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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Four legs + mane + tail = bettor's dream
By Bill Previtti
For the Journal
Albuquerque had more than 1,200 new residents move into town over the past few weeks. They're of all ages, from 2 years and older, and of all colors: white, gray, chestnut, bay …
Bay? Yes, bay. A body of any shade of brown, but with a black tail and mane, and sometimes black coming up the legs.
Yep, the racehorses are back at The Downs at Expo New Mexico. Live racing at the one-mile track sets sail at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, and will be on our entertainment docket through Nov. 16.
Through the rest of summer and into the fall, live racing will be held each Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. First post is at 1:30 p.m. until late October, when it's moved to 1 p.m.
As always, there will be a mix of thoroughbred and quarter-horse races. Nine races are scheduled for each Wednesday and Friday, with 10 races on Saturdays and Sundays.
As to betting propositions, they're all alive and well at The Downs windows: win, place and show, daily doubles, exactas, trifectas, superfectas. The monster magnet here is the 10-cent superfecta bet. Select four horses you think will cross the finish line first, in any order. Your investment is only $2.40, less than a cold longneck.
Parking is free at The Downs. Come in through Gate 1, on Central, just a few yards west of Louisiana. Admission to the grandstand is also gratis. Getting into The Turf Club is a $10 ticket. For more information, call Mike Lazarus at The Downs at 266-5555.
GAS PROMOTIONS: Sandia Resort & Casino's “Go for the Gas” promotion is a winner, but some of the winners are unaware that they are winners. Every day in August from noon-9 p.m., Sandia gives away 100 $50 gas gift certificates to its patrons. It awards 10 players per hour over the 10-hour period. To get in on the giveaway, just be playing slots or table games and have your player's club card in action. The casino does not announce winner's names over the PA system. So, before you leave the casino, check the kiosk board on the aisle between the casino and hotel lobby. Or go to the hostess seated at the table near the entrance to the cocktail lounge. Or, just go the player's club counter and ask if you've won. You have to be present to play, not to win — but do check.
Santa Ana's virtual Gas for a Year drawing goes every Wednesday at 9 a.m. That's when it posts a Star Rewards Club member's name on its Web site (santaanastar.com). The patron has to check the site to see his or her name on the screen. Or, go to the casino's Star Rewards counter and ask. The winner has seven days to claim the gas prize. You don't have to be present to win. But check.
Casino Hollywood's Gas giveaway calls for two patrons to win gas for life. The first winner of that treasure was a woman from Las Vegas, N.M. She chose the cash alternative, $15,000. The next lifetime supply of petrol will be on Aug. 31. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday this month at 6 p.m., seven names will be drawn. Each winner then chooses one of three offers: Take a month's supply of gas (four $40 gas vouchers); $160 in cash, or $200 in prepaid slot play.
Patrons get a free entry upon each visit, and pick up another ballot for each 200 points earned. You must be present to win.
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