Ruidoso Downs racetrack will open the 2026 race meet on May 22 at the Downs of Albuquerque because of past flood damage in Ruidoso. The 49-day race meet will feature both thoroughbred and quarter ...

The city of Ruidoso, N.M., and surrounding areas, hammered by wildfires and flash flooding last summer, experienced further flooding July 8 after heavy monsoonal rains. The flood waters led to three ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the second consecutive year, the All America Futurity is being held in Albuquerque due to flooding that forced the races out of the Ruidoso Downs racetrack. “You know, ...

July: 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, 31 August: 1-2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-30 September: 5-7 Albuquerque is set for one of its busiest horse racing summers in recent memory. Ruidoso Downs and the Downs at ...

RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The historic floods that swept through Ruidoso damaged hundreds of homes and businesses, including the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino. The sudden floods quickly endangered ...

Severe flooding at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino caused damage and panicked horses. Jockey Edwin Escobedo and friends helped rescue horses, leading them to higher ground. Trainers and staff ...

He’s about thirty pounds heavier than in his riding days, but when GOAT G.R. Carter walked back into the winner’s circle last weekend at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack racing fans got the sense that it was ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The floods in Ruidoso have displaced nearly a dozen horses, including some belonging to the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. An El Paso man is doing his best to help out those who are ...

Jan. 19—Ruidoso Downs Racetrack will not host horse racing this summer after a government-contracted report found the track is not a sustainable public venue "now or for many years to come" due to ...

Criminal Justice was the top-selling quarter horse at the Ruidoso Select Sale at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack over the Labor Day weekend. The yearling sold for $735,000 to horseman Bobby Cox. Provided by ...