f | ||
| Iowa Breeders' Oaks | $100,000 | 3yo, f | 8.32f | ||
| Iowa Breeders' Derby | $100,000 | 3yo, c/g | 8.5f | ||
| Donna Reed | $100,000 | 4&up, f/m | 8.32f | ||
| Hon. Terry E. Branstad | $100,000 | 4&up, c/g | 8.5f | ||
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Iron Fist Keeps Rolling in Cornhusker
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Hence Closes From Last to Win Iowa Derby
Off the Triple Crown trail and with a clean trip, Calumet Farm's homebred Hence once again found his winning stride July 7 in the $250,000 Iowa Derby (G3) at Prairie Meadows.
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Will Oscar Performance Wire the Belmont Derby?
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Shane's Girlfriend Surges to Iowa Oaks Victory
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Dolphus a Triple Threat in Cornhusker
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Conquest Mo Money Puts in Final Breeze for Preakness
Conquest Mo Money's odyssey across the country via truck and trailer will continue May 13.
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One Fine Dream is Iowa Derby Heavyweight
Plenty backing up the Woke Up Dreamin gelding's 3-5 morning line
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American Freedom Clear Winner in Iowa Derby
Gary and Mary West's American Freedom earned his first graded score with a clear victory in the $250,000 Iowa Derby (gr. III) July 1 at Prairie Meadows.
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Family Tree Scores in Iowa Oaks
Gary and Mary West's Family Tree turned the tables on Ready to Confess and earned her first stakes win June 30 in the $200,000 Iowa Oaks (gr. III) at Prairie Meadows.
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S'maverlous is Cornhusker Highweight
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Prairie Meadows Lifts EHV-1 Restrictions
Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, and Hotel ended May 10 the additional equine herpesvirus-1 biosecurity protocols implemented April 18.
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Fonner Puts Quarantine in Place After EHV-I Cases
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture reports that three horses at Fonner Park in Grand Island, Neb., including one who died, have tested positive for Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM).
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Prairie Meadows Sets EHV-1 Policy
Prairie Meadows Racetrack has adopted a policy for equine herpesvirus that will be in effect for the 2016 Thoroughbred racing season at the Altoona, Iowa track.
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Favorites Shine on Night for Iowa-Breds
Favorites Oh My Gravy, Rallydownthealley, and Net Gain won the featured events on Iowa Classic night for state-breds Aug. 8 at Prairie Meadows, and Iowa stallion Woke Up Dreamin had by two juvenile stakes winners.
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The Week in Photos for 7/14/2015
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The Week in Photos for 7/7/2015
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Filly First Winner for Here Comes Ben
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The Week in Photos for 6/30/2015
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Iowa Derby Bent On Bourbon's First Stakes Win
Javier Castellano made his trip to Iowa worth it, scoring aboard Bent On Bourbon to take the $250,000 Iowa Derby (gr. III) June 27 at Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino.
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Carve Seeks Cornhusker Handicap Repeat
Michael Langford's Carve, a determined neck winner of the 2014 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III), is back in the 2015 edition and looking for his second score of the season June 27 at Prairie Meadows.
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Hillbilly Royalty Seeks Iowa Derby Crown
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Sarah Sis Heads Iowa Oaks
Sarah Sis, winner of the Honeybee Stakes (gr. III) earlier this year, heads the $200,000 Iowa Oaks (gr. III) off her win in the May 30 Panthers Stakes over the Prairie Meadows surface.
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Delaunay Aims for Elusive Iowa Sprint Score
Delaunay, winner of 18 races and over $1.1 million in purse money through 52 outings, is 8-5 morning line favorite in the Iowa Sprint Handicap and the most accomplished runner in the Friday, June 26, Prairie Meadows race.
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Slideshow: The Week in Photos for 5/12/2014
Review winners from some of the weekend's big races. Including Japan, Belmont Park, Santa Anita Park, Prairie Meadows, Turf Paradise, Belterra Park and more!
