The Horse Racing track in Ruidoso is very poplar. They race every Thursday, Friday and Sunday during the summer. We watched them practice one day. They field is beautifully groomed for the horses to run on. We took a picture of the starting gate.
We actually knew the couple that won the big race one weekend. They were staying in one of the Condo's at Champion's Run. They were the Snyders. They came from Louisiana with two horses, but one got colic and had to have surgery so he was out of the race. The other one entered the race with a mexican rider that had never raced or rode her before. She was not favored to win. When the horn went off, she took off and went for the inside fence. They said she had to catch up with all the other horses but made it to the finish line FIRST. AND SHE WON. They were so excited. They were telling us all about the race. One lady bet $40.00 and went away with $8,500. It was exciting just to see them so excited. They visited with us every morning while they were taking their smoking bread outside of the condo.
