Emerald Downs: Final Week of July Track Notes, Re-Caps, State Record Pay-Out & More
8/2/2022 The final week of July was 3 days of 90+ degrees and it was Premio Esmeralda Weekend, a celebration…
MLS: Sounders Road struggles continue in L. A.
Sounders Road Struggle Continue 7/29/2022 By Alex Benzegala (Los Angeles, CA) The Seattle Sounders lost their 3rd straight road match on…
Emerald Downs: Jockey “Power Rankings” #11; Cruz holds on to Top Spot; Zunino Surges
7/29/2022 The Power Rankings are meant to be fun and to focus on the human competition between these awesome athletes.…
Emerald Downs: Track Notes for the final week of July & Edition #2 of “As the Backside Turns”
7/28/2022 (Auburn, WA) It was a busy weekend last week with the craziness of the Corgi’s to the drama of…
Emerald Downs: Judge orders Injunction of HISA rules in Louisiana & West Virginia; WHRC responds
7/26/2022 (Olympia, WA) The Washington Horse Racing Commission is taking a wait and see approach to today’s ruling by a…
Emerald Downs: Emotional Daily Double in the Governor’s & Wa Leg Stakes
7/25/2022 (Auburn, WA) A huge crowd was on hand Sunday for the annual Corgi races and those fans were also…
Emerald Downs: 2022 Corgi Races; Wrong Way Loki goes the right way Crowned Champion!
7/24/2022 The 2022 Corgi races were held on Sunday at Emerald Downs. The event that began as the Weiner Dog…
MLS: Sounders post much needed Win in Comeback Fashion over Rapids
7/23/2022 Sounders pull out much needed Win Seattle Sounders 2, Colorado Rapids 1 By Alex Benzegala (Seattle, WA) It wasn’t…
MMA: Bellator MMA makes Debut at Emerald Queen Casino
7/23/2022 MMA: Bellator MMA makes Debut at Emerald Queen Casino By Alex Benzegala Tacoma, WA – On a night that…
Emerald Downs: Jockey “Power Rankings” #10; Cruz remains hot, Orozco has big week
7/21/2022 The Power Rankings are meant to be fun and to focus on the human competition between these awesome athletes.…
2021-22 High School Combined Sports Team Champions; Final Combined Champs Revealed & All Classifications Posted
7/21/2022 We have reached our final post on our “Combined Sports Champions” This has been a fun look at the…
Emerald Downs: Odds and Ends from last Weekend
7/21/2022 (Auburn, WA) Last weekend there were lots of odds and ends to clean up and a BRAND NEW feature…
Emerald Downs: Slack Tide wins the Kent Stakes & Itsallabouttheride takes the Irish Day Stakes over big weekend of Racing
7/18/2022 Sunday featured 9 races with 2 stakes and it was the traditional Irish Day celebration. 69 horses started for…
PCL Tacoma: Dodgers Spoil Kirby’s Triple-A Debut for Rainiers
7/16/2022 Dodgers Spoil Kirby’s Triple-A Debut for Rainiers By Alex Benzegala The Tacoma Rainiers were looking to make it 3…
Emerald Downs: Master Recovery shocks in the Feature
7/16/2022 (Auburn, WA) There were 7 races on Friday night as we really dig in to the heart of the…
PCL Tacoma: Sheffield stifles Dodgers, Lewis homers in Rainiers win
7/16/2022 Sheffield stifles Dodgers, Lewis homers in Rainiers win By Alex Benzegala (Tacoma, WA) The Tacoma Rainiers made it two…
Emerald Downs: Jockey “Power Rankings” #9; Disdier cracks top 10 with 1st Victory
7/15/2022 The Power Rankings are meant to be fun and to focus on the human competition between these awesome athletes.…
Tacoma Rainiers end losing skid with victory over PCL Leaders
Tacoma Rainiers end losing skid with victory over PCL Leaders 7/15/2022 By Alex Benzegala (Tacoma, WA) After scoring just one…
Emerald Downs: Gutierrez Sweeps the Sunday Stakes, Angie C and King County Express
7/12/2022 (Auburn, WA) The 2-year-olds had their first taste of Stakes races on Sunday and the 2 winners had two…
Emerald Downs: Trainer Frank Lucarelli scores his 2,000th career win
7/10/2022 (Auburn, WA) Longtime Northwest Trainer Frank Lucarelli who is also Emerald’s all-time leading trainer scored his 2,000th win on…