Portland Meadows
Track to offer 28 stakes, boost overnight purses
Portland Meadows will offer 28 stakes worth $363,000 at its 2005-06 meeting, which will run 80 days from Oct. 22 through May 7.
Highlighting the schedule are the $40,000 Os West Oregon Futurity on Oregon-bred Day, Dec. 17, and the $25,000-added Portland Meadows Mile on April 8.
The upcoming Portland Meadows meet will also see overnight purse increases from $200 to $1,000 per race. Bottom-level purses will increase from $2,800 to $3,000, while open allowance purses will be raised from $6,000 to $7,000. In addition, Oregon-breds will receive a 10 percent bonus in all open overnight races.
2005-2006 stakes schedule
| DATE | EVENT | CONDITIONS | DISTANCE | PURSE |
| Sat.,Oct. 22 | Inaugural | 3YO & Up | 6 furlongs | $10,000 |
| Sat.,Oct. 29 | Diane Kem | 3YO & Up, F&M | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Nov. 5 | O.T.B.A. Sales Stakes | 2YO | 6 furlongs | 12,000 |
| Sat.,Nov. 19 | Janet Wineberg | 2YO F* | 6 furlongs | 20,000 |
| Sat.,Nov. 19 | Bill Wineberg | 2YO c&g* | 6 furlongs | 20,000 |
| Sat.,Nov. 26 | William Kyne Handicap | 3YO & Up | 1 1/16 miles | 10,000 |
| Sun.,Dec. 4 | Lassie | 2YO F | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sun.,Dec. 4 | Columbia River | 2YO | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Dec. 10 | City of Roses | 3YO & Up, F&M | 1 mile | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Dec. 17 | Jane Driggers Debutante | 2YO F* | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Dec. 17 | Oregon Hers | 3YO F* | 1mile | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Dec. 17 | Oregon His | 3YO c&g* | 1 1/16 miles | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Dec. 17 | Oregon Sprint | 3YO & Up* | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Dec. 17 | Os West Oregon Futurity | 2YO* | 1 mile | 40,000 |
| Sat.,Dec. 31 | Juvenile Mile | 2YO | 1 mile | 15,000 |
| Sat.,Jan. 7 | Mt. St. Helens | 3YO F | 1 mile | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Jan. 21 | O.T.B.A. Stallion Stakes | 3YO* | 6 furlongs | 15,000 |
| Sat.,Feb. 4 | Flying Lark | 3YO | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Feb. 11 | Ms. Stakes | 3YO F | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sat.,Feb. 11 | Sweetheart | 4YO & Up, F&M | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sat.,March 4 | Mary Goldblatt | 3YO F* | 1 mile | 10,000 |
| Sat.,March 18 | McFadden Memorial | 3YO c&g* | 1 1/16 miles | 11,000 |
| Sat.,March 18 | Governor's Speed | 4YO & Up | 6 furlongs | 10,000 |
| Sat.,April 1 | Oregon Oaks | 3YO F | 1 1/16 miles | 10,000 |
| Sat.,April 8 | Donna Jensen | 3YO & Up, F&M | 1 1/16 miles | 10,000 |
| Sat.,April 8 | Portland Meadows Mile | 3YO & Up | 1 mile | 25,000 |
| Sat.,April 15 | Preview | 3YO | 1 1/16 miles | 10,000 |
| Sat.,May 6 | Oregon Derby | 3YO | 1 1/8 miles | 15,000 |
* Oregon-breds