Downs at Albuquerque

🇺🇸 NEW MEXICO

145 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA

Racing at Downs at Albuquerque

Racing Dates

The live racing meet at Albuquerque runs from the end of June until the end of September and features both thoroughbred and quarter horses.

Post time is 6:05PM on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with an earlier start time of 1:30PM on Sundays. The Downs plays host to the State Fair September 6th through September 16th with live racing on 11 of those days and simulcasting available otherwise.

About Albuquerque Downs

As well as hosting its live racing meets, The Downs at Albuquerque as it is now marketed also boasts high value slots in the casino (over 700 slots in total) as well as live entertainment Monday through Friday each week.

Despite racing being seasonal, the track is open from 10AM each day for simulcast racing bringing action from around the country every day and ensuring racing fans can wager at other tracks.

There are numerous restaurants to choose from as well as the Player’s Club as the track continues to put itself forward as an all-round entertainment venue as opposed to simply a race track.

One of the track’s highlights is the Lineage Race Weekend, taking place in late August and featuring stakes races for such horses bred in New Mexico alongside quarter horses.

September sees the Senor Futurity, the oldest continuously run American quarter horse stakes race having been run since 1938.

The track sits in the heart of Albuquerque and a further 65 miles from Santa Fe, meaning plenty of interest from racing enthusiasts is garnered.

Albuquerque Downs History

Racing here began at the New Mexico State Fair way back in 1938, a fact which makes it the oldest race meet in the state. Although changes have been made to the track over the years, it largely retains its charm and still draws in the crowds as it did 80 years ago.

Biggest Races

The Camino Real Futurity is regarded as one of the biggest races in Albuquerque and can be watched on TVG, along with top quarter horse races the DAA Futurity and First Moonflash Derby.

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Address

145 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA

Contact

bethmk@abqdowns.com