[1] It also hosts the Grade I All American Derby in early September, which carries a purse of $1,200,000 and was won in 2023 by the Missouri-bred gelding Whiskey Creek.

Over the next decade the facility would undergo a number of expansions, and around 1957, the All American Futurity was created by Hensley, Carl Mercer, and cowboy musician Ray Reed.

The facilities have also housed camel and ostrich races, as well as concerts by artists such as Toby Keith and Emilio Navaira.

[2] The 1937 Kentucky Derby trophy won by War Admiral is typically kept on display at Ruidoso Downs.

On July 21, the day after flooding washed out part of the track and caused the cancellation of the latter part of the racing program, track management announced that the remainder of that year's Ruidoso Downs meet would be moved to The Downs at Albuquerque in Albuquerque, New Mexico.