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A total of 709 horses started 2,847 times over 435 races for an average field size of 6.54. There were 282 who started at least five times

Thoroughbred riding titles at Grants Pass and Prineville earlier this summer have earned Taylor Smith the current crown of  “Queen of the Oregon” circuit.

Munnings Tale led all the way and scored a 4¾-length victory over Camden High in Friday’s Muckleshoot Casino Purse for older fillies and mares at Emerald Downs. The victory gave Blaine Wright his 1,000th career training win.

Total wagering handle and purse money paid out both showed increases as Emerald Downs wrapped up its 27th season of live racing Sunday.

Longacres Mile champion Slew’s Tiz Whiz was voted 2022 Emerald Downs Horse of the Meeting for the 52-day season that concluded Sunday.

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Background drew the No. 4 post-position and was made a 2 to 1 morning line favorite in his bid to become the fifth two-time Mile winner, and just the second at Emerald Downs.

After two years, the state's largest horse racetrack, Emerald Downs, welcomed fans back on Sunday afternoon with no COVID-19 restrictions.

The last time a sophomore filly was awarded Washington horse of the year was 22 years ago, and in fact since 1950, Blazingbellablu is only the sixth 3-year-old distaffer to achieve that high honor.Her accomplishments and those of many other outstanding horses and worthy people were celebrated on Saturday, March 19, 2022,  at the Washington Thoroughbred Champions Annual Awards and dinner held at Emerald Downs racetrack in Auburn, Wash.