Emerald Downs

10/30/2020 (Auburn, WA) Just the fact that there was a season is a tribute to everyone in the business from the jockey’s and trainers to the grooms, track crew, Emerald staff, stewards, race office, owners and everyone else involved and they all should be congratulated, well done and a great […]

10/15/2020 (Auburn, WA) To be the all-time winningest anything is an achievement that few can ever accomplish but in horse racing it’s even more difficult. The nomad nature of the game makes it difficult for a jockey or trainer to be at one track long enough to make a run […]

10/13/2020 “The Betting Parlor” Keep Track of your Bets! (Katlama, WA) Hey gang, well I have to tell you all I couldn’t have imagined this crazy season going as well as it has. Of course I am disappointed that we can not be at the track watching and experiencing the […]

10/1/2020 (Auburn, Wa) The 25th season of Emerald Downs remains in the odd schedule they began with on Wednesday’s and Thursday’s except the one week due to smoke. This is an odd opening sentence but the heartiness of the racing industry and folks figured it and got racing started and […]

9/11/2020 Two more stakes races were on the line in week 12 and none bigger than this with the $100,000 Longacres Mile and the $40,000 Emerald Distaff. Our coverage of both races below. The Longacres Mile Grade 3 $100,000 (Auburn, WA) There were many reasons for something crazy to happen […]

9/7/2020 (Selah, WA) Washington State Hall of Fame Thoroughbred trainer Ben Harris passed away on September 2nd in Selah. Harris is most known for his incredible run in the waning years of Longacres when he teamed up with another Central Washington native George Layman. Layman was looking for a trainer […]

9/4/2020 (Auburn, WA) The table was set for the favorites to sweep the Muckleshoot Derby and the Washington Oaks on Thursday night but as the old saying goes…”that’s racing!” It was a perfect night for racing, an early September evening with comfortable temperatures and a perfect track that had seen […]

8/28/2020 (Auburn, WA) We rolled into week 10 of this strange season 25 of the Emerald Downs season and 2 more Stakes races were on tap and again the 2-year-olds were in the spotlight with the boys competing in the Lads and the fillies threw down in the Barbara Shinpoch. […]

7/23/20 (Auburn, WA) #2000! Jockey Juan Gutierrez recorded his 2,000th career win on Thursday evening at Emerald Downs when he guided Semi Sweet to victory with a nice move from off the pace up the rail. Gutierrez was relieved to get it done early as he had 10 rides on […]

8/16/2020 (Auburn, WA) Thursday night, August 13 was supposed to be the official race that we got to say “He’s Back!” Instead we saw the final run of one of the greatest horses to run at Emerald Downs. Barkley was truly a fan favorite and was one of those horses […]