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.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreFinally 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.
Read MoreSophia 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.
Read MoreSchooling 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.
Read MoreRandall 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.
Read MoreLISTEN 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.
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreJeff 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.
Read MorePICK SIX WINNERS TO WIN! Cash prizes every Thursday.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreDon’t miss the second leg of the Quarter Horse Triple Crown! The $710,000 Rainbow Derby runs on Saturday, July 18, 2020.
Read MoreThe Rainbow Futurity is a $1,000,000 est. race that is the middle of the Triple Crown Series Trials run at the beginning of July with the finals coming two weeks after.
Read MoreThe Ruidoso Futurity is the first leg in the Triple Crown series, the trials have traditionally been held on opening weekend with the trials following two weeks later. The Ruidoso Futurity purse is estimated at $1,000,000.
Read MoreThe first leg of the Quarter Horse Triple Crown derby races, the Ruidoso Derby first ran in 1994 and traditionally runs at the beginning of the Ruidoso Downs Race Track season. 2020 marks the 27th running of this race.
Read MoreLocated on the second floor, the All American Turf Club with its club-like atmosphere has a multitude of televisions to watch the racing on. Featuring a daily buffet or your favorites from our select menu. Two bars are available for your enjoyment. For reservations call, (575) 378-7225.
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