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Prairie Meadows in March 2007. In 1984, Prairie Meadows received a license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming commission to operate a horse racing facility after parimutuel betting was legalized by the state the previous year. In 1987, groundbreaking ceremonies were held for Prairie Meadows. Prairie Meadows conducted its first day of racing on ...
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. [1]
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 ...
When Prairie Meadows first opened, it was a loser. 41 years later, it rakes in millions of dollars a year. How did it achieve success?
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 ...
The race was inaugurated in 1989 [1] at a distance of 1 mile in was run in late April. [1]However, the event was idle for five years from 1990 to 1994. [2] When the track administration resumed the event it was known as the Heartland Oaks and it was extended to the current distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles and scheduled in July. [1]
Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap: III $310,430 3&up open 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles: Dirt Prairie Meadows 6 July 2024 Indiana Derby: III $300,000 3yo open 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: Dirt Indianapolis 6 July 2024 Indiana Oaks: III $200,000 3yo fillies 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: Dirt Indianapolis 6 July 2024 Belmont Oaks [az] I $500,000 3yo fillies 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 ...
Prairie Meadows 250 (2006–2008) Prairie Meadows 200 (2009–2012) Prairie Meadows 150 (2013) #ThisIsMySpeedway 150 (2015) ABC Supply 150 (2016) Fans With Benefits 150 (2017–2019) Shore Lunch 150 (2020–2021) Calypso Lemonade 150 (2022) Most wins (driver) Ty Gibbs (2) Most wins (team) Cunningham Motorsports (5) Most wins (manufacturer ...