Emerald Downs: Closing Day! Miner League takes the Gottstein, Slew’s Tiz Whiz wins Tribal Classic & Blazingbellablu wins WA Cup
9/17/2023 (Auburn, WA) Sunday was closing day of the 28th season of racing at Emerald Downs and it closed with…
Emerald Downs: Horse Racing takes another West Coast hit; Turf Paradise is done
9/18/2023 West Coast horse racing has taken multiple hits over the past few months and years. It now appears to…
Emerald Downs: Young Life Laura wins Sunday feature, Alex Cruz & Justin Evans both triple, both extend their leads
9/10/2023 It is the 2nd to last weekend of the 2023 season at Emerald Downs and while there is still…
Emerald Downs: 17th Jockey Power Rankings Rocco puts it altogether; Amador remains solid
9/8/2023 The 17th Power Rankings saw Rocco Bowen put it altogether with a big move up the rankings leading the…
Emerald Downs: 16th Jockey Power Rankings Cruz soars to the top, Negron and Amador just behind
9/1/2023 The 16th Power Rankings shows how things can get turned upside down in a flash. Last week’s #1 Kevin…
Emerald Downs: Rimrock Lake blitzes boys, Special Diva upsets Fillies in Wash Cup Juvenile races
8/27/2023 Special Thanks to Wayne Nagai for many of the Stakes pictures and track photographer’s Reid and Erin Palmer. (Auburn,…
Emerald Downs: Saturday Night Nan Elizabeth takes feature under Orozco, owner Luciano Gabriel ties lead for most wins
8/27/2023 (Auburn, WA) Saturday night shined a spotlight on the most under-the-radar story of the season. Brand new Owner/Trainer Luciano…
Emerald Downs: Final Friday Night “The Calabrese Kid wins the feature, Amador and Negron double, Gibson and Rosales also win 2
8/25/2023 (Auburn, WA) The final Friday night of racing featured 7 races with a total of 45 starters for a…
Emerald Downs: 15th Jockey Power Rankings Kevin Radke has a big week
8/25/2023 The 15th Power Rankings of the season and the ole veteran comes out firing. Kevin Radke led all riders…
Emerald Downs: Quarter Horse Championships and T-Rex Races
8/20/2023 The Sunday card at Emerald Downs took a break from thoroughbred stakes races after last week’s Championship Sunday but…
Emerald Downs: Saturday Night Racing Orantes gets 1st win on 30-1 bomb, Radke doubles, Affirm Chief takes feature
8/19/2023 (Auburn, Wa) 8 races were on the card Saturday night with a total of 49 starters for an average…
Emerald Downs: Friday Night Racing Executive Chef takes Feature, Amador and Enriquez both double
8/18/2023 The 2nd to last Friday night racing card had a total of 7 races with 43 starters for an…
Emerald Downs: 14th Power Rankings Montalvo jets to the top of the PR’s
8/18/2023 The 14th Power Rankings of the season was easy to crown the RED HOT MOVER as Carlos Montalvo tripled…
Emerald Downs: Class of 2023 Washington Hall of Fame Inductees
8/16/2023 (Auburn, WA) Last Saturday before racing the Washington Hall of Fame inducted their latest class into their hallowed chamber.…
Emerald Downs (Re-Published Feature): The highest of highs and the lowest of lows; Trainer Frank Lucarelli knows both
***This story was originally written and published in July of 2018. Since then Frank’s stats of course have grown he’s…
Emerald Downs: Championship Sunday Five Star General romps in the Mile, Prince Abu Dhabi takes the Derby, Tiz a Macho Girl takes Distaff, Jamies Inheritance stuns in the Oaks
8/13/2023 (Special Thanks to track photographer Reed Palmer, Photographer Wayne Nagai and ESN photographer Tony Davila for a ton of…
Emerald Downs: Saturday Night on Mile Eve; Montalvlo triples again, Toye does too
8/12/2023 (Auburn, WA) It’s Championship Sunday Eve and the festivities began with the Washington Thoroughbred Hall of Fame induction ceremony.…
Emerald Downs: Championship Sunday Preview and Picks
8/12/2023 (Auburn, WA) This Sunday is Championship Sunday at Emerald Downs with 4 Stakes races all in a row from…
Emerald Downs: Friday Night Racing kick-off to Championship Weekend, Montalvo triples
8/11/2023 (Auburn, WA) Friday night was a 7 race card with a total of 47 starters for an average of…
Emerald Downs: 13th Power Rankings lucky for Cruz as he powers to the top of the Jockey Standings and PR’s
8/11/2023 The 13th Power Rankings of the season were lucky for Alex Cruz who scored a 5-win Sunday and took…