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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
2008:
Thoroughbred:
47-day meet
April
18 through July 5, 2008
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 3rd at 4:15 p.m. May 17th at 4:45 p.m.
June 7th at 5:00 p.m. and July 3rd at 5:00 p.m.
Mixed:
43-day meet
July 11 through September 20, 2008
4 performances per week
Post Times: Mondays and Tuesdays at 3:30
p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30
p.m.
Special Race Day:
Sunday, August 31, at 5:00 p.m.
Standardbred:
18-day meet
September 27 through October 25, 2008
4 performances per week
Post Times: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday(22nd), 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
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GENERAL |
| Number of Acres |
233.44 |
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Primary Building Square
Footage |
379,400 |
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Development Costs: |
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Land |
$13,700,000 |
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Building |
$95,300,000 |
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Capitalized Leases |
$110,000 |
| County Location |
Polk |
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CASINO |
| Date Operations Began |
April 1, 1995 |
| No. of Slot Machines |
1,900 |
| No. of Table Games |
51 |
| Casino Square Footage |
81,650 |
| Patron Capacity |
4,922 |
| Number of Employees |
1,348 |
| Number of Iowa Employees |
1,348 |
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RACING |
| Date Operations Began |
March 1, 1989 |
| Number of Barns/Stalls |
28/1,430 |
| Patron Capacity |
13,500 |
| Number of Employees |
148 |
| Number of Iowa Employees |
148 |
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AMENITIES |
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Meeting Rooms, Events/Conference Center |
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Pavilion Room Capacity |
400 |
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Total Square Footage |
4,224 |
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Prairie Rose Room Capacity |
65 |
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Total Square Footage |
1,250 |
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Events/Conference Center Capacity |
1,847 |
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Total Square Footage |
32,760 |
| Dining Facilities: |
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Total Capacity |
1,572 |
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Number of Venues |
3 |
| Entertainment Facilities: |
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Total Capacity |
2,155 |
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Square Footage |
21,900 |
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