Five Star General and Joe Bravo winning the 2023 Longacres Mile
EMERALD DOWNS ANNOUNCES 2024 STAKES SCHEDULE
AUBURN, Wash. – The 89th running of the 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—$150,000 Longacres Mile—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, and culminating with the 89th running of The Mile.
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: $30,000 John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship and $40,000 Bank of America Emerald Championship Challenge.
Opening day, Saturday, May 4, shares a spotlight with the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. The stable area opens Friday, Feb. 23 with training getting underway Monday, Feb. 26.
