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 2009:

Thoroughbred:

50-day meet

April 24 through July 18, 2009
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 2nd at 4:15 p.m.  May 16th at 4:45 p.m.

June 6th at 5:00 p.m. and July 3rd at 5:00 p.m.


Mixed:

32-day meet

July 27 through September 19, 2009

4 performances per week

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

Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m.

 

                   

Standardbred

16-day meet

September 28 through October 24, 2009
4 performances per week

Post Times:  Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, 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 1,917
No. of Table Games 51
Casino Square Footage 81,650
Patron Capacity 4,922
Number of Employees 1,260
Number of Iowa Employees 1,260

RACING

Date Operations Began March 1, 1989
Number of Barns/Stalls 28/1,430
Patron Capacity 13,500
Number of Employees 109
Number of Iowa Employees 109

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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