Ruidoso Downs Race Track will open its summer meet as scheduled on Friday, May 22nd, with the trials for the first leg of the Quarter Horse Triple Crown – the Ruidoso Futurity and Derby.
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In an effort to preserve public health and safety during the Covid-19 pandemic, live horse racing at Ruidoso Downs begins May 22 without fans in the stands. But with live-streamed racing, curbside wagering, and online betting the heart of the action comes to you.
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This week, on May 6 - 7, Ruidoso Downs Race Track raced two-days of schooling works under strict guidelines to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 with spectator-free live racing to begin on May 22. Learn more in this article by Colin Deaver at KTSM.com.
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Powerful headwinds did a number on the recorded times today, so we can’t put too much credence in the clocked results. If you made a top-ten time this afternoon in the second day of schooling works you were in the starting gate before 1:30 pm.
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With a red-flag warning in effect due to high winds, Cyber Monday, a colt trained by Sergio Ibarra and ridden by Sergio Becarra, Jr., ran away with the fastest time on the second day of schooling works at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
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Finally some horses in a starting gate! That’s a good start all things considered. There were over 500 racing fans watching today’s schooling works online at www.raceruidoso.com during the peak periods of the afternoon.
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Sophia Maria, the filly out of Wes Giles’s stable, posted the fastest time of :13.516 over 250 yards in the 21 schooling works held at Ruidoso Downs today. Horses from the Giles Stables won 9 of the 21 works that were run today.
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Schooling works will begin at Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Wednesday, May 6th and will continue through Thursday, May 7th. Over the span of two day, 256 unraced 2-year-olds will run in 42 races as they prepare for the Quarter Horse Triple Crown series.
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Randall Dee (R.D.) Hubbard, one of the great American entrepreneurs and innovator in the racehorse industry, died on April 29, 2020 at his home in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 84.
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LISTEN NOW President and General Manager, Jeff True, speaks with Tim Keithley at KBUY-KWES Radio about the conditions under which horses and horsemen can return to Ruidoso Downs Race Track starting Friday, May 1, 2020.
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After weeks of stay at home orders and COVID-19 precautionary measures, the official decision has been made to admit horses and NMRC licensed horsemen to the barn area on Friday, May 1, 2020.
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Senior management at Ruidoso Downs Race Track is looking to hire a qualified person to fill the position of Executive Operations Assistant.
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Jeff True, President & General Manager, at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino provides a schedule update regarding opening day and COVID-19 in the state of New Mexico.
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All American Ruidoso Downs, LLC, has postponed until further notice the arrival of horsemen and horses to the Ruidoso Downs barn area.
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The Quarter Horse derby that is the premier derby and carries the sport’s largest derby purse is the Grade 1 All American Derby. Run over 440 yards on the day before Labor Day, the All American Derby offers the winner more than just the lion’s share of the large purse, which has reached as high as $2.8 million. It also awards the winner with an invitation to the Grade 1, $600,000 Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos Race Course in Southern California.
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Don’t forget. Payments are due on March 15, 2020, for the 2021 Triple Crown.
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The Quarter Horse race that every owner, breeder, trainer, and jockey want to win is Ruidoso Downs’ signature event, the All American Futurity, the world’s richest quarter horse race.
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