The inaugural summer horseracing season wrapped up at Arizona Downs on Labor Day weekend with an incredible crowd, and great fanfare as we rolled out our “Luck Happens” promotion. Spreading good fortune was a fitting end to our 2019 season, considering the good fortune we’ve experienced throughout the summer, including: Thousands of fans who came to Arizona Downs to experience horse racing for the very first time, and kept returning weekend after weekend. Avid horse racing enthusiasts who … [Read more...] about Activities Continue at Arizona Downs
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Breathing New Life into Bankrupt Racetrack
Pounding hooves of quarterhorses and thoroughbreds may soon echo off the previously non-active Yavapai Downs racetrack if all expectations of its new owners are met. In a $3.22 million deal that just closed in mid-January, the racetrack has been purchased by Kentucky Downs President Corey Johnsen and his four associates from JACOR Partners in Phoenix. The JACOR Partners are brothers Tom, Dave and Mike Auther; and Joe Jackson, all principals in a real estate investment and development … [Read more...] about Breathing New Life into Bankrupt Racetrack