| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | |||||
| Goldfinch S. (BT) | $50,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 6f | Details | |
| May 2018 | |||||
| Golden Circle S. (BT) | $50,000g | 3yos | 6f | Details | |
| Mamie Eisenhower S. (BT) | $60,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6f | Details | |
| John Wayne S. | $60,000g | 3&up, Colts and Fillies | 6f | Details | |
| Prairie Rose S. | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 6f | Details | |
| Jack Bishop S. | $50,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f | Details | |
| Ed Skinner S. (BT) | $65,000g | 3&up | 6f | Details | |
| Jim Rasmussen Memorial S. (BT) | $65,000g | 3&up | 8.5f | Details | |
| June 2018 | |||||
| Bob Bryant S. (BT) | $63,150g | 3yos, Fillies | 6f | Details | |
| Gray's Lake S. | $63,150g | 3yos, Colts and Fillies | 6f | Details | |
| Panthers S. (BT) | $65,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 8f | Details | |
| Prairie Mile S. (BT) | $65,000g | 3yos | 8f | Details | |
| Hawkeyes H. | $65,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f | Details | |
| Cyclones H. | $65,000g | 3&up, Colts and Fillies | 8.5f | Details | |
| July 2018 | |||||
| Iowa Distaff | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f | ||
| Iowa Oaks | $200,000 | 3yo, f | 8.5f | ||
| Saylorville S | $100,000 | 3&up, f/m | 6f | ||
| Iowa Derby | $250,000 | 3yo, | 8.5f | ||
| Iowa Sprint H | $100,000 | 3&up, | 6f | ||
| Iowa Stallion Futurity | $70,000 | 2yo, | 5.5f | ||
| Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H | $300,000 | 3&up, | 9f | ||
| 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 | ||
| Donna Reed | $100,000 | 4&up, f/m | 8.32f | ||
| Iowa Breeders' Derby | $100,000 | 3yo, c/g | 8.5f | ||
| Iowa Breeders' Oaks | $100,000 | 3yo, f | 8.32f | ||
| Dan Johnson Sprint | $85,000 | 3&up, | 6f | ||
| Iowa Cradle S | $90,000 | 2yo, c/g | 6f | ||
| Iowa Sorority | $90,000 | 2yo, f | 6f | ||
| Hon. Terry E. Branstad | $100,000 | 4&up, c/g | 8.5f | ||
Johannasan, a gelded son of Spendthrift Farm's multiple stakes winner and freshman sire Can the Man, became his sire's first winner when he won a June 14 maiden special weight at Prairie Meadows by four lengths.
Prairie Meadows approved to run 67 Thoroughbred race dates in 2018.
After many close placings in graded stakes races, Whispering Oaks Farm's Iron Fist finally notched his first graded stakes win in the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (G3) at Prairie Meadows July 8.
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.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Belmont Derby and Iowa Derby
Shane's Girlfriend hasn't fired her best every time she makes it out for a race, but when she does the results are impressive.
Dede McGehee's homebred Dolphus has three things going for him in the July 8 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (G3): speed, good recent form, and pedigree.
Conquest Mo Money's odyssey across the country via truck and trailer will continue May 13.
Plenty backing up the Woke Up Dreamin gelding's 3-5 morning line
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.
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.
Grade II winner S'maverlous will be chasing his third stakes victory in four starts this year July 2 in the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).
Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, and Hotel ended May 10 the additional equine herpesvirus-1 biosecurity protocols implemented April 18.
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).
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.
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.
Arlington, Parx, Prairie Meadows, Woodbine, Monmouth, Los Alamitos, Arapahoe & More
Belmont Park, Woodbine, Monmouth, Prairie Meadows, Gulfstream, Finger Lakes & More
Grade I winner and New York stallion Here Comes Ben gained his first winner July 2 when Here Comes Gwen made the pace and won the third race at Prairie Meadows.
Santa Anita, Prairie Meadows, Churchill Downs, Monmouth Park, Parx, Woodbine & More
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.
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.
After cruising to a clear victory in the prep race for the $250,000 Iowa Derby (gr. III), Hillbilly Royalty will take aim at the top Prairie Meadows race for 3-year-olds Saturday, June 27.
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.
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.
