PRAIRIE MEADOWS RACETRACK & CASINO
 One Prairie Meadows Drive
P.O. Box 1000
Altoona, IA 50009-0901
Phone: 1-800-325-9015
Phone: 515-967-1000
Fax: 515-967-1344
Web site address: www.prairiemeadows.com

Racing Dates for 2010:

Thoroughbred:

67-day meet

April 23 through August 7, 2010
4 performances per week

Post Times:  Mondays and Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m.

Special Post Times:

May 1st at 4:15 p.m.  May 13th at 6:30 p.m.

May 15th at 4:45 p.m.  June 3rd at 6:30 p.m.

June 5th at 5:00 p.m. June 24th at 6:30 p.m.

July 3rd at 5:00 p.m.  July 15th at 6:30 p.m.

August 5th 6:30 p.m. 


Quarter Horse:

26-day meet

August 13 through September 25, 2010

4 performances per week

Post Times:  Mondays and Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m.

 

Standardbred Horse:

10-day meet

October 1 through October 16, 2010

4 performances per week

Post Times:  Mondays and Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.

 

                   


LICENSED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
 Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Inc.
One Prairie Meadows Drive
PO Box 1000
Altoona, IA 50009-0901
Phone: 1-800-325-9015
Phone: 515-967-1000
Fax: 515-967-1344

FACILITY INFORMATION

GENERAL
Number of Acres 233.44
Primary Building Square Footage 379,400
Development Costs:  
     Land $13,950,000
     Building $97,550,000
     Capitalized Leases $70,000
County Location Polk

CASINO
Date Operations Began April 1, 1995
No. of Slot Machines 1,924
No. of Table Games 51
Casino Square Footage 81,650
Patron Capacity 4,922
Number of Employees 1,185
Number of Iowa Employees 1,185

RACING
Date Operations Began March 1, 1989
Number of Barns/Stalls 28/1,430
Patron Capacity 13,500
Number of Employees 36
Number of Iowa Employees 36

AMENITIES
Meeting Rooms, Events/Conference Center  
    Pavilion Room Capacity 400
           Total Square Footage 4,224
     Prairie Rose Room Capacity 65
           Total Square Footage 1,250
     Events/Conference Center Capacity 1,847
           Total Square Footage 32,760
Dining Facilities:  
     Total Capacity 1,572
     Number of Venues 3
Entertainment Facilities:  
     Total Capacity 2,155
     Square Footage 21,900

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