KENNEWICK -- Sometimes a kid just needs a break to make something big happen.

KENNEWICK -- Los Alamitos sent in the big guns Saturday for the two top races at Sun Downs in Kennewick, and they came away successful.

KENNEWICK -- The final weekend of racing at Sun Downs is upon us, with nine races today and 10 on Sunday.

KENNEWICK -- Like mother, like daughter.

KENNEWICK -- Sun Downs race track resumes its six-day race card with eight races today -- the third day of the meet.

KENNEWICK -- Luis Torres rode Warnock to the fastest time Sunday in the Pot O' Gold Futurity trials at Sun Downs.

KENNEWICK -- Sun Downs riders Jessie Chavis and Connie Doll won three races apiece Saturday and Vodka Soda No Fruit won the Boekenoogen Memorial race to cap a nine-race card on Saturday at the Sun Downs track in Kennewick.

KENNEWICK -- The first of six race dates at Sun Downs race track in Kennewick kicks off today with a nine-race card.

KENNEWICK -- If Cliff Schellinger had his way, there would always be horse racing at Sun Downs.

KENNEWICK -- Cliff Schellinger knew going into Thursday's Washington State Horse Racing Commission meeting in Auburn that his group, the Tri-City Horse Racing Association, wouldn't be granted its usual 10 days for its annual meet.

The disappointment felt by the Tri-City Horse Racing Association is unfortunate and widespread.

KENNEWICK -- Bret Vickery brought plenty of weapons to the $30,780 American Quarter Horse Association's Merial Northwest Distaff Challenge on Sunday at Sun Downs race track.

Sun Downs saw a good-sized crowd -- an estimated 1,800 -- turn out Saturday to wager on the Kentucky Derby and eight local races.

KENNEWICK -- The final weekend of the season for Sun Downs is set for today and Sunday.

KENNEWICK -- Keepin Class was the big winner Sunday at Sun Downs race track, beating the rest of the pack to take top prize in the $17,500 AQHA Pfizer Starter Allowance Challenge.

KENNEWICK -- Vodka Soda No Fruit popped the winner's bubbly Saturday, bringing home first place in the $17,400 Dick Monahan American Quarter Horse Association Maiden Challenge finals Saturday at Sun Downs.

KENNEWICK -- Two big races are on tap for the fourth of five weekends at Sun Downs.

KENNEWICK -- The Weigts and Monte Arossa are trying to make winning the Pot O'Gold Futurity a habit.

KENNEWICK -- Lookin for Amillion, with Nikeela Black aboard, held off Shazoomin for Honor and jockey Brian Merrill down the stretch to win a $2,000 quarter horse allowance race at 350 yards Saturday at Sun Downs.

KENNEWICK — The top horsemen in Washington are concerned about Sun Downs closing, so they've made suggestions they hope will keep the horses galloping in the Tri-Cities.

KENNEWICK — What began as a straight-away sprint in front of wooden grandstands has turned into Sun Downs, one of the premier racing venues on the east side of the state.