ALTOONA, IA – Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino is adding an additional day of live horse racing to the 2024 schedule, on Thursday, September 26, to make up for the Thoroughbred races canceled due to a storm on Monday, July 15.

The additional card, scheduled for a 6 PM CT post time, will be the first day of the final week of live racing on the 2024 schedule at Prairie Meadows.

“There’s a possibility of running as many as nine Thoroughbred races on Thursday, September 26,” said Thoroughbred racing secretary Stuart Slagle. “We will take entries and draw for the added day on Friday, September 20, 2024.”

According to Quarter Horse racing secretary Chad Keller, there is a possibility of running additional Quarter Horse races on Thursday, September 26, 2024. That decision will be based on available purse money and the strength of Quarter Horse entries for September 23, 2024, the last day of overnight races currently. If additional Quarter Horse races are offered for Thursday, those races will be posted as “Extra Races” on the overnight entry sheet for Monday, September 23, 2024.    

The 2024 season at Prairie Meadows ends on Saturday, September 28, 2024, with the Iowa Classic Night program which includes season-ending championship stakes races for both Iowa-bred Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds.