FARGO, N.D.–A drive-thru food truck festival will be held at the North Dakota Horse Park June 12-14. The festival, managed by Mike Schmitz, is a way for him to thank Fargo Foodies for supporting his annual food truck festival. The event is meant to promote local food vendors and generate revenue for them. Schmitz said, “It’s going to take some…
FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Horse Park is closing its doors as the final races come to an end. “I mean, it’s bittersweet. It’s been a long couple months getting things ready to come up to four days of racing,” said North Dakota Horse Park president Mike Schmitz. The final day is all about the ladies and their hats….
FARGO, ND — Get ready to root for your favorites during another season of horse racing in Fargo. North Dakota Horse Park officials have confirmed four days of live racing: July 19, 20, 27 and 28. The racing season was shortened this year due to a concern that there wouldn’t be enough purse money to attract horses and jockeys for…
FARGO, ND — The horse racing season at the North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo will be shorter than thought. The state racing commission will decide Friday on a request from the group that runs the track to eliminate two of the planned meets. Commission Executive Director Jack Schulz says Horse Race-North Dakota doesn’t believe it will have enough purse money…
FARGO, N.D. – General Manager of the North Dakota Horse Park Mike Schmitz has been fired after posting derogatory comments on Facebook. Horse Park Board Member Andy Maragos tells KFGO Schmitz was “terminated for cause.” Maragos says he did not attend a recent park board meeting, but was told in an email the vote to fire Schmitz was unanimous. Schmitz’s…
FARGO, N.D. — For as long as he can remember, Doug Kesler has loved watching horse races. “I’ve been to quite a few race tracks, and I was actually born in Harvey, and there used to be a really good race track in Fessenden at one time, so I’ve been around horse all my life. I just like the races, it’s…
FARGO, N.D.– KVRR’s Maggie LaMere visits North Dakota Horse Park and learns about all of the opening day details. Click on the link for more horse park information. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: FARGO, ND, north dakota, North Dakota Horse Park, RACING
FARGO, N.D. — Horses are off to the races this weekend in Fargo. This year’s live horse racing is back in town for eight days leaving high expectations. “I think this is going to line up to be our best year ever,” said Levi Otis, President of Horse Race North Dakota. More than 250 horses from North Dakota, South Dakota,…
WEST FARGO, ND — Hold on tight because these next few weekends you can see some of the fastest horses race against each other at the North Dakota Horse Park. The races will kick off tomorrow at 1 p.m. and will continue through the next three weekends. Many of the days have themes such as ladies night where girls can…
