Emerald Downs

2013 Emerald Downs Stakes Schedule
Track information and 29-race stakes schedule for the 2013 Emerald Downs meeting, highlighted by the 78th running of the G3 $200,000 Longacres Mile.Full Story >>
YESTERDAY May 23, 2013
Emerald Downs: I Keep Saying must keep straight course

I Keep Saying, disqualified from an impressive victory in his last start, will try to make amends Saturday in the feature race at Emerald Downs.

May 22, 2013
Emerald Downs: Go With Gusto, Wasserman may be hampered by sluggish pace

Go With Gusto, seeking his 11th local victory, and Wasserman, hero of the 2008 Longacres Mile, headline the feature race Friday at Emerald Downs.

May 19, 2013
Emerald Downs: Hoist wires Governor's Handicap

Hoist jumped out to a quick lead and led every step of the way to score a mild upset Sunday in the $50,000 Governor’s Handicap at Emerald Downs.

May 17, 2013
Emerald Downs: Hoist candidate to set pace in Governor's

There’s one big question to be answered Sunday at Emerald Downs – who will win the Governor’s Handicap – and a second, perhaps no less interesting, issue: Who will set the pace in the 6 1/2-furlong race?

Emerald Downs: Tight pack hard to separate in Governor's Handicap

After a hotly contested allowance prep race failed to yield any conclusive results, the top older horses at Emerald Downs will lock horns again Sunday while chasing a bigger purse in the $50,000 Governor’s Handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs.

August 17, 2012
Hovdey: Longacres Mile is Puhich's Kentucky Derby
By Jay Hovdey

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


April 13, 2012
Hovdey: Crockett stays positive at Emerald Downs
By Jay Hovdey

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 ...