Blue Ribbon Downs

Blue Ribbon Downs was an American horse racing track located in Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

The facility hosted American Quarter Horse, and Thoroughbred flat racing events until it closed permanently in 2009.

Blue Ribbon Downs started when Bill Hedge bought 102 acres just west of Sallisaw in 1960.

[1] The track soon became known as a proving ground and gained recognition from the American Quarter Horse Association in 1963.

Over time, the popularity of gambling on horse racing waned and the track struggled financially with several owners, filing bankruptcy in 1997 and again in 2002.