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Wyoming Horse Racing Builds Momentum with Expanded Sweetwater Downs Meet

Wyoming Horse Racing Builds Momentum with Expanded Sweetwater Downs Meet

ROCK SPRINGS, WYAugust 11, 2026

Wyoming Horse Racing LLC (WHR) is preparing for a record-setting 2026 live racing meet at Sweetwater Downs, beginning Saturday, Aug. 15, with significantly larger purses, two new Wyoming-bred stakes races and increased competition from across the region. WHR’s investment in its two border tourism properties on the Colorado and Utah state lines is driving bigger payouts and a stronger racing program that is attracting some of the region’s best horses.

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