With a paycheck of $38,000 out of a record $95,000 purse in the Firecracker Futurity race for two-year-old quarterhorses on July 4 at Grants Pass Downs, the call came for a jockey with experience. Juan Manuel Marquez, the owner/trainer of Fast Fly, got one of the best on the West[Read More…]
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The Heat Will Be Back On Starting This Weekend
After much more bearable temperatures this week, the heat returns this weekend — low to mid-90s for daytime highs — with a shot at triple digits early next week. That’s not great news for Oregon’s fish. The state’s snowpack was at a record-breaking low this spring, and much of the[Read More…]
River Valley Team Fights Hard At Tourney
The River Valley team, made up of players from Rogue River’s and Gold Valley’s Little Leagues, went 0-2 in the ages 9-to-11 baseball bracket at the District 8 All-Star Baseball and Softball Tournaments at Central Point June 20-21. River Valley team fell in the opening round to eventual runner-up Del[Read More…]
Samuels Falls, Comes Back To Win The Big Race
This might be the Year of Jake Samuels, again, at Grants Pass Downs. One of regional horse racing’s top jockeys of the last 10 years, and after a short break away from racing, Samuels is back to win race after race on the entire Northwest racing circuit. Samuels was aboard[Read More…]