Don’t miss this annual favorite with its family-friendly mix of live music, chuckwagon contests, equestrian demonstrations, and western wares.
$3 Million All American Futurity. $1 Million All American Derby. Multiple Stakes Races. Select Yearling Horse Sale Friday, Saturday and Sunday night after the races.
$3 Million All American Futurity Trials. $1 Million All American Derby Trials. New Mexico Bred Horse Sale on Friday and Saturday night after the races.
Teams from Holloman, Kirkland and Cannon Air Force Bases will be here to compete on the Track. Come join the fun.
Don’t miss the second annual Chile the Kid Beer and Wine Festival Presented by City Bank on August 2-4. Chile Roasting and Wine/Beer Tastings all weekend. Tickets $15. The Long Run (Eagles Tribute Band) performs Fri/Sat at 6 p.m.
For Zia Festival Weekend, Ruidoso Downs welcomes Jake Hooker and the Outsiders to play on the track. Hooker plays a standup bass in front of the stage while belting out southwestern swing covers.
Zia Festival Weekend- Over 60 vendors in Grandstand and Tent. Multiple New Mexico Stakes Races. Saturday night concert by Jake Hooker 7 pm. New Mexico HBA party, Children’s Activities in tent.
Don’t miss the second leg of the quarter horse triple crown! The $1 Million Rainbow Derby Finals runs on Saturday, July 20 and the $1.5 Million Rainbow Futurity runs on Sunday, July 21.
$100k Corona Cartel on Saturday and the $100k Rainbow Juvenile on Sunday.
Celebrate the summer solstice at the Ruidoso Jockey Club’s Midsummer‘s Night Party. RSVP today!
The whole family is welcome at the Ruidoso Jockey Club to enjoy live horse racing.
Come celebrate the 10th Anniversary of New Mexico native Mine That Bird winning the Kentucky Derby. Take a picture with Mine That Bird, on Saturday, July 13 from 1 – 2:30 p.m., with the purchase of a commemorative poster or hat for $10. Proceeds benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. Mine That Bird will parade on the track between the 5th and 6th race.
Don’t miss Red Raider Weekend at Ruidoso Downs Race Track. Lubbock's iconic Blue Light Live presents Kody West and The Dirty River Boys playing on the track on Saturday night. Doors open at 7 p.m. General Admission seating. Tickets are $20. Call the box office 575-378-4140 for tickets.
Los Lonely Boys play on the race track June 22nd! Tickets are $20 for general admission seating. Doors open at 7 p.m with local favorites HomeGrown Boyz opening the show. Call the ticket office for tickets at 575-378-4431.
The tradition of love for family and horses continues on Father's Day at the Ruidoso Jockey Club.
Which two-year-old becomes an overnight sensation by winning the first leg of quarter horse racing’s triple crown? We will all find out together by watching the finals of the $1-million (est.) Ruidoso Futurity. The simulcast of thoroughbred racing’s Belmont Stakes will also be featured on Saturday with a $500 handicapping contest, plus the $100k Mr. Jess Perry and $100k Ruidoso Juvenile races.
High stakes racing continues at Ruidoso Downs Race Track during this exciting tournament weekend with the $25k Dash for Speed Stakes, the $25k John Deer Juvenile, and $30k First Lady Handicap. Plus, a slot machine and golf tournament to round out the excitement.
Thundering horses, the excitement of the roar, the popping of champagne, futurity trails are always exciting. Book now to avoid disappointment!
Memorial Day weekend at Ruidoso Downs Race Track features the top two-and-three-year-old quarter horses in the world competing in the Ruidoso Futurity/Derby Trials and $100k Maiden Stakes Final, an ATV Giveaway and the Yarbrough Band.
The whole family is welcome at the Ruidoso Jockey Club to enjoy live horse racing.
Don’t miss the Preakness Stakes Simulcast, full of excitement for all ages.
Live racing begins! It’s opening weekend at Ruidoso Downs Race Track for a summer filled with quarter horse and thoroughbred racing. Special Mother’s Day menu in the dining room.
Celebrate Derby Day in style at our RJC members-only party. Submit your RSVP today!
