Flooding in 2024 washed away much of what had been the race track, and the races that had been scheduled were moved to the ...

"We are the Kentucky Derby of the Quarter Horse industry," said Rick Baugh, general manager of Ruidoso Downs Racetrack ...

RUIDOSO, N.M. — The South Fork Fire and Salt Fire caused residents to evacuate Ruidoso but some were able to stay safely. Horses and some of the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack employees stayed in town ...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico - Ruidoso Downs Race Track will run the 2025 All American Futurity, Derby and Oaks at Albuquerque Downs on Labor Day again this year, track owner Johnny Trotter announced ...

RUIDOSO, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A racetrack and casino in Ruidoso Downs is resuming races after the two deadly wildfires.

Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico will become one of the first U.S. tracks to open its stable area this spring when it allows entrance beginning May 1 for a meet that will begin as scheduled May 22 ...

The only way for Ruidoso Downs residents to evacuate is east along U.S. Hwy. 70 toward Roswell. The city has a population of about 2,600 people.

Jun. 22—Ruidoso Downs Race Track is planning to reopen with live horse racing as early as Friday, though those plans are tentative as the community recovers from devastating wildfires this week.

The only way for Ruidoso Downs residents to evacuate is east along U.S. Hwy. 70 toward Roswell. The city has a population of about 2,600 people. The Salt Fire is the smaller of two major fires ...