Emerald Downs

The young sire Dunkirk, who continues to find commercial success as the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s June sale of 2-year-olds in training unfolds, was recently represented by his first two winners on the track, in Mexico and in Washington, respectively.

Jebrica, a 10-1 outsider, raced to a hard-earned victory Sunday in the $50,000 Budweiser Handicap for older horses at Emerald Downs, rallying from midpack to collar the leaders in the final yards and holding off the fast-closing Stryker Phd to win by ...

The $50,000 Budweiser Handicap on Sunday attracted a stellar field of nine, and the pace, with Makors Finale and Hoist leading the way, should be crackling.

A couple of horses on their way up the class ladder will tackle a handful of runners headed in the other direction Saturday in the feature race at Emerald Downs.

In the featured sixth race Friday at Emerald Downs, a $10,000 claimer for fillies and mares at six furlongs, Touch of Elegance headlines an evenly matched field of nine, but there are wagering opportunities up and down the card.

For someone like trainer Mike Puhich, steeped in the traditions of the Northwest, there is the Longacres Mile, and then all the rest.


As the man synonymous with Emerald Downs, Ron Crockett may not be the absolute last of the independent racetrack operators, but he is the only one doing business at a track of regional significance without an onsite revenue stream from a room full of ...