STARTING FRIDAY, THE HORSE RACING COMMUNITY SETS IT'S FOCUS ON ALBUQUERQUE. RACING RESUMES AT THE DOWNS RACETRACK AND CASINO, BEGINNING A RUN THAT GOES THROUGH OCTOBER. DOWNS C-O-O SCOTT ELDREDGE SAYS THEY'VE ADDED A NEW VIEWING AREA, THE "FIRST TURN LOUNGE." HE SAYS IT PUTS YOU LITERALLY 20 TO 25 YARDS FROM THE HORSES.
POST TIMES ON THE WEEKENDS ARE 2:30, WHILE THE POST TIME ON WEDNESDAYS WILL BE 1:30.
