Noosa Beach Named WA Horse of the Year
- Feb. 19, 2012 - Noosa Beach was honored as the
2011 Washington Horse of the Year and a champion in
two other divisions at the Washington Thoroughbred
Breeders and Owners Association awards banquet at
Emerald Downs Feb. 18.
Girl who is deaf trains to be a horse jockey
- KENNEWICK, WA - Feb. 4, 2012 - We all face
challenges but when it comes down to it, what
matters is how we handle them. NBC Right Now met
with one woman who is not letting her barrier stand
in the way of her dream.
Training begins for 17th season at Emerald Downs
- AUBURN, WA - Feb. 2, 2012 – The horses were on the
track Wednesday as training began for the 81-day
meeting that begins Friday, April 13. Snow On the
River, with trainer Monique Snow up, was the first
horse on the track shortly after 8:30 a.m. The
6-year-old Washington-bred gelding had his chestnut
coat slicked by rainfall that yielded to
intermittent sun breaks. In other words, typical
February weather at Emerald Downs.
Former riding champ Paul Frey dies at 73
- AUBURN, WA - Jan. 18, 2012 – Paul Frey, who rode
2,478 winners including riding titles at Longacres
in 1964 and 1966, died of pneumonia Jan. 14 at
Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. A native of
Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Frey, 73, became only
the second jockey to top 100 wins at Longacres while
winning 103 races in 62 days in 1964.
EMERALD DOWNS ANNOUNCES 81-DAY SEASON -
AUBURN, Wash. - Jan. 14, 2012 – The Washington Horse
Racing Commission has approved an 81-day race
meeting at Emerald Downs in 2012. The season is
similar to last year’s, with opening night Friday,
April 13 and closing day Sunday, Sept. 23.
Veteran Jockey Bill Ives Retires After Riding Wild N
Wicked Jd To Hialeah Win -
Hialeah, FL, Jan. 2, 2012 – Veteran jockey Bill
Ives, always a popular rider at every track he rode,
went out a winner at Hialeah Park Sunday in the
final ride of his career. Ives piloted Wild N Wicked
Jd, a four-year-old Jackie Kirby trainee, to his
fifth consecutive win in the featured $20,000-added
Beautiful Prairie Stakes at 220 yards.
Military Hawk Passes Away- AUBURN, WA
- Dec. 30, 2011 – Military Hawk, one of the most durable and classy
Thoroughbreds in Washington history has died from colic, trainer
Sharon Ross said.
FIVE-TIME RIDING CHAMPION HOPES FOR RETURN IN 2012
- AUBURN, Wash. Nov. 29, 2011 - Ricky Frazier
recently attended school in Kentucky for prospective
stewards and racing officials. And yes, Emerald
Downs' five-time leading jockey said he envisions
himself in a stewards' booth in the not too distant
future.
NOOSA BEACH BECOMES FIRST TO REPEAT HORSE OF THE
MEETING HONORS IN 2011 - AUBURN, Wash. Sept.
26, 2011 – Jeff Harwood’s Noosa Beach became the
first horse ever to be honored twice as Horse of the
Meeting as Emerald Downs announced its season honors
Sunday on closing day of the track’s 16th season.
2011 WTBOA Summer Sale Rebounds with Nearly 20
Percent Increase
- Sept. 7, 2011 - The Washington Thoroughbred
Breeders and Owners Association presented its 45th
summer yearling on Tuesday, September 6, at the
Morris J. Alhadeff Sales Pavilion located at Emerald
Downs racetrack in Auburn. For the second time in
recent history, the WTBOA sale was divided into a
summer yearling session and a mixed horse session.
SWEET SAGA AUTHORS A WINNING RACE SUNDAY IN BARBARA
SHINPOCH STAKES - AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 28,
2011) – Sweet Saga is a maiden no more. With Gallyn
Mitchell riding at 115 lbs., the bay filly exploded
in the stretch and notched a half-length victory
over Talk to My Lawyer in Sunday’s $50,000 Barbara
Shinpoch Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Emerald
Downs.
West Seattle Boy wins
his record 20th at Emerald Downs on
Sunday, August 28th.
EMERALD DOWNS DERBY &
WASHINGTON OAKS TO DECIDE DIVISION
HONORS AUG. 13-14
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AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 6,
2011) – It’s the biggest weekend of the
season for 3-year-olds as Emerald Downs’
presents an important stakes
doubleheader for sophomores on Aug.
13-14.
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$200,000 LONGACRES
MILE (G3) DRAWS 28 NOMINATIONS INCLUDING
AWESOME GEM, NOOSA BEACH -
AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 8, 2011) – Emerald
Downs Director of Racing Bret Anderson
has released a list of 28* nominations
for the 76th running of the $200,000
Longacres Mile (G3) on Sunday, Aug. 21.
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HALL-OF-FAME TRAINER
JERRY HOLLENDORFER NOMINATES FOUR TO
$65,000 EMERALD DISTAFF
- AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 8) –
Fourteen older fillies and
mares—including four from the powerful
Jerry Hollendorfer stable—have been
nominated to the $65,000 Emerald Distaff
to be run Sunday, Aug. 21. That total is
up substantially from both 2009 and 2010
when nine horses were nominated to the
Emerald Distaff.
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Noosa Beach nominated to the 2011 Breeders’ Cup
- July 1, 2011 - “We decided to nominate Noosa Beach
for several reasons,” Doris Harwood said. ”It gives
us multiple options: leasing Noosa Beach, selling
him, or taking him ourselves. Also, his value
increases tremendously if he’s Breeders’ Cup
eligible.”
Owner improves after mishap at Emerald
- June 27, 2011 - A Thoroughbred owner who was
seriously injured in a collision with a horse at
Emerald Downs is improving at a Seattle hospital.
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners
Association to participate in NTRA Legislative
Action Campaign's 1/4% checkoff program
- June 24, 2011 - The National Thoroughbred Racing
Association (NTRA) announced today that the
Washington Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners
Association (WTBOA) will participate in the NTRA
Legislative Action Campaign’s 1/4% checkoff program,
which supports the NTRA’s federal lobbying and
government relations efforts. Each year, the WTBOA
hosts its Summer Yearling & Mixed Sale, which this
year will take place on September 6 in Auburn, Wash.
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PICK 5 WAGER APPROVED FOR EMERALD DOWNS -
AUBURN, Wash. (June 10, 2011) – Emerald Downs will
add a $0.50 Pick 5 to its exotic wagering menu
beginning Friday, June 17. The Washington Horse
Racing Commission approved the new wager at its
monthly meeting Friday.
