Racing News

Portland Meadows 2014-15 Live Race Meet Sees Average Daily Handle Increases Over 2013-14 Meet

02/18/2015

Portland Meadows’ thirty-six day live racing season ended on Tuesday February 10, 2015 concluding the 68th season of live racing that got underway on October 12, 2014. Average daily handle was up as both in-state and export handle saw increases this season compared with the previous meet.

Instant Racing Now Available At Portland Meadows

02/09/2015

Portland Meadows is excited to announce that Instant Racing is now available at the Colt Club.

Pick 4 carryover for Tuesday February 10th (Mandatory Payout)

02/09/2015

Nobody had all four winners in the Pick 4 on Monday so there will be a carryover of $4,869 into the Tuesday February 10, 2015 card.  Since Tuesday is closing day the PIck 4 will be a mandatory payout.  So if nobody has 4 of 4 on Tuesday it will pay out to 3 of 4.  

The sequence covers the final four races on the card, races 6 through 9.  The Pick 4 is a $1.00 base wager and features a low 14% takeout rate.  

Three Sixteen wins the Oregon Derby

02/08/2015

Three Sixteen was intent on making the lead and did so as he went wire to wire to win the $20,000 Oregon Derby on Sunday at Portland Meadows. Sent off as the even money favorite in the field of seven, Three Sixteen was hustled out for the early lead by jockey Matt Hagerty, but they weren’t allowed to relax as much as Hagerty had hoped.  

Q and A with track handicapper Matt Jukich

02/06/2015

Seven entered for the $20,000 Oregon Derby

02/05/2015

Portland Meadows enters the final week of racing this season and the closing week headliner is the $20,000 Oregon Derby on Sunday. A field of seven runners was drawn for the one mile event that will be run as the 8th of 10 races on Sunday February 8th. The race is exclusively for three year-old Oregon bred runners.

Pick 5 carryover for Sunday February 8, 2015

02/03/2015

A couple of long shots winning on Tuesday including 38 to 1 Bridlestone's Girl led to a Pick 5 carryover of $6,590.65 into Sunday's Oregon Derby Day card.  The Sunday February 8th card will kick off at 12:00pm (Pacific) and the Pick 5 will cover the final five races on the card.  The $20,000 Oregon Derby will be part of the Pick 5 sequence. 

Portland Meadows Pick 5 is a $0.20 base wager with a low 15% takeout rate and always covers the final five races on the card.  

Sportive wins the Portland Mile

01/25/2015

While the fog prevented racing fans from seeing most of the race, the fog didn’t stop Sportive and jockey Javier Matias from winning the 47th running of the $37,400 Portland Mile. Sent off at odds of 9/2, Sportive ran a very similar race in the Portland Mile as he did when he won the East Lake Handicap last time out. 

Portland Mile Memories by Jason Beem

01/22/2015

Seven entered for the $35,000 Portland Mile

01/21/2015