Emerald Downs Racing
Emerald Downs is a thoroughbred racetrack in Auburn, Washington, located a half mile east of Highway 167. It is named after Seattle, the Emerald City.
Emerald Downs made its official debut as a replacement of Long Acres Racetrack, which closed in September 1992.
The 167-acre facility, located midway between Seattle and Tacoma, has established as the premier thoroughbred racing venue in the Pacific Northwest. The facility hosts several large ungraded stakes and many overnight handicaps and stakes. There are an average of 8 races on week nights, and 10 races per race weekend.
Emerald Downs biggest race is the Longacres Mile Handicap, a Grade III event. Wasserman is the track's all-time leading earner, with $560,858 in purses won entering the 2013 racing season. West Seattle Boy is the horse with the most wins in track history with 21 career trips to the winner's circle
Emerald Downs Race Course Information:
Live Racing: Friday through Sunday
Racing Calendar: April through September
Course Type: Thoroughbred
Notable Races: Mt. Rainier Breeders' Cup, Washington Breeders' Cup Oaks, Emerald Breeders Cup Derby and the Gottstein Futurity
Main Track: One mile oval
Distance from last turn to finish line: 990 feet
Turf Course: 7 furlongs
Stakes Races at Emerald Downs
Hastings Handicap
Governor's Handicap
Seattle Handicap
Auburn Handicap
WA State Legislators Stakes
Budweiser Handicap
Irish Day Handicap
Coca-Cola Handicap
Boeing Handicap
Kent Handicap
Seattle Slew Handicap
Mt. Rainier Handicap
Emerald Express
Angie C Stakes
Washington Oaks
Emerald Downs Derby
WTBOA Lads Stakes
Emerald Distaff
LONGACRES MILE GR III
Barbara Shinpoch Stakes
Bank of America EmD Championship Chlng
Northwest Farm Stakes
Daily Racing Form Dennis Dodge Stakes
Comcast Sports Net Stakes
Jim Beam Stakes
Pegasus Training Center Stakes
Muckleshoot Tribal Classic
Gottstein Futurity
NWSS Cahill Road Stakes