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  2. Prairie Meadows - Wikipedia

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    Prairie Meadows is owned by Polk County and operated by a local, non-profit, 13-member board of directors. The revenues generated by Prairie Meadows are given to various community projects in the Des Moines area, including construction of the Iowa Events Center complex in downtown Des Moines. Prairie Meadows' gross revenue for the 12-month ...

  3. How did Prairie Meadows go from a turkey to Polk County's ...

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    But the legal case ended in early 2004, when the Iowa Supreme Court concluded that the higher tax rates paid by racetrack casinos violated the Iowa Constitution. In early 2007, Prairie Meadows ...

  4. Iowa Oaks (Prairie Meadows) - Wikipedia

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    The Iowa Oaks is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old fillies, over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles on the dirt held annually in early July at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. The event currently carries a purse of $225,000.

  5. Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap - Wikipedia

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    The Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap is an American Grade III thoroughbred horse race held annually at the end of June at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. The race is open to horses age three years and older and currently offers a purse of $300,000. Raced at a distance of 1 1 ⁄ 8 miles on dirt, from 1966 through 1973 it was run at 1 1 ...

  6. Win or lose, Polk County in awkward position as it fights ...

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    The county took over the racetrack in 1993, when the supervisors issued bonds to pay off Prairie Meadows' debts after the nonprofit Racing Association of Central Iowa filed for bankruptcy two ...

  7. Iowa Derby - Wikipedia

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    The Iowa Derby is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt annually at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa. The purse of the event is US$250,000.

  8. Iowa Oaks - Wikipedia

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    Iowa Oaks may refer to: Iowa Oaks (baseball) , a Minor League Baseball team in Des Moines, Iowa, during 1969–1981; later known as the Iowa Cubs Iowa Oaks (Prairie Meadows) , an American thoroughbred horse race at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa

  9. List of casinos in Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Owned by the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa: Prairie Flower Casino [2] Carter Lake: Pottawattamie: Iowa: Native American: Owned by the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska: Prairie Meadows: Altoona: Polk: Iowa: Racino: Q Casino: Dubuque: Dubuque: Iowa: Land-based: Rhythm City Casino Resort: Davenport: Scott: Iowa: Land-based: Riverside Casino ...