4/25/2023 Less than 2 weeks until the Kentucky Derby set for Saturday, May 6 and this year that will also be opening Day at Emerald Downs. The live racing will…
3/31/2023 (Olympia, WA) There is a new Executive Secretary of the Washington State Horse Racing Commission and it’s Amanda Benton. Benton was the long time Deputy Secretary for Doug Moore.…
2/7/2023 (Olympia, WA) A pair of Bills that would directly assist the Horse Racing industry and recreational Equine opportunities were introduced last month in this year’s state legislative session with…
1/27/2023 UPDATED: Companion Bill dropped in the Senate Earlier this week we reported a key bill that would greatly assist Thoroughbred racing was introduced in the House of Representatives (full…
1/9/2023 Opinion: Business as Usual is not OK (This is a long piece, so fair warning.) With the 2022 season in the rearview mirror, I want to talk about what…
1/8/2023 Former Emerald Downs jockey Joree Scriver suffered serious spinal injuries from a spill on New Year’s Day at Sunland Park racetrack. Scriver fractured her lower back and is suffering…
11/28/2022 (Auburn, WA) The Washington State Horse Racing Commission approved the proposed racing dates calendar submitted by Emerald Downs officials. The season will begin a week earlier to coincide with…
10/31/2022 If you have ever been around the race track you know doubt have heard of or listened to Victor “The Predictor” Cozzetti. Cozzetti was a long time reporter, supporter,…
9/25/2022 (Auburn, WA) This is our final edition of our inaugural Jockey Power Rankings at Emerald Downs. (Full Jockey Results at bottom of page) #1 Alex Cruz The Emerald Downs…
9/18/22 (Auburn, WA) Closing Day 2022 featured an 11-race card and 3 stakes races. Below we cover the Stakes races and have some track notes from the final day. Over…
9/9/2022 The Power Rankings are meant to be fun and to focus on the human competition between these awesome athletes. Moreover it’s a chance to focus more on each rider…
9/9/2022 First, I want to say sorry for the drop in coverage and being so late this week but at Eli Sports our 1st coverage is High School sports and…
9/2/2022 The Power Rankings are meant to be fun and to focus on the human competition between these awesome athletes. Moreover it’s a chance to focus more on each rider…
9/1/2022 We have reached September and there are only 8 race days left and 3 Stakes races on Sunday, September 18 which is also closing day. In this edition of…
8/28/2022 (Auburn, WA) The final racing of August came to an end on Sunday leaving just 8 racing days over the next 3 weeks left of the 2022 season in…
8/25/2022 The Power Rankings are meant to be fun and to focus on the human competition between these awesome athletes. Moreover it’s a chance to focus more on each rider…
8-22-2022 (Auburn, WA) Friday night Kevin Radke’s season flashed before his eyes after a spill in the 1st race. Last season in his first after semi-retiring for several years ended…
8/22/22 (Auburn, WA) Racing resumed this Friday night after the huge Championship Sunday last weekend. This week is one of those catch your breaths from Stakes break but still plenty…
8/18/2022 The Power Rankings are meant to be fun and to focus on the human competition between these awesome athletes. Moreover it’s a chance to focus more on each rider…
8/15/2022 It was Championship Sunday at Emerald Downs on Sunday highlighted with the 87th running of the Longacres Mile. The Mile was the 4th of 4 straight Stakes races with…