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Weekend Preview: Kentucky Cup at Turfway; Closing Weekend at Emerald
It's sort of a calm before the storm feeling in racing this weekend as we are a week away from Super Saturday and Arc Sunday. But before the big weekend is upon us, some good racing action is slated to take place at Turfway, Parx, Belmont, Monmouth, and Emerald Downs. Below is a snapshot of the...
Emerald Downs Hosting "Last Chance" Qualifying Tournament
Any Seattle-area readers that are interested in attempting to secure a spot in Vegas for the National Handicapping Tournament AND who like to play in live contests, you are in luck.Emerald Downs will be hosting six one-day tournaments over the next two weeks (Sept. 2nd - Sept. 17th) with the top 5...
LONGACRES MILE 2011: A Day at Emerald Downs
AUBURN, WA - Given the typical state of weather in the Pacific Northwest, a horse racing fan couldn't have asked for a better day at Emerald Downs for this year's Longacres Mile. Temperatures climbed above 80 degrees on the afternoon, Mt. Rainier loomed boldly in the distance behind the clubhouse...
LONGACRES MILE 2011 PREVIEW
This year's Longacres Mile (post time 5:53 Pacific; TV: TVG, CSNW) features one of the most dominant Washington-breds to ever race in the Pacific Northwest, against a horse that comes into the Mile with the highest career earnings in its 76-year history. Nossa Beach, a Washington-bred son of...
LONGACRES MILE 2011: Entries, Post Positions and Morning Line Odds
AUBURN, WA - There was a little bit of drama at Emerald Downs this afternoon during the post position draw for the 76th running of the Grade 3 Longacres Mile. (Post time 5:53pm Pacific; TV: TVG/CSNW) Defending champion Noosa Beach, widely expected to be the post time favorite, and Awesome Gem, the...
Longacres Mile 2011 Draw
I'll be down at Emerald Downs this morning/afternoon for the Longacres Mile post position draw. I'll be tweeting the draw @PressthePace.
LONGACRES MILE 2011
This coming Sunday is the 76th running of the Grade 3 Longacres Mile, the premier race on the Pacific Northwest racing calendar. Noosa Beach will seek his second consecutive win and would join only two other horses to accomplish that feat in the race's history (Trooper Seven -1980/1981, and Simply...
Sunday Quick Thoughts
-The scratch of Celtic Princess (BRZ) significantly changed the complexion of yesterday's Eddie Read and allowed Acclimation to assert himself on the front-end without a single challenge from the rest of the field. I can see if you're riding a closer that you have very little chance to do anything...
Weekend Stakes Action: Eddie Read and Coaching Club American Oaks Edition
I'm heading out to Emerald Downs on Sunday to watch Noosa Beach run in the Mr. Rainier Handicap. Trainer Dorris Harwood is pointing the gelding towards the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile in November but will have to take a bit of a different path than what was available previously. The past few years...
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