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by Leann Noguera/StallioneSearch
ROCK SPRINGS, WY–May 29, 2025—Sweetwater Downs racetrack in Rock Springs, Wyoming, will kick off the 2025 racing season on Saturday, August 16th. The 18-day meet will feature races on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and conclude on Sunday, September 28th.
Gates open at noon on Saturdays and Sundays, with post times set for 1 p.m. Races will also be held on Fridays, August 22nd and 29th, and September 5th and 12th. Post times for both Fridays are at 4 p.m. (MDT).
Sweetwater Downs will host seven weeks of family-friendly activities, including pony stick races for kids, live music, food, and drinks. The traditional Governor’s Handicap, a 400-yard stakes race for Quarter Horses, and the John Schiffer Memorial Race, for Thoroughbreds, continue as annual season highlights.
Other premier state-bred stakes racing events for the 15th annual season at Sweetwater Downs include the $75,000 Wyoming Bred Futurity, the $50,000 Wyoming Bred Derby, and the $35,000 Wyoming Bred Maturity. Here is the complete stakes racing schedule for the 2025 season.
Here is the complete stakes schedule for the seven week meet.
| Race | Added Money | Trials | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Palace Stakes* | $25,000 | Aug 16th | |
| Isaws Sugar Bear F&M Stakes | $15,000 | Aug 17th | |
| Governor’s Handicap* | $15,000 | Aug 30th | |
| John Schiffer Memorial* | $25,000 | Sept 6th | |
| Sweetwater Downs QH Futurity | $75,000 | Aug 23rd | Sept 6th |
| Sweetwater Downs QH Maturity | $35,000 | Aug 24th | Sept 7th |
| Sue Wallis F&M Stakes* | $25,000 | Sept 7th | |
| Sweetwater Downs QH Derby | $50,000 | Aug 24th | Sept 7th |
| Exacta Stakes* | $25,000 | Sept 13th | |
| Sweetwater TB Futurity | $25,000 | Sept 13th | |
| Sweetwater TB Derby | $30,000 | Sept 14th | |
| Sue Wallis F&M Stakes* | $25,000 | Sept 20th | |
| WABRA WY Bred QH Futurity | $75,000 | Sept 13th & 14th | Sept 27th |
| WABRA WY Bred QH Derby | $50,000 | Sept 13th & 14th | Sept 27th |
| WABRA WY Bred QH Maturity | $35,000 | Sept 13th & 14th | Sept 27th |
| Hasta La Vista Stakes* | $25,000 | Sept 28th |
* All Overnight Stakes Races are Wyoming Bred Preferred. $250 due at time of entry.
Sweetwater Downs is located within the Sweetwater Events Complex at 3320 Yellowstone Road in Rock Springs. Tickets cost $5 per person.
For those unable to join the horse races in person, Wyoming Horse Racing offers betting at any of the ten Horse Palace locations, including sites in Casper, Cheyenne, Evanston, Gillette, Green River, Rock Springs, and Sheridan.
For more information on live racing at Sweetwater Downs, visit horsepalace.win/live-racing.
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