The 89th running of the $150,000 Longacres Mile headlines a 21-race stakes schedule worth $1,150,000 for Emerald Downs at the 55-day meeting from May 4 to Sept. 15.
The Northwest’s most prestigious and historic race anchors a stakes quadruple-header Sunday, Aug. 11. Billed as Championship Sunday, it co-features the $50,000 Emerald Distaff for older fillies and mares, $50,000 Muckleshoot Derby for 3-year-olds, and $50,000 Washington Oaks for 3-year-old fillies.
Sixteen stakes are scheduled on Sundays, with five set for Saturdays, including the $50,000 Seattle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies that kicks off the stakes schedule on June 15.
The track’s older horse division begins Sunday, June 23, with the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes, followed three weeks later by the $50,000 Governor’s Stakes. Seven stakes are for 2-year-olds, climaxing with the $50,000 Gottstein Futurity at a mile and 70 yards on closing day.
In addition to 21 Thoroughbred stakes, Sunday, Aug. 18, features a pair of Quarter Horse stakes: the $30,000 Juvenile Challenge Championship and $40,000 Emerald Championship Challenge.
Opening day, Saturday, May 4, coincides with the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1). The stable area opens Friday, Feb. 23, with training getting underway Monday, Feb. 26.
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