Inaugural

Mom is always right. Just ask Willie Martinez. Martinez became the first rider to earn a second win in the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes at Presque Isle Downs & Casino as he guided It's Me Mom to a 21/2-length victory over Sam's Bliss on Tuesday, opening night of the fourth 100-date meet. It's Me Mo...Read More

Presque Isle Downs near Erie, Pa., a racino with more than 2,000 slot machines and 48 table games, will begin a 100-day meet Tuesday that runs through Oct. 1. The biggest change to the racing schedule is that the track’s signature event, the Presque Isle Masters, has been upgraded to a Grade 2 from ...Read More

Scott Spieth got off to a Red Hot start on Friday at Presque Isle Downs, and he is elated that fellow jockey and friend Dale Beckner is having a scorching restart in his riding career.Spieth won three races on the opening night of the 2010 season at the Downs, topped off by a driving finish on the f...Read More

After a season that featured stakes winners who captured an Eclipse Award and raced in last week's Kentucky Derby, Presque Isle Downs begins its third 100-day meet today highlighted by the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes. Read More