Altoona, IA -Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel has announced the live horse racing dates for the 2025 season, which have been approved by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC).
Prairie Meadows 2025 live racing season will begin on Friday, May 9, and conclude on Saturday, September 27. A total of 80 racing days will be scheduled with both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing offered.
The season begins with 20 days of Thoroughbred-only racing from May 9 – June 14, followed by 60 days of a mixed Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse schedule starting Sunday, June 15 and continuing through Saturday, September 27.
Live racing will be offered on a Friday – Monday schedule with exceptions of the first and last weekend of the season when there is no racing on Sunday or Monday, and also no racing on Monday, July 7. There will be live racing on Thursday, July 3 kicking off the July 4th holiday period of racing. Post times on Fridays and Saturdays will typically be at 6pm CT, and post times on Sundays and Mondays at 4pm CT.
Special post times, racing events, stakes schedules, purse structures, and more detailed horsemen’s information for the upcoming season will be announced at a later date.
The first condition book along with the stall application should be available around February 1, 2025. Quarter Horse Futurity & Derby nomination forms and stakes schedule information should be available electronically and on the Prairie Meadows website before the end of December with a packet of hard copy information mailed to Quarter Horse owners and trainers in early January 2025.
