Emerald Downs has announced 21 stakes worth $1,245,000 in purses for its 2022 live racing season that begins Sunday, May 15.
The track's signature race, the Longacres Mile (G3), has been boosted to $150,000 and anchors an Aug. 14 stakes quadruple-header also featuring the $75,000 Emerald Distaff, $75,000 Muckleshoot Derby, and $75,000 Washington Oaks. The purse for the Mile is $50,000 larger than last year while the Distaff, Derby, and Oaks are all up $25,000 from 2021.
The older horse division begins with the six-furlong $50,000 Budweiser Stakes on Sunday, June 26, followed by the 6 1/2-furlong $50,000 Governor's Stakes on Sunday, July 24, and the 87th running of the Longacres Mile.
The stakes schedule features six stakes twin bills, along with two quadruple-headers, and a closing day triple-header on Sunday, Sept. 18, featuring the $70,000 Gottstein Futurity, the track's top race for 2-year-olds.
The $50,000 Seattle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and $50,000 Auburn Stakes for 3-year-old colts and geldings kick off stakes action on Sunday, June 19.
Seven stakes are offered for 2-year-olds—three apiece for colts and geldings and fillies—culminating with the Gottstein Futurity at a mile and one-sixteenth.
Washington Cup features four stakes—$50,000 Washington Cup Juvenile Colts & Geldings and $50,000 Washington Cup Juvenile Fillies on Sunday, Aug. 28; $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic and $50,000 Washington Cup Filly & Mares on Sunday, Sept. 18. Both 2-year-old races are restricted to Washington-breds while the older horse events are open to both Washington and British Columbia-breds.
Opening day for the 2022 season is Sunday, May 15. The 52-day meet concludes Sunday, Sept. 18.
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2022 Emerald Downs Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule
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| Date | Purse | Race | Grade | Conditions | Distance | Surface |
| June 19 | $50,000 | Seattle Stakes | - | 3YO F | 6 F | Dirt |
| June 19 | $50,000 | Auburn Stakes | - | 3YO | 6 F | Dirt |
| June 26 | $50,000 | Hastings Stakes | - | 3&UP, F&M | 6 F | Dirt |
| June 26 | $50,000 | Budweiser Stakes | - | 3&UP | 6 F | Dirt |
| July 10 | $50,000 | Angie C Stakes | - | 2YO F | 5 1/2 F | Dirt |
| July 10 | $50,000 | King County Express Stakes | - | 2YO, C & G | 5 1/2 F | Dirt |
| July 17 | $50,000 | Kent Stakes | - | 3YO F | 6 1/2 F | Dirt |
| July 17 | $50,000 | Irish Day Stakes | - | 3YO | 6 1/2 F | Dirt |
| July 24 | $50,000 | Governor’s Stakes | - | 3&UP | 6 1/2 F | Dirt |
| July 24 | $50,000 | WA State Legislators Stakes | - | 3&UP, F&M | 6 1/2 F | Dirt |
| Aug. 7 | $50,000 | Barbara Shinpoch Stakes | - | 2YO F | 6 1/2 F | Dirt |
| Aug. 7 | $50,000 | WTBOA Lads Stakes | - | 2YO, C & G | 6 1/2 F | Dirt |
| Aug. 14 | $75,000 | Muckleshoot Derby | - | 3YO | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
| Aug. 14 | $75,000 | Washington Oaks | - | 3YO F | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
| Aug. 14 | $75,000 | Emerald Distaff | - | 3&UP, F&M | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
| Aug. 14 | $150,000 | Longacres Mile | 3 | 3&UP | 1 M | Dirt |
| Aug. 28 | $50,000 | Washington Cup Juvenile Filly | - | 2YO F, WA-Bred | 6 1/2 F | Dirt |
| Aug. 28 | $50,000 | Washington Cup Juvenile Colts & Geldings | - | 2YO, WA-bred | 6 1/2 F | Dirt |
| Sept. 18 | $50,000 | Muckleshoot Tribal Classic | - | 3&UP, WA/BC-bred | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
| Sept. 18 | $50,000 | Washington Cup Filly & Mare Stakes | - | 3&UP, F&M, WA/BC-bred | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
| Sept. 18 | $70,000 | Gottstein Futurity | - | 2YO | 1 1/16 M | Dirt |
