8/14/2020 (Auburn, WA) Two more Stakes races in week 8 of the pandemic 2020 season and one of them a prep for the Longacres Mile. The Mount Rainier sent 7 to post including 2018 Mile winner and fan favorite Barkley. The Mount Rainier went off as the 9th of 11 […]
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Emerald Downs: Daffodil’s not Roses in the Coca Cola; he was “Unmachable” in the Seattle Slew; plus Week 7 Re-Cap!
8/6/2020 (Auburn, Wa) Week 7 began on Wednesday with an 11-race card and a big Pick 5 carryover was hit with a massive pay-out just one result among many that are seeing bettors flock to the gem in the Northwest. More on the game later first the competition with another […]
Emerald Downs: Thursday was “Stakes” Night
7/31/20 (Auburn, WA) The first two Stakes races of the 2020 Emerald Downs season were run Thursday night and featured 2-year-olds, the fillys in the Angie C and colts and geldings in the King County Express. The big night capped week 6 that featured a 10-race card and lot’s of […]
Week 1 at Emerald Downs Huge Success! Re-Cap of Days 1 and 2
6/26/2020 (Renton, WA) It took awhile but racing returned to the Auburn Oval this week thanks to a massive effort by the racing community. (See our story on this remarkable effort by the Emerald Downs racing family.) It was of course different racing without fans but this has been done […]
Emerald Downs Horse Racing “Family” sets the Example on how to Deal with Covid 19
6/23/2020 (Auburn, WA) There are many beliefs, thoughts and opinions regarding the Covid 19 pandemic including in the tight-nit thoroughbred horse racing family that work and live in the backstretch barn area of Emerald Downs. The track opened for training on February 3rd more than a month before Governor Inslee […]
24 years ago Emerald Downs opened on this date; track now set to start season 25
6/20/2020 (Auburn, WA) 24 years ago Ron Crockett and his wife Wanda pulled into their parking space just outside the administrative offices of the brand new Emerald Downs Thoroughbred Racetrack in Auburn. It marked the end of the struggle, the uneasiness, nervousness of whether or not live racing would return […]
Emerald Downs: Law Abidin Citizen denies Anyportinastorm as invader takes the 84th Longacres Mile
8/11/19 (Auburn, WA) Sunday was the Super Bowl of Northwest Horse Racing with the 84th running of the Longacres Mile. The big day was even bigger with 3 additional Stakes races. Trainer Blaine Wright was looking to sweep all 4 Stakes races Below is a re-cap of all 4 races […]
Opinion: PETA set to exterminate Hundreds of Thousands of horses in the name safety
7/23/19 By Paul Beattie Before I get started one thing I believe in is transparency and so let me say this upfront, Emerald Downs is a sponsor of our website to the tune of $1,500 per year. I am also a racing enthusiast and used to work at Emerald Downs. […]
Emerald Downs Spotlight: The highest of highs and the lowest of lows; Trainer Frank Lucarelli knows both
7/7/18 (Story originally posted on 7/7 has been updated on 7/8) The Beginning (Auburn, WA) You had to be 10-years-old to get into Longacres Race Track in Renton back in the late 60’s when 8-year-old Frank Lucarelli began attending the races but his Dad was an owner and had a […]
Only in Horse Racing can 90-year-old’s compete with 25-year-olds and win!
6/14/18 Horse Racing is a different kind of sport check this out a race on Father’s Day at Emerald Downs a race for horse trainers that are 90 years old or older ONLY! And yes there is enough for a betting field to race. Emerald Downs’ Vince Bruun’s story here. […]