Emerald Downs announced a 51-day meeting for its 2026 live racing season. Opening Day, Saturday, May 2, coincides with the ...

Emerald Downs announced a 51-day meeting for its 2026 live racing season on Friday. Opening Day will be on May 2 and will coincide with the 152nd Kentucky Derby. The season concludes on Sept. 7, with ...

During a meeting of the Washington Horse Racing Commission, it was announced Emerald Downs would race 51 live dates in 2026 ...

The 30th racing season at Emerald Downs is underway. Last Sunday, more than 4,000 fans packed the stands for Opening Day. Track president Phil Ziegler expects an even bigger crowd for Saturday – ...

Emerald Downs track president Phil Ziegler is worried that his track in Auburn, Wash. could go out of business, according to a report in the Seattle Times. One reason is the fees imposed by the ...

AUBURN – While the nation’s top 3-year-old horses run for the roses on Saturday at the Kentucky Derby, others will line up in Auburn for the start of Emerald Downs’ live racing season. For the second ...

Great story about Emerald Downs [“Horse Heaven,” April 18]. Ms. Mooney did a fabulous job describing the entertaining quirks of horse racing and the track. Emerald Downs is absolutely a “passionate ...

Emerald Downs’ 30 th season begins Sunday with high hopes because of a significant increase in the number of horses at the racetrack, which is expected to reach 1,000 for the first time since 2016.

AUBURN — California horse racing’s pain is Emerald Downs’ gain as the Auburn oval opens its 30th season of racing this Sunday. After the closure of Golden Gate Fields, trainers are sending hundreds ...

Sire: TEIDE, ch, 2004. Raced 6 yrs, 25 sts, 8 wins, $372,824. Won Lieutenant Governors' H twice, George Royal S, S W. Randall Plate H, Sir Winston Churchill H; 2nd BC Premier's S (G3), John Longden ...

A 69-year-old man who was trampled by a runaway horse this weekend at Emerald Downs suffered major injuries but is expected to pull through, family and friends said Sunday. The man, horse owner Tony ...

Sire: COUNTERFORCE, dkb/br, 2013. Raced 3 yrs, 24 sts, 5 wins, $323,708. Won Bachelor S; 2nd Chick Lang S, Sam Houston Sprint Cup S; 3rd David M. Vance Sprint S, Zia Park Sprint S. Lifetime: 4 crops, ...