It took 50 days of racing, but Emerald Downs finally had an “off” track Friday evening, with the track listed sloppy for the seven-race card.
Coming off a relatively flat fourth-place effort in the Mt. Rainier Handicap last month, Noosito figures to be a big price Sunday in the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3) at Emerald Downs.
Defending champion Stryker Phd heads a full field of 12 older horses in Sunday’s 80th running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3) at Emerald Downs.
When Stryker Phd takes to the track on Sunday to defend his Longacres Mile title, he’ll have more than jockey Leslie Mawing on board.
Although Jack “Fast Jack” Beckman made a splash on Friday by becoming the first Funny Car driver to break the four-second barrier on the 1,000-foot drag strip at Pacific Raceways, it was the ladies of Top Alcohol who made the most noise at last weekend’s NHRA Northwest Nationals.
When people find out what Winter Lily O’Bryan does when she isn’t rousing Trojan spirit as a member of the Auburn High School cheerleading squad, most are surprised.
Prime Engine showed up with his A-Game Sunday at Emerald Downs.
Belle Hill capped her 3-year-old filly dominance with a flourish Saturday at Emerald Downs.
Camille sprinted clear in the opening strides and powered home for a two-length victory Friday in the $21,000 Copiers Northwest Purse for fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.
Heading into Sunday’s $65,000 Emerald Downs Derby, the 3-year-old colt and gelding division remains an unsolved puzzle.
For more than 30 of his 67 years, Gary Ermish has been laying down serious rubber at Pacific Raceways in Kent.
But he’s never had a year like this one.
This season Ermish and his 1968 Chevy Camaro, loaded with a big block 496, have been cruising down the strip in record times, landing the Auburn driver in first place in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) District 6 National Ope Series Super Street Point Standings.
Pending late mail, 23 horses have been nominated to the 80th running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile on Sunday, Aug. 16.
Among the Stars took the early lead and rolled to a powerful 6¼-length victory Sunday in the $18,800 feature race for older fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.
Tribal Waters surged late and scored a three-length victory Saturday in the $13,600 Muckleshoot Casino Purse for 3-year-olds and up.
Seadrifter raced to an early lead and held off all challengers for a 1¼-length victory Friday in the Stella Artois Purse for older fillies and mares.
Emerald Downs unveils its new jumbo-sized video screen for its live racing audience today.
A pair of former players and one current Auburn Mountainview boys water polo player competed at the USA National Junior Olympics in Orange County, Calif., this past week.
They call it Intensity Night. Judging from the players’ faces at the NBC Basketball Camps at Auburn Adventist Academy, they are feeling it.
Its Allabout Jerry gained the lead into the stretch and out-finished Senna for a neck victory in the $21,500 Print NW Purse for 3-year-olds Saturday at Emerald Downs.
Apparently Howard Belvoir and Javier Matias were serious when they joked about winning all of the 2-year-old stakes this year at Emerald Downs.