The Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team selected defenseman Dante Fabbro in the first round, eighth overall, in the 2013 Bantam Draft Thursday in Calgary, Alberta.
A 29-race stakes schedule featuring the 78th running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3), four stakes doubleheaders and Washington Cup XI has been announced for this year at Emerald Downs.
Emerald Downs introduces EmD 3-On-3 this summer, a two-day hoops extravaganza on 30 courts in the north parking lot.
Emerald Downs has announced a 75-day live racing season for 2013, beginning Friday April 19 and closing Sunday, Sept. 29.
One of the fastest Thoroughbreds in state history capped a brilliant career with a runner-up finish Friday in the $35,000 Swift Stakes at Turf Paradise in Phoenix.
The horses are back. Some 60 horses were on the grounds Friday morning as Thoroughbreds began training for the 2013 season at Emerald Downs. The horse total will increase daily for the 75-day meeting expected to run from mid-April to late September.
The first 2,500 Seattle Thunderbirds fans through the doors Saturday, Jan. 12 at the ShoWare Center in Kent can collect a Branden Troock bobblehead.
Emerald Downs Director of Racing Bret Anderson reminds horsemen that stall applications for the 2013 meet close Friday, Jan. 18.