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Training Races Finalized For May 9-11 at Ruidoso Downs RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico (April 28, 2011) – The first training races for 2-year-old quarter horses at Ruidoso Downs to be held on May 9-11 have been finalized. The 330-yard training races will have a maximum of six horses and will begin at 8:30 a.m. daily with 18 minutes between each race. Horses must be saddled before coming to the paddock. Entries will be drawn on May 5 and entries must be received in the racing office by 11 a.m. on May 5. There is a $50 entry fee (cash or check) due with each entry. Jockeys will be named in the usual manner with preferences. The May 9 training races are 18 days before the Ruidoso Futurity trials contested on opening day (May 27) of the Ruidoso Downs summer season. Fans are encouraged to attend the training races and preview some of the leading prospects for the Ruidoso, Rainbow and All American futurities. This year’s All American Futurity, the world’s richest quarter horse race, offers an estimated $2,400,000 purse with a guaranteed $1,200,000 to the winner. Each of those figures are the highest in the history of quarter horse racing. The training races follow a major simulcast weekend at Ruidoso Downs with the $1,000,000 Kentucky Oaks on Friday and $2,000,000 Kentucky Derby on Saturday. There will be full-card simulcasting from Churchill Downs in Billy’s Race Book on Friday and Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. each day. On Saturday, there will be numerous promotions, including a $500 second-chance drawing from Kentucky Derby losing tickets and a hat contest with $100 to the winner. The All American Turf Club opens at noon on Saturday and a special buffet will be offered. The basic schedule is May 5 entries for training races, May 6 is the Kentucky Oaks full-card simulcasting, May 7 is the full-card Kentucky Derby simulcasting and on May 9-10 the training races will be held. |
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