AUBURN, Wash. (July 30, 2011) * Hayjax sprinted clear early and held off 4-to-5 betting favorite Showme Yourfriends for a 1-½ length victory Saturday in the $17,600 AAA Washington Purse for 3-year-olds at Emerald Downs. Ridden by A. L. Gutierrez, Hayjax ran 6-½ furlongs in 1:15.22 and paid $19, $7.40 and $3.60. Tim McCanna is [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (July 29, 2011) * Hoofprintsintime rallied from last place and scored a neck victory over Stellar Blue in Friday’s feature race for 3-year-olds at Emerald Downs. Ridden by Juan Gutierrez, Hoofprintsintime ran one mile in 1:39.04 on a fast track and paid $14.20, $6.80 and $4.40. Howard Belvoir is the trainer and co-owner [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (July 29, 2011) * The final race on Friday evening’s program at Emerald Downs was cancelled for precautionary reasons due to a lighting failure. Light towers covering approximately 25 percent of the one-mile oval*from the ½-mile pole to the ¼-pole poll*failed approximately 10 minutes prior to the evening’s seventh race, at approximately 9 [...] Read More.

Shakopee, MN — Canterbury Park officials today announced dates for the 2011 Fall Poker Classic at Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Casino. This year, the much-anticipated two weeks of tournament action will run from October 1 through 15 and will offer 29 different tournaments. “The Fall Poker Classic will combine what has been popular in [...] Read More.

LAUREL, MD. 07-29-11—The Maryland Jockey Club unveiled the 2011 Laurel Park fall stakes schedule today after reaching agreement with both the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and Maryland Horse Breeders Association. The schedule was approved by the Maryland Racing Commission earlier this afternoon at its monthly meeting. The 68-day fall meeting will begin Friday, Sept. 9 [...] Read More.

AUBURN, Wash. (July 28, 2011) * Tasya took the early lead and turned aside Stolen Forum late for a 4-½ length victory Thursday in the $8,700 Ashbaugh Beal Purse for 3-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs. Nicely handled by jockey Juan Gutierrez, Tasya ran six furlongs in 1:09.79 on a fast track and paid $3.20, $2.20 [...] Read More.

Trainer Chris Stenslie made a surprising move Wednesday entering Showme Yourfriends in an allowance race for Saturday, opting not to start the Auburn Handicap winner in the $65,000 Emerald Downs Derby on Aug. 14. Despite her gelding’s success in the sophomore stakes division, Stenslie said she wanted to run Showme Yourfriends in a softer spot [...] Read More.

Thursday, July 28, 2011- Shakopee, MN — The inaugural Fillies Race for Hope, a day of horse racing and fundraising to benefit Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation, will be held Sunday, July 31 at Canterbury Park. The first of nine races, each exclusively for fillies and mares, begins at 1:30 pm. This day of [...] Read More.

Stanton, Del., July 27, 2011 – Joseph Rocco, Jr., the current leading jockey at Delaware Park, won six races today which equals the record for most victories in a single day by a jockey at Delaware Park. The 29-year-old native of Hollywood, Florida, won aboard his first five mounts on the day starting in the [...] Read More.

CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED REPORTS 2011 SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS * Net earnings from continuing operations climb 41 percent over Q2 of 2010 * Online and Gaming businesses drive quarter-over-quarter increases in net revenue from continuing operations and EBITDA * Kentucky Oaks and Derby Week EBITDA grows $6.4 million over prior year * Free cash flow used to [...] Read More.