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Zia Park Track Details

Address: 3901 W Millen Dr, Hobbs, NM 88240

Website: www.ziaparkcasino.com

Meeting:  Zia Park offers both thoroughbred and quarter horse racing during a mixed meet in the fall, usually between late September and late December. The track offers many lucrative stakes races for thoroughbreds, highlighted by the $250,000 Zia Park Derby and Zia Park Oaks for 3-year-olds and 3-year-old fillies, respectively. It also puts on a day worth over $1 million in purses to New Mexico-breds, led by the New Mexico Classic Cup Rocky Gulch Stakes. The typical racing week for Zia is Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and the racing is conducted exclusively on dirt.

History:  Located in eastern New Mexico just two hours from Lubbock and Odessa, Texas, Zia Park provides some of the highest quality horse racing in the southwest. The track was purchased in 2007 for $200 million by Penn National Gaming, who continue to operate it.

Facilities:  More than just a racetrack, Zia Park also has a casino and hotel on the property. The casino has 750 slot machines, electronic table games, three restaurants including a steakhouse, and regular live entertainment.