Emerald Downs: Championship Sunday Could be a Huge Day for several longtime NW Trainers
8/16/2025 (Auburn, WA) Sunday is Championship Sunday at Emerald Downs with 6 Stakes races on the card including the 90th…
Emerald Downs: Championship Sunday; Slew’s Tiz Whiz favored in 90th Longacres Mile
8/15/2025 (Aubrun, WA) Wednesday afternoon racing officials conducted the draws for post positions for the 6 Stakes races set to…
Re-Post Opinion: Longacres Mile stripped of Grade 3 Status shows National Racing Industry leaders are old and out of touch
8/15/2025 Sometimes I run across something I have written in the past and wonder, “what the hell was I thinking!”…
Emerald Downs: Due to Weather concerns, Friday Night racing cancelled!
8/14/2025 (Auburn, WA) Emerald downs officials have opted to cancel Friday night’s races (August 15) due to the expected significant…
Emerald Downs Sunday: Sir Greyson takes the Feature; Rosales surges to top of trainer’s standings
8/10/2025 (Auburn, Wa) The weekend prior to Mile week wrapped up under warm temperatures and blue skies. 9 races were…
Emerald Downs Friday: Crypto Ride pulls away in Feature; Americano triples
8/8/2025 (Auburn, Wa) Friday night racing had a little bit of everything with DQ to Manny Americano tripling and trainer…
Horse Racing; Turf Paradise setting up for new operators/owners
8/8/2025 Turf Paradise has been through some big ups and downs over the past several years with reports that it…
Emerald Downs Sunday: Executive Chef takes the Feature in a tight finish; Chinook Pass honored
8/3/2025 (Auburn, Wa) Sunday marked the 2 week notice to Longacres Mile Day set for August 17. There were 10…
Emerald Downs Saturday: Prisoner holds off Jin Tong in a tight Photo for Feature win; Krigger with a 4 bagger
8/2/2025 (Auburn, Wa) 9 races were run on Saturday under the watchful eye of starter Mark Gibson. However, the watchful…
Emerald Downs Friday: Tapbyangels excels in feature, pair of trainers get 1st wins
(Auburn, Wa) Seven races were on tap for Friday night as the calendar clicks over to August. The season now…
Emerald Downs Sunday: Irish Day Stakes Si That Tiger dominates; Quarter horse Trials and Dancing Horses
7/27/2025 (Auburn, Wa) Sunday was already going to be a big day with the Premilo Esmeralda celebration wrapping up plus…
Emerald Downs Saturday: What A Dude dominates Feature; Gutierrez and Enriquez Double Up
7/26/2025 (Auburn, Wa) Day 32 of the 2025 season and the weather has cooled off to perfect racing weather unlike…
Emerald Downs Friday: Elder Mack crushes in the Feature; Castellanos & Tamayo double
7/26/2025 (Auburn, WA) Friday night racing featured 7 races with 7 well matched runners in the featured race, the Muckelshoot…
Emerald Downs: The Track Wire; Stat Day & Bonus Pictures from Super Stakes Sunday #2
7/23/2025 This week is Stat week. We’ve got all the numbers for those of you interested in the handle numbers,…
Emerald Downs: Super Stakes Sunday #2! 5 Stakes Races crowned 5 Champions topped by Slew’s Tiz Whiz
7/20/25 (Auburn, WA) Sunday was another Super Stakes Sunday with 5 Stakes races being contested. There were supposed to be…
Emerald Downs Saturday: Roy Hobbs takes Feature; Chel-c Bailey doubles
7/19/2025 (Auburn, WA) Although 8 races were run due to scratches including a 7 horse field down to 3 starters…
Emerald Downs Friday: Miss Dynamic shines in Feature; Krigger doubles
7/18/2025 (Auburn, WA) Friday night racing featured 7 races with a total of 57 starters averging 8.1 runners per race.…
Emerald Downs: World Championship Corgi Races 2025
7/15/2025 By Vince Bruun (Auburn, WA) The 2025 World Championship Corgi races were run on Sunday at the Worldwide leader…
Emerald Downs Sunday: Corgi’s invade; Rich Gold scores in the Feature; Krigger wins 4!
7/13/2025 (Auburn, Wa) We’re officially in the 2nd half of the season and why not begin it with Corgi Day.…
Emerald Downs Saturday: Prisoner dazzled in the Feature, Krigger triples
7/12/2025 (Auburn, Wa) Saturday’s card officially marked the halfway point of the 51-day meeting. The feature race capped a big…