Blue Ribbon Downs
3700 West Cherokee
Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955
(918) 775-7771

Oklahoma's oldest racing facility and first pari-mutuel race track, Blue Ribbon Downs, is running with first-class fun and excitement! Blue Ribbon Downs is set against the backdrop of the lush, green country of Eastern Oklahoma.

Blue Ribbon Downs is specially designed to offer fans close-up involvement in the sport...live racing as well as world class simulcasts. Blue Ribbon Downs features Quarter Horse, Thoroughbred, Appaloosa and Paint horse racing. A glass-enclosed Clubhouse overlooking both the track and action-packed Saddling Paddock offers fans year round comfort.

Blue Ribbon Downs is located on 100 acres bordered on the south by I-40 and on the north by Highway 64, two miles west of Sallisaw, Oklahoma. There is easy access to the track from three Interstate exits: two Sallisaw exits east of the track and Dwight Mission Road Exit just west of the track. Sallisaw, Oklahoma is 101 miles South of Tulsa; 159 miles East of Oklahoma City and 20 miles West of Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Licensed for the first time in 1984, Blue Ribbon Downs has continued a great tradition of horse racing in Oklahoma.

Groups are invited to visit Blue Ribbon Downs for high-speed fun and watch races in style from reserved seats in the Clubhouse. Blue Ribbon Downs takes great strides in making your group adventure a winning experience! Call Group Sales Department at (918) 775-7771 for special group discounts and first class arrangements for fun and food.

First live post time is 1:00 p.m. and gates open 1 hour before first post of earliest track.

Minimum age:
No minimum age for general admission.

General Admission:
General Admission/Grandstand is $2.00. Turf Club seating is $3.50.
Free Admission on non-live/simulcast only days.

Reserved Seats:
Call (918) 775-7771

Parking:
Free general parking.

Blue Ribbon Downs web site http://www.blueribbondowns.net

Local Surrounding Attractions:
Cherokee Nation Indian Shop - (918) 775-2728
Dwight Mission - (918) 775-2144
Fourteen Flags Museum - (918) 775-2558
The Indian Store - (918) 775-4978
Overstreet-Kerr Historical Farm - (918) 966-3396
Sallisaw State Park - (918) 775-6507
Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge - (918) 773-5251
Sequoyah's Home Site - (918) 775-2413
Shadow Creek Country Club - (918) 775-6997

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